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paperbackEngels72 blz.9780747814405
10-4-2015
In 1914 Great Britain's navy was the largest and most powerful the world had ever seen - but what was the everyday experience of those who served in it? Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747804468
30-3-2000
Although many letter boxes are ordinary, some types, such as those that survive from the 1850s, are understandably rare. This book describes some of those from the Channel Islands, where pillar boxes were first introduced in 1852, to Scotland, which has had its own design of letter boxes since the Queen's accession in 1952. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747805458
1-10-2002
Spectacles have been used since the thirteenth century, at first by the few people who needed to read, such as churchmen and clerks. This book traces the development and use of eyeglasses from the fourteenth century onwards. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747806950
30-9-2008
Charts the development of tea and coffee cups, providing information on the methods of decoration, influential factories and designers. This book guides readers on how to identify the dates of particular patterns, as well as listing a number of museums and auction houses where these ornamental cups can be discovered. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747807001
10-2-2009
Behind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. This work offers a view of the classic British seaside holiday through the history of beach huts and bathing machines, revealing how the changing fashions in society shaped their design and development. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747808022
10-10-2010
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747812913
10-7-2014
Explores the development of witchcraft and of the belief in it, the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century obsession that spawned witch-hunting, the eventual decline of witchcraft, and the phenomenon's fascinating 'afterlife' that has involved the Nazis' fixation and modern treatments including Arthur Miller's acclaimed The Crucible. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747812937
10-2-2014
The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747813422
10-2-2014
Garden Cities: the phrase is redolent of Arts and Crafts values and nineteenth-century utopianism. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747813545
10-10-2014
From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, this title explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747813682
10-3-2014
1914-18: the first air war, fought by true pioneers not only of aerial combat but of flight itself. British pilots, observers and gunners played a vital part in the Allied war effort around the globe, from the desolation of the Western Front and the mountains of Italy to the deserts of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the freezing Russian steppes. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747814016
10-9-2014
Follows the dynamic evolution of the touring caravan over the last century. Using a selection of images from his archive, this book reveals how technical advances as well as interior design revolutionised the touring caravan in the United Kingdom, and how caravanning became a culture and a lifestyle choice. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747813002
10-5-2014
Often hidden away or incorporated into other architectural features, icehouses are a largely forgotten part of our heritage. This book explains how icehouses developed; how, when and where they were built; and how they operated, including a chapter on icehouses from around the world. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747803393
1-5-2004
Examines and discusses the context for the manufacture of ceramics in Wales. This book introduces the techniques and methods of production and offers illustrations that help to establish design trends and influences, along with the identification and dating problems, so that the reader can understand some of the complexities of Welsh pottery. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747805106
1-9-2005
Of the millions of enamel advertising signs produced between 1850 and 1950, only a few thousand survived and the authors describe and illustrate over 100 samples from their own collection. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747805168
21-9-2005
This book surveys the British decorations and medals from the origins in the Crimean War of 1854-6 up to the end of the twentieth century. Meer