Stones: A Material and Cultural History, Cally Oldershaw

Stones: A Material and Cultural History, Cally OldershawNew Hardback From small beach pebbles to huge megaliths, stones have been revered, collected, enhanced, sculpted or engraved for practical and artistic purposes throughout the ages. They have been used to delineate boundaries and to build homes and shelters, and utilized for cooking, games and competitions. This surprising and fascinating compendium of stone facts, myths and stories reveals the impact and importance of stones in our history and

a journey which led Polly to her current home in the Lake District

1/2Serving alongside the Emperor from the apex of his reign and through his eventual demise

his former assistant

Some shelf wear to the slipcase but otherwise in near fine condition

including David Dimbleby and Raymond Baxter

whose exploits were even more extraordinary

and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations

The Arctic treeline is the frontline of climate change

this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite

1/2 This sincere and authentic testimony from a man with 'nothing to hide

his cult status as a comedy writer

told through the lives of four remarkable women In Britain today