This beautifully illustrated guide reveals how successive generations, changes of fortune, accidents, disasters, human courage and determination have all made their mark on Llandaff Cathedral, from the twelfth to the twenty-first centuries.
The companion book to a new gallery at the Science Museum, exploring how scientific investigation and progress shaped life in the city between 1550 and 1800.
Accompanying an exhibition at The Met Cloisters, this book explores the unknown story of a Jewish community living in Medieval Colmar, France, recounted through the enchanting discovery of the Colmar Treasure.
Written by the Duke of Northumberland himself, featuring his own photographyPersonal stories of growing up at Alnwick Castle - roller skating through state rooms, ice-skating on the river, disobedient dogs who, along with water pistols and footballs, have left their mark(s) on the Castle's furnishingsMany family connections with names and events well-known from literature and history, eg: Harry 'Hotspur', immortalised by Shakespeare, was the e...
The Adirondack Park in New York State offers a rare combination of breathtaking natural beauty, surprising and inspiring stories, and rich traditions of progress and preservation. This is the first book to highlight the collection of this newly renovated museum.
This beautifully designed volume is the first to celebrate the museum's broad and eclectic holdings, including Old Masters, photography and works on paper, American and European paintings, 20th-century works and an exciting new contemporary collection, as well objects, artefacts, and archaeological fragments from world cultures.