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Language: en
Pages: 302

The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Authors: John Cairney

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Luath Press Limited

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is established in the Scottish iconography as an architect of originality, a designer of genius and a painter of exceptional quality. He is, however, an enigma as a man. This Victorian Glaswegian made his way through the art scene at the end of the nineteenth century to become a famous figure in his own time and a legend today. He managed to annoy, offend and enrage the architectural establishment of his day to such an extent that he turned his back on his own city and went willingly into exile to England, and finally to France. In all of this, he was unfailingly supported by a fellow-artist and co-worker, Margaret Macdonald. Their love story through challenging times is one of the great sagas of art history. This is the life of an ordinary Glasgow man with extraordinary talent, a great love story with personal complications, professional conflicts, triumphs and disasters, and an engulfing tragic ending.

Language: en
Pages: 272

Napiers History of Herbal Healing, Ancient and Modern

Authors: Tom Atkinson

Categories: Health & Fitness

Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Luath Press Limited

- A concise history of herbal healing in the UK, and the world around, from ancient times to present day. - An account of Napiers Herbalists of Edinburgh, the famous herbalist clinic.

Language: en
Pages: 58

Let's Explore Edinburgh Old Town

Authors: Anne Bruce English, Cinders McLeod

Categories: Travel

Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

The Old Town of Edinburgh has everything. At the highest point is a huge castle. At the foot of the hill there's a palace. Between them are secret gardens, a museum full of toys, a statue of the world famous Greyfriars Bobby, and much more besides. There were murders here too (think of Burke and Hare). There's mystery - is preacher John Knox really buried under parking space 44? And then there are the ghosts of Mary King's Close. You can find out about all this and more in this guide. Read the tales of the Old Town, check out the short quizzes and the Twenty Questions page (all the answers are given), and you'll have plenty to see and do.

Language: en
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The British National Bibliography

Authors: Arthur James Wells

Categories: Bibliography, National

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

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Language: en
Pages: 107

Tartan & Turban

Authors: Bashabi Fraser

Categories: English poetry

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

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Language: en
Pages: 411

The Quest for the Celtic Key

Authors: Karen Ralls, Ian Robertson

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Luath Press Limited

The authors argue strongly that the evidence they have uncovered within folklore, legends, the guilds, and the oral traditions of secret societies in Scotland, link together with striking similarities. They further suggest that these links are not coincidence but the last visible threads of belief systems that have been at the center of the Scottish psyche for centuries. The Celtic Key makes sense of the underlying beliefs that have contributed to, motivated, and shaped a nation through the ages.

Language: en
Pages: 207

The Whisky Muse

Authors: Robin Laing

Categories: Poetry

Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-10 - Publisher: Luath Press

This book is a collection of the best poems and songs, both old and new, on the subject of that great Scottish love, whisky. It is based on a one-man show created by Robin, and combines two of his passions - folk song and whisky. Additional information relevant to particular songs and poems, and other interesting tit-bits on the process of whisky making, are placed alongside humorous art by Bob Dewar, the illustrator for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This collection would be the perfect thing for any fan of a wee dram.