Author: Simon Moore
Publisher: Shire Publications
Keywords: shire, albums, library, forks, knives, table
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-04-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0747802955
ISBN-13: 9780747802952
Knives have probably the longest history of any human artefacts and, with forks, are Âpossibly the most used and taken for granted. In this book the history and development of their use as eating implements is traced from the earliest times and some hitherto unknown styles used in the Middle Ages are revealed. The art of the cutler and the rise of the cutlers companies are covered, as are the gradual introduction of the table fork and the evolution of the trio of knife, fork and spoon during the early eighteenth century. The invention of stainless steel leads to the conclusion, with the de
Author: Eve Eckstein; June Firkins
Publisher: Shire Publications
Keywords: shire, library, albums, pins
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-04-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0747801827
ISBN-13: 9780747801825
Hats replaced bonnets as headwear for women around the 1890s and hat pins were needed to secure the hats firmly; they were essential for the larger hats worn around 1910 12. The hat-pin industry expanded rapidly, producing pins of many materials, styles and qualities. Hat pins were necessary for everyday wear as well as for sports and motoring. Suffragettes used them as offensive weapons and were not allowed to wear them when they appeared in court. Bye-laws prohibited hat pins from being worn with protruding unprotected points and contemporary cartoons poked fun at their use. Prices in the ea
Author: William Boddy
Publisher: Shire
Keywords: shire, albums, library, cars, motor, vintage
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0852637764
ISBN-13: 9780852637760
This book tells of those fascinating makes and models that were manufactured between 1919 and 1930, from the crude and inexpensive cyclecars and popular light cars like the Austin Seven and Bullnose Morris Cowley to the Rolls-Royce and Daimler luxury limousines and the exciting sports cars such as the Frazer Nash, 12/50 Alvis and Bentley and 30/98 Vauxhall. It is intended for all those fascinated with the vintage era, whether they were motorists in those days of inexpensive petrol and uncongested roads or younger enthusiasts who have become aware of the joys of driving these cars in more recen
Author: Ken Hill
Publisher: Shire Publications
Keywords: shire, library, album, morgan
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 0747803285
ISBN-13: 9780747803287
Authors:Rabbi Michael Shire, Rabbi Michael Shire,
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: jewish, home, blessings, prayers, chaim, life
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0811829642
ISBN-13: 9780811829649
This illustrated guide to prayers and blessings is a jewel for the Jewish home. Rabbi Michael Shire’s diverse selection from such treasured texts as the Sabbath prayer book, the Haggadah, and the Talmud shares timeless words to commemorate the significant moments in our lives: the observances of the Jewish calendar; the rites of passage that mark the cycle of life; as well as the simple pleasures of the everyday. Gloriously adorned with illuminations from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic in origin, these prayers and blessings (presented in both English
Author: Jon Pressnell
Publisher: Shire
Keywords: library, shire, mini
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2008-03-04
List price: $10.50
ISBN-10: 0747802351
ISBN-13: 9780747802358
The best-loved of all British cars, the Mini was a revolution when it came out in 1959. This album looks at the background to the Mini, details its design and development, and chronicles the evolution of the car over the years. It also looks at attempts to design a replacement for the Mini, and - bringing the story fully up to date - examines the cars twilight years, through to the end of manufacture in 2000.
Author: Pam Palmer
Publisher: Shire
Keywords: library, shire, tatting
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2008-03-04
List price: $8.50
ISBN-10: 0747803129
ISBN-13: 9780747803126
Tatting is the craft of making lace with a shuttle. Often thought to be a difficult lace to learn, it is based almost entirely on two movements and, once mastered, can become a pleasant relaxing hobby. Much of its charm lies in the repetition of simple motifs. When working in fine thread, it is aptly described by its French name ’frivolite’, although it is surprisingly strong, being formed of knots rather than stitches. This title traces the development of tatting from the eighteenth-century pastime of knotting, through its emergence as a craft in Victorian times, to more recent in
