The Great Tapestry of Scotland (Moffat Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Making of a Masterpiece (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy

In Search of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the World (Moffat Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

Highland Clans (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Alistair Moffat traces the history

The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so.In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern borders were created. In doing so he brings to

To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as Insula Medicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual

The Great Tapestry of Scotland Colouring Book (Crummy Andrew)(Paperback)

Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland(Pevná vazba)

The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland is an anthology of outrageous climbing adventures from twenty-six of the most extraordinary sea cliffs across

The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland - its Roman roads tramped by armies, its byways and pilgrim routes, drove roads and railways, turnpikes and sea roads - in a bid to understand how our history has left

Great Mountain Crags of Scotland - A Celebration of Scottish Mountaineering (Robertson Guy)(Pevná vazba)

The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland is a celebration of climbing in Scotland's wild places, compiled by Guy Robertson and Adrian Crofton. Featuring contributions from Scottish mountaineering's great writers and climbers, and beautifully illustrated with stunning photography, it delves deep into

Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Gillies Anne Lorne)(Pevná vazba)

Gaelic Scotland is one of the world's great treasure-houses of song. In this anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music and lyrics from all over the Gaelic-speaking Highlands and Islands - an extraordinary tradition that stretches in an unbroken line from the bardic effusions of

Great North of Scotland Railway - A New History (Ross David)(Pevná vazba)

Reivers - The Story of the Border Reivers (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback / softback)

From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and Scotland, Borderers suffered at the hands of

Inland Waterways of Great Britain (Cumberlidge Jane)(Pevná vazba)

The standard reference to the waterways of England, Wales and Scotland has been completely revised. The 8th edition retains the format of previous editions but, throughout, details are updated and the work has been widened in its scope to appeal not only to navigators but to all users of the

The Art of Modern Tapestry: Dovecot Studios Since 1912 (Cumming)(Pevná vazba)

Setting out to celebrate, document and discuss the work and role of an international tapestry workshop, Dovecot Studios, since its foundation in Edinburgh in 1912, this groundbreaking publication uniquely explores the artistic value, nature and identity of tapestry through both images, essays and

The Night Before Morning (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

The Night Before Morning is a gripping, page-turning thriller based on an alternative version of events at the end of the Second World War in the vein of Robert Harris and John Buchan. Alistair Moffat has created a chilling post-1945 world where Britain has been occupied by the Nazi

Scotland to the World - Treasures from the National Museum of Scotland(Pevná vazba)

Showcases over a hundred treasures from the collections of the National Museum of

Bayeux Tapestry(Pevná vazba)

The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle

Nannau - A Rich Tapestry of Welsh History(Pevná vazba)

The Little Book of Scotland (Holder Geoff)(Pevná vazba)

'The Little Book of Scotland' is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and

The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

Hadrian's Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least 26 miles down the Cumbrian coast. In this book, based on literary

Scotland - Highlands, Islands, Lochs & Legends (Martin Claudia)(Pevná vazba)

Scotland is a fascinating exploration of the most beautiful country of the British Isles. From the pretty Georgian streets of Edinburgh's New Town to the Victorian grandeur and Art Deco delights of Glasgow, from the remote islands in the Hebrides to the bustle of the Edinburgh Festival - the book

The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland (Shepherd Nan)(Pevná vazba)

Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable

The Bayeux Tapestry (Musset Lucien)(Pevná vazba)

A leading authority on the Bayeux Tapestry examines the work frame by frame in this profusely illustrated and annotated volume. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most extraordinary artefacts to survive from the eleventh century. A fragile web of woollen thread on linen, its brilliant colours

Dumfries & Galloway: Picturing Scotland - From the 'Queen of the South' to the Mull of Galloway (Nutt Colin)(Pevná vazba)