Download or read book Books Books Books Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library written by Mick Manning and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning duo Manning and Granstrm bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library.
Download or read book Private Case public Scandal written by Peter Fryer and published by London : Secker & Warburg. This book was released on 1966 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "cupboard" books in the British Museum Library.
Download or read book The History of Decorated Bookbinding in England written by Howard M. Nixon and published by Oxford [England] ; Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Lyell Lectures given by Howard Nixon at Oxford in 1979, this lavishly illustrated book traces the decorated binding in England from the earliest surviving example, the St Cuthbert Gospel dating from a little before the end of the seventh century, to the beginning of the Modern Movement in the late 1940s. This books emphasis is on fine binding in leather, with the styles and designs used for its decoration, and with the tools employed to effect these designs. This work is the first to trace comprehensively the development of this English tradition and bring together numerous illustrations of the superb bindings produced over the last eight centuries.
Download or read book Golf The Impossible Collection written by George Peper and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this most recent addition to Assouline’s highly covetable and lauded Ultimate Collection, George Peper, former editor in chief of Golf magazine and 2016 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner for Journalism, takes readers on an incomparable golf journey as he travels the world detailing the 100 most significant, historically noteworthy, and architecturally paramount courses. Describing intricate holes that have confounded the game’s best, revisiting tournaments that have made and broken champions, and elucidating the unique and truly special characteristics of each course makes Peper the perfect golf partner as he walks readers through the clubhouses, fairways, and bunkers. From greens as old and hallowed as St Andrews to courses celebrating their first anniversary such as Nova Scotia’s Cabot Cliffs, from the island mountain course of China’s Shanqin Bay to the Hamptons’ Maidstone Club, Golf: The Impossible Collection is an unequivocal sensory treat for the golf fanatic, or the perfect feast to feed the wanderlust simmering in all of us.
Download or read book Harry Potter a History of Magic written by British Library and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -- from Alchemy and Potions classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition -- absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme.
Download or read book Medieval Herbal Remedies written by Anne Van Arsdall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
Download or read book Fly Fishing Memories of Angling Days written by J. R. Hartley and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. R. Hartley's best-known catch to date is the public imagination. Here are his elusive fishing recollections told in a series of sometimes vividly comic chronological cameos, ranging period and location from York school days in the early 1930s through memorable outings on stream, spate river and loch to startling conclusion half a lifetime later on a Scottish summer night. Complimented by his protege Patrick Benson's evocative illustrations and with his anglers expertise lightly threaded throughout, J. R.'s story will touch every fly fisherman's experience. But it is book too that will appeal to everyone even those who have never held a rod, for the engaging point that emerges of the ultimate reluctant hero.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of British Kings Queens written by Mike Ashley and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers more than 1000 rulers and two millennia of history
Download or read book Atlas written by Tom Harper and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publication in 1595 of the first "atlas" by the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world. This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called "accurate" in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey. Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made. The generous, full-color illustrations of each map in this large-format book range from the Klencke Atlas (1660) to Hokusai's map of China (1840-41), from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to 20th-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia.
Download or read book Dinomania written by Mick Manning and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects and activities designed to help children learn facts about dinosaurs.
Download or read book Snap written by Mick Manning and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a fly buzzing by -- "Snap!" Fly is eaten by Frog. Following the food chain, each creature plays its part. Frog is eaten by Duckling, and Duckling is eaten by Pike. Soon Fisherman is polishing off Pike. But is there something even bigger ready to grab Fisherman? This playful book enchants young children with the irresistible refrain of "Snap!" after every page turn, while offering a simple introduction to the concept of food chains. A deliciously wicked surprise ending wraps up this comical, vibrantly illustrated book.
Download or read book Outstanding Books for the College Bound written by Angela Carstensen and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2011-05-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than simply a vital collection development tool, this book can help librarians help young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who will flourish at college.
Download or read book The Most Amazing Places to Visit in Britain written by Michael Worth Davison and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Britain as you've never known it before with this book. Reader's Digest and a team of experienced travel writers have specially chosen the 1000 most amazing places in Britain to feature in this book.
Download or read book London written by Richard Fairman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This anthology features a wide-ranging collection of poems and scenes from novels that stretch from the fifteenth century to the present day. From well-known texts to others that are less familiar, here is London brought to life through the words of many of the greatest writers in the English language."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Nature Adventures written by and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to child-led family activities centred on nature rambles in different habitats - park, seaside, woodland, moorland, river and lake etc - through the seasons. Spreads comprise large colourful identification illustrations complemented by activities and facts. Activities include identifying common European species of insects, plants, mammals and birds, looking for tracks, feathers, droppings, making plastercasts of tracks, and collecting and displaying seeds, leaves and fruit and nuts. To watch a video of Nature Adventures in use click here
Download or read book Essays in Honour of Victor Scholderer written by Victor Scholderer and published by Mainz : Pressler. This book was released on 1970 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World is Full of Babies written by Mick Manning and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at different types of babies - including polar bear cubs, baby bats, piglets, and humans - and how they grow and develop.