books by Shire

books by Shire

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Discovering Horse Drawn Farm Machinery (Shire Discovering)

D.J. Smith

Shire, 2008

Packed with info
This is a lovely little pocket size book packed with useful information on horse drawn farm machinery. If you've ever wondered how they did it or the difference between a harrow and a harvester this book will tell you. If you've ever thought of taking up farming ...

Egyptian Food and Drink (Shire Egyptology)

Hilary Wilson

Shire, 2008

excellent
The author discusses food production and preparation in Ancient Egypt. She describes what the Ancient Egyptians ate and how the food was possibly cooked; many details are provided on bread, beer, fruits, vegetables, meat, fowl and fish. She also writes about their ...

Old Sewing Machines (Shire Library)

Carol Head

Shire, 2008

Enjoyed, but left me dangling for more...
Great reference for the oldest sewing machines only, ie from late 1700's to 1880's. If you want turn of the 20th century you're out of luck with this one. Nice pictures of the oldest machines. Describes their actions and functionality. Documents origins - Europe ...

Coopers and Coopering (Shire Library)

Kenneth Kilby

Shire, 2008

Coopers and Coopering
This is a quick read book with just enough info to get you started. I was looking for tool drawings and dimensions which it doesn't have, but the pictures are good to reverse engineer them.

Egyptian Scarabs (Shire Egyptology)
Richard Wilkinson

Shire, 2008

The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous ...

Identification of Lace (Shire Library)

Pat Earnshaw

Shire, 2000

Comprehensive guide to lace
This book not only defines hundreds of types of lace - including close-up photographs, drawings, and diagrams of many of them - it also discusses terms dealing with the history and manufacture of these amazing works of art. It is a concise and comprehensive book that ...

Discovering Old Board Games (Shire Discovering)
R.C. Bell

Shire, 2008

This book contains descriptions of sixty board games, drawn from an immense range of history - from 3000 BC through to the turn of the nineteenth century. Accounts of these games have been gleaned from archaeological reports, traveler's tales, anthropological studies and foreign-language accounts of games, translated into English for the first ...

Thimbles and Thimble Cases (Shire Library)

Eleanor Johnson

Shire, 2008

A key to collecting a range of thimbles
Thimbles may be considered mundane, ordinary sewing tools by most, but there's a world of thimble collectors who think otherwise, including author Eleanor Johnson who's enjoyed needlework and crafts and who specializes in antique needlework tools. Thimbles And Thimble ...

Hops and Hop Picking (Shire Library)
Richard Filmer

Shire, 1998

Clay and Cob Buildings (Shire Library)

John Mccann

Shire, 2008

Further on the above
Until I read this book I didn't realise the versatility and durability of clay construction. Importantly Johnn McCann investigates the Revival of clay construction which will be a great help for those looking to build with clay. It also helped me to understand the ...

British Gallantry Awards, 1855-2000 (Shire Library)
Peter Duckers

Shire, 2008

Since ancient times soldiers have been honoured for gallantry in battle. Over the years and in different societies such honours have taken many forms byut since the 1850s specific acts of bravery 'in the face of the enemy' by British and Imperial forces have been recognised by the award of a range of wearable decorations. These provide a visible ...

Egyptian Boats and Ships (Shire Egyptology)

Steve Vinson

Shire, 2008

a comprehensive introduction to Egyptian boats
This book comprehensively outlines the latest findings of nautical archaeology with regard to Ancient Egyptian boats dating between the Predynastic to the end of the Ptolemaic period. New boat remains have been excavated at places like Abydos, Trakhan, Lisht and ...

Walking Sticks (Shire Library)
Catherine Dike

Shire, 2008

Many people think the primary purpose of a walking stick is to help the aged and infirm, but not so. For centuries man has used the stick for many different purposes, both decorative and practical. Its first use was as a defensive weapon. Later it became a symbol of authority, carried by tribal chiefs, army officers and policemen, and a costume ...

MG (Shire Library)

Jonathan Wood

Shire, 2008

Recognized as THE one-volume history of MG
F. Wilson McComb's book is probably the best single work on the MG Car Company, Ltd. He covers in exhaustive but very readable detail the history of MGs, from Old Number One to nearly the last MGBs. McComb covers the racing efforts, from British hillclimbs to perhaps ...