The National Trust Book of Fairy Tales

Ian Penney

Antique Collectors' Club

The National Trust Book of Nursery Rhymes

Penney, Ian

Investigating the Home Front (Investigating)

The National Trust ABC

UNKNOWN

The clothing worn in the past affords an invaluable insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever. Choice of dress has always been affected by numerous influences - social and economic, artistic and technical - and, of course, the vagaries of individual taste. In this delightfully illustrated book, a unique account is offered of the history of dress over four centuries.Drawing on the rich resources of Britain's National Trust properties, which include numerous costume and textile collections, revealing painted portraits, and extensive documentation in the form of family correspondence, diaries, and household papers, Jane Ashelford goes beyond a mere chronicle of cut, shape, and decoration. She looks at the social aspects of dress - how styles were conveyed, how and where materials and clothing were purchased, and what people wore at all levels of society and at all ages, from swaddling bands to widow's weeds.Many remarkable ensembles are seen here, often for the first time, in spectacular photographs specially commissioned from Andreas von Einsiedel. Men's, women's, children's, and servant's attire and accessories provide vital information about the taste, preoccupations, and aspirations of the individuals who wore them, and the world in which they lived.

The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500-1914 (THE NATIONAL TR)

Arts & Photography

Ashelford, Jane

Einsiedel, Andreas Von

Decorative Arts & Design

The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating

Paston-Williams, Sara

Hepzibah's Woolly Fleece (Windy Edge Farm)

It's an eventful year for Hepzibah and her woolly fleece. Firstly in autumn, her fleece gets tangled in the hedge, then in winter, her fleece keeps her warm. In spring she has her own lamb. Then it's summer and time for shearing.

Hepzibah's Woolly Fleece

Dow, Jill.

Children's Books

No matter how hard Mr Finlay tries, Hazel and Clover, the two white goats, are always escaping. One summer morning they get into more than their share of mischief, and give Angus and Mr Finlay a very busy day. Here is another delightful Windy Edge Farm story from Jill Dow.

Hazel and Clover's Great Escape

Jill Dow

Animal Parade: A Wildlife Alphabet

Learning your ABC has never been so wild! All creatures great and small in a nose-to-tail march of 98 spectacular species, from aadvark to zebra, with rare sightings of kookaburra, quetzal and yapok along the way. A great companion to Number Parade and Noisy Parade, also by Jakki Wood.

Animal Parade : Wildlife Alphabet

Jakki Wood

Early Learning

This is a delightful paperback which focuses on the Brontes during their childhood years

The Brontes: Scenes from the Childhood of Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne

Catherine Brighton

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