{"product_id":"alices-evidence-book-nook","title":"Alice's Evidence Book Nook","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e Alice's Evidence: \u003cbr\u003eThe Last Chapter of Wonderland Built in Wood and Light\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter XII. The final chapter of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e. The one where the nonsense tips into something sharper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice has been called as a witness at the Queen of Hearts' trial. The King presides. The jury of animals scribbles notes that mean nothing. The White Rabbit reads from a scroll. The evidence is a letter that proves nothing. The verdict has already been decided, it is always\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff with her head!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Alice, who has been growing and shrinking and following a rabbit down a hole and enduring the logic of an entirely illogical world since the first page, finally stands up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You're nothing but a pack of cards!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the whole thing falls apart. As it was always going to. As it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book nook is that scene. The outer panel is the Queen's playing card court, black and gold, spades and hearts, the ace at the center, the words on the scroll. Open the nook, and inside: the gothic trial hall, the arched corridors, Alice at her lectern, the White Rabbit at his stand, the Queen's rose window glowing red behind the throne. Everything Carroll described. Everything you imagined the first time you read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails of the alice's evidence book nook :\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003ePieces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003e267 laser-cut wooden pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eAssembly time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003e6–8 hours\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eMaterial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003eHigh-quality imported wood : thick, durable, odorless\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eLighting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003eMulti-zone LED (2× AA batteries required, not included)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eGlue required\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003eLiquid silicone craft glue (not included)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eRecommended age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003e14 years and up\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/booknook-reinedecoeur_1.png?v=1774937639\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"408\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Iconic Details of Wonderland : Every One Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAlice : Standing Her Ground\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice stands at the witness lectern in her blue dress and white pinafore the visual shorthand for every girl who has ever been in a room where the rules make no sense and is deciding whether to say so. She is the smallest figure in the trial hall. She is also the only one telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe White Rabbit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe White Rabbit the herald of the trial, the creature Alice followed down the hole in the first place stands at his court stand with scroll and trumpet. He was always in a hurry. Here he is finally in the room he was rushing toward all along, and it turns out to be exactly as absurd as everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Queen of Hearts' Rose Window\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stained glass rose window at the far end of the trial hall backlit in deep red is the Queen's throne. Her face at the center of the petals. The warm red light it casts across the checkered floor is the most atmospheric detail in the entire nook. It is Wonderland's ruling principle in glass and light:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff with their heads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Pack of Cards\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying cards scatter across every surface and level of the trial hall some stacked, some floating, some leaning against the arched walls. They are the courtiers, the soldiers, the jurors. They have faces only on one side. Before the chapter ends, Alice will shout the words that turn them back into paper and the whole thing will fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Gothic Arched Corridors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe repeating gothic arches that define the trial hall stretch deep into the scene, their carved ornamental detail visible at every layer. The depth effect arch behind arch behind arch into darkness is the architectural representation of a dream logic: things keep going, and the further you go, the less they make sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Checkered Floor\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black and white checkered floor one of the most persistent visual motifs in the Alice universe runs from the base of the nook to the foot of the Queen's throne. Through the Looking-Glass is an entire chess game.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a court trial. Both are games with arbitrary rules. The checkered floor is always the clue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"wood-miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61476097229130,"sku":null,"price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/alice_s_evidence_book_nook_1.png?v=1774937639","url":"https:\/\/wood-miniatures.com\/products\/alices-evidence-book-nook","provider":"wood-miniatures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}