Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today. Visiting a wide range of makers, from handloom weavers creating individual works of art to industrial textile mills producing cloth for the ......
Unsung Inventor of the Jet Engine and Rocket Pioneer
This is the untold story of Isaac Lubbock (1891-1961), an unsung hero, who during World War II was the only scientist working at the cutting edge of both jet propulsion and liquid fuel rocketry, two world-changing technologies. In 1940 he invented the combustion chamber for Frank Whittle's jet, without which it couldn't fly. Whittle later said, ......
Legend has it that the Andrea Moda Formula One team of 1992 was the worst Grand Prix team of all time. It was certainly shambolic, hopelessly unprepared, questionably funded and politically antagonistic. Almost in spite of itself, and by a discreet cheat, it did manage to qualify for that year's Monaco Grand Prix and by the time the police ......
In an era dominated by digital imagery and artificial intelligence, photography retains its profound power - not just as a medium of documentation, but as a language of light, shadow, and human connection. Xu Xiaowei's photography reminds us of light's quiet power to reveal truth. His lens transforms everyday moments - a shadow, a glance, an empty ......
When the children of Gowburgh - a soot-streaked industrial town known for its razor gangs and slums - are evacuated to the quiet Scottish Borders village of Langrigg at the outbreak of the Second World War, the contrast is stark. Langrigg, with its clipped hedges and clipped vowels, prides itself on order, cleanliness and calm. But as 800 children ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748083
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Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Thomas Archer is responsible for some of the most celebrated country houses, churches and garden buildings in this country, yet remains one of the most overlooked architects of this period. This new study of Archer's life and works reconsiders each of his designs afresh, and features new documentary evidence on many of his works. It also examines ......
The clock is ticking on the art of Eric Butcher. In 2020, motivated by environmental anxiety, the artist made an extraordinary commitment; to use only those materials already available in his studio - using up, repurposing and recycling what he already has without consuming more. When he has run out of materials he will simply stop making art. ......
Bliss and Dance explores the four major ballets of composer Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) who was at the centre of British musical life for over 50 years. Drawn to finding expression for drama and human emotion, Bliss composed an impressive range of instrumental, choral, opera, film and highly acclaimed ballet scores. He collaborated with ......
Cromwell: Parliament's Crusading Politician is unique, an account of one great parliamentarian written by another great parliamentarian, with an insider's perspective on what Oliver Cromwell in Parliament achieved and how he achieved it.
