A fully illustrated, panoramic world history of art from ancient civilisation to the present day, exploring the remarkable endurance of humankinds creative impulse. Fully illustrated throughout, each chapter of Creation offers intimate access to key works of art and the wider conversations surrounding them, from the earliest cave paintings of the Palaeolithic Era to the conceptual art of today.
The Big Sleep: Marlowe and Vivian practising kissing; General Sternwood shivering in a hothouse full of orchids; a screenplay, co-written by Faulkner, famously mysterious and difficult to solve. Released in 1946, Howard Hawks' adaptation of Raymond Chandler reunited Bogart and Bacall and gave them two of their most famous roles.
At the start of the fourteenth century, Boston (Lincolnshire), was one of England's largest and wealthiest towns and played a leading role in the country's overseas trade, attracting merchants and commodities from as far afield as Italy, Gascony, the Low Countries, Germany and Scandinavia and was second only to London in many branches of trade. Yet, two centuries later, as the accounts of the royal customs reveal, Boston's overseas trade was of minor significance, as the capital came to dominate the nation's commerce at the expense of its provincial ports. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the evolution of the medieval English customs system and discusses the reliability of the sources which it generated. It brings together all the statistical data from Boston's enrolled customs accounts for the period from 1279 to 1548 concerning the fluctuations in volume of the port's trade, the transformation in the nature of its imports and exports and the changes in the origins of the merchants, whether English or alien, who traded there. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval English towns and, in particular, to those concerned with Anglo-Hanseatic trade in the later Middle Ages.
A comprehensive guide to the evolution of the medieval English customs system
A thrillingly dark and imaginative novel inspired by Guillermo del Toro's captivating 2006 film, this is a beautiful and haunting modern fairytale by bestselling author Cornelia Funke, featuring gorgeous original illustrations
Seven beautifully crafted Ravenclaw House Editions in paperback, presented in a glorious box set with dazzling covers and illustrations from Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold - including an exclusive bookmark. The perfect Harry Potter collection for Ravenclaws of all ages!
Reveals the hidden history of the house where Shakespeare was born and its changing fortunes over four centuries, mirroring the changing attitudes towards Shakespeare as a man and global icon.
From the incomparable Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now and The Great Godden, comes an alluring YA coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes everything. Beth and Edie are best friends. But with the mercury rising and deceit mounting up, betrayal lies just around the corner. Who needs enemies when you have friends like these?
A spectacular cornucopia of Quidditch memorabilia - this full-colour Illustrated Edition of J.K. Rowling's Quidditch Through the Ages brings together one of the world's best loved storytellers with the creative genius of Emily Gravett, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal