Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic

Michael Sharpe

McCLUSKIE, Tom

Leo Marr

Parkgate Books

Offers 10 profiles written by 10 of today s leading medievalists: monks, the warrior &amp; the knight, the peasant &amp; agriculture, the city-dweller &amp; life in cities &amp; towns, the intellectual, the artist, the merchant, women &amp; the family, the saint, &amp; the marginal man. Opens a delightful window into the past &amp; will be essential reading for students of the medieval period &amp; for those fascinated by the Middle Ages. Suggested readings &amp; bibliography conclude each profile.

The Medieval World: The History of European Society (Italian Edition)

History

Jacques Le Goff

World

In the early 21st century, over 100 years after her demise, the Titanic is the most notorious ship ever to have taken to the sea. Her tragic story has fascinated every generation from the time, even before her sinking, that every Victorian schoolboy could recite her colossal dimension by heart. More recently, James Cameron's 1997 movie, Titanic, grossed in excess of $1.8 billion, making it one of the biggest block-busters ever-an indication of the extent to which she continues to capture the imaginations of people worldwide. It is less widely known that she was the second of the three vessels known as the 'Olympic' class. Her sisters were the Olympic and the Britannic. Together, these were the largest and the most luxurious liners of their time, their sheer size giving an overwhelming feeling of safety and security. This was backed by the best traditions of British shipbuilding and the latest techniques of design and construction. However, only one of them, Olympic, was to have a full career and Britannic, just a year after entering service and despite many modiﬁcations to further enhance safety after Titanic'; loss, sank after hitting a mine in a chilling echo of her sister's fate. Titanic and Her Sisters is a deﬁnitive account of these three beautiful ships and details their stories from the events that shaped their construction to the relatively recent Cameron movie and the salvage of artifacts from Titanic's wreck. Illustrated with over 500 pictures, many of them in full color, this collaboration of three writers, each of them who are noted for their expertise, is, perhaps, the most comprehensive work ever produced on the subject. A very large 9.25" x 12" format and 512 pages of fascinating text and hundreds of photos, well over 5 lbs / PRC Publishers, London 1998

Complete Guide to Photography

Arts & Photography

Nielson, Claire

MELLY, George

Photography & Video

"A charming evocation of the Victorian garden in all its glory with over 300 illustrations, 150 in color." "Richly illustrated... A real treat for garden aficionados everywhere." - Perfect Home This book is split in four different sections, one for each season. Rich with pictures, illustrations, historical commentary, and poetry, this book is a gem.

The Victorian Garden Album

Elizabeth : Lewis, Philippa Drury

Old English Farmhouses: Scenes From the Country

Travel

Bill Laws

Europe

British gardens are admired all over the world for their beauty and originality. Each year, through the National Gardens Scheme, over 2500 private gardens in England and Wales open their gates to visitors for charity - some for only one day, some almost daily in the season. This book looks at 35 gardens in the scheme, ranging in size from a tiny London backyard to several acres of woodland garden in Cornwall. They include a traditional cottage garden in the Isle of Wight, a terraced garden overlooking the dramatic Welsh peak of Cader Idris, an Italian-inspired garden in Oxford and a romantic rose garden in Kent.

English Private Gardens

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Judy Johnson

Gardening & Landscape Design

A history of the Book of Kells. The book is presumed to have been written during the 9th century in Ireland and preserved for centuries at Kells. It can be seen today at Trinity College, Dublin. An exemplar for calligraphers as well as beautiful early Christian art in its own right.

The Book of Kells: Art -- Origins -- History

ZACZEK, IAIN

Complete Diy Manual

RICHARD WILES

Hardcover
Publisher: Parkgate Books; First Edition edition (1997)
ISBN-10: 1855853426
ISBN-13: 978-1855853423
 Product Dimensions:  10 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches 
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Cottages of Britain a Heritage of Countr

Drury, Philippa

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