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Books by publisher "Shire"
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1.
By
Robert Copeland
[Paperback 2008, 2nd Edition]
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In the 1780s imports of China declined and British potters copied the hand-painted patterns using the technique of transfer printing from copper plates. Spode has never been surpassed. Blues made from cobalt were first used widely for painted decoration in China during the fifteenth century. Much of the porcelain imported... more
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By
Fred Hams
[Paperback 2004]
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Pedigree hens. Illus. During the 1960s many of the old breeds of poultry almost died out, but there is now a growing interest in these animals. This book illustrates many breeds of chicken, their history and development. There is also a chapter on turkeys.'... more
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By
D N Riley
[Paperback 1983]
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Aerial surveying is an important technique used in archaeology, providing a new perspective on large sites or features that are hidden at ground level. From an airplane, the bird's eye view can provide clues about ancient foundations buried beneath the surface by analyzing the soil color, growth of vegetation and... more
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By
Pamela Clabburn
[Paperback 2008]
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Beadwork developed as a decorative craft in Europe in the middle ages. It was first used to enhance embroidery but in the seventeenth century, complete objects were made from beads, and soon every girl was expected to include it among her accomplishments. There was a decline in the popularity of... more
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By
James Dyer
[Paperback 1976]
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This book outlines the history of man in England and Wales from earliest times to the Norman Conquest and explains the basic terminology of archaeology, the methods used by archaeologists and the ways in which one can take part in excavations. This book outlines the history of man in England... more
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By
John Camp
[Paperback 1985]
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One unique aspect of the British countryside is the sound of church bells being rung. Most countries have bells that are tolled and some have mechanical carillons, but only in Britain is change-ringing, or the ringing of bells in special sequences, so widely practised. Bellringing, which takes place regularly in... more
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7.
By
John Chidley
[Paperback 2008, 2nd Edition]
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There are few pastimes as fascinating, enjoy able and rewarding for the enthusiast of modest means as col lecting books. A concise history of printing is followed by a list of suggested subjects for the collector with limited funds. It explains painly the often obscure terminology used in describing books,... more
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By
Pat Earnshaw
[Paperback 2009]
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This book guides the reader through the intricacies of identifying a piece of lace, listing and illustrating the points to look through in each lace. It covers the whole range of lace from all parts of the world, selecting for examination those major types which the collector or dealer is... more
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9.
By
W K Gale
[Paperback 1981]
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Iron has been used for about 4000 years; it was essential to the industrial revolution and is still the principal metal of commerce. This book describes how iron and steel have been made from earliest times to the 20th century.... more
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10.
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David W Edgington
[Paperback 1980]
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The author describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers.... more
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11.
By
Julian Bennett
[Paperback 2008, 3rd Edition]
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Many of Britain's towns and cities originated in the Roman period, established as part of a systematic programme to urbanise the island. Why imperial Rome initiated this programme is the first of many topics examined in the third edition of this popular introduction to the towns of Roman Britain. Written... more
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12.
By
Eric Monk
[Paperback 1979]
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The oldest keys known to exist date from around 4,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. These were simple wooden cylinders that were part of a mechanism to secure doors. By the time of the Roman Empire, metal keys were in common usage and had begun to adopt the recognizable pattern of... more
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By
James Dyer
[Paperback 2008]
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The purpose the hillforts served is examined in this book. It also describes how the defences were constructed, the design of the entrances, and the buildings that were erected inside.'... more
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By
David J Breeze
[Paperback 1983]
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This book examines Roman forts in Britain from the first to the fourth century. It describes the layout of a fort and traces how forts developed from the marching camps thrown up each night by the army on campaign to the almost impregnable strongholds of the Saxon Shore. Forts, fortresses,... more
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By
Trevor Rowley ,
John Wood
[Paperback 2008, 3rd Edition]
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Villages have been abandoned throughout history, and in every part of the British Isles. Some of them are former towns; others were only ever small hamlets. Many still await discovery. This book explains how villages have become deserted - often the result of disease and shrinking populations - and describes... more
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By
Eric G Ayto
[Paperback]
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Although clay tobacco pipes are still made today their place in history is the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Until about 1890 the clay pipe was as commonplace as the tankard of ale and the mug of tea, but competition from the briar pipe, the cigar and the cigarette brought... more
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17.
By
Margaret Gascoigne
[Paperback 1983]
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The quaint and curious traditions still carried out in the towns and shires of England are described in this book. It explains the origins of well-known customs like maypole dancing, well-dressing and rush-bearing, and it inidcates when and where these events may be witnessed.... more
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18.
By
Helen Garvy
[Paperback]
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19.
By
D E Wickham
[Paperback 1981]
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20.
By
Jacqueline Fearn
[Paperback 1985]
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The craft of the thatcher probably gives more pleasure to people than any other of our rural crafts; the inclusion in a country scene of a thatched house, cottage or barn often adds the element of continuity and stability which we like to think is characteristic of the British countryside.... more
