Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire
Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire

Author: Helen Harwood

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2023-07-15

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1398107778

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Illustrated throughout, discover the folklore, myths, legends, customs and traditions from Staffordshire that will both enlighten and entertain readers.

Staffordshire Figures
Staffordshire Figures

Author: Adele Kenny

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2003-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764319174

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This unique book offers an in-depth look at the cultural, socio-economic, religious, political, and technological conditions that defined the subject matter of Staffordshire Figures. Each chapter is a self-contained study of the potteries, the potters, and various categories of pre-Victorian and Victorian figures including spaniels and other animals, the monarchy, religious figures, children, heroes and rouges, architectural figures and much more. Included are over 550 superb color photographs of Staffordshire figures (some previously unrecorded), and detailed captions with values.

Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire
Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire

Author: Helen Harwood

Publisher: Illustrated Tales of

Published: 2023-07-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781398107762

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Illustrated throughout, discover the folklore, myths, legends, customs and traditions from Staffordshire that will both enlighten and entertain readers.

Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire
Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire

Author: S. C. Skillman

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2022-04-15

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1398110949

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The beautiful county of Warwickshire is one of the most popular of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

Staffordshire Folk Tales
Staffordshire Folk Tales

Author: Johnny Gillett

Publisher:

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780752465647

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These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most fascinating counties are vividly retold by local storyteller The Journey Man. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Staffordshire reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Staffordshire has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from the stories of some of Britain's most famous mythical heroes, to tales of demons, dragons, boggarts and brownies. These stories, illustrated with twenty-five line drawings, bring alive the landscape of the county's moorlands, forests and fertile plains.

People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures

Author: Myrna Schkolne

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9780977381104

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All lovers of British history and ceramics enthusiasts will want to own the first comprehensive collectors' reference book devoted exclusively to early 19th century enamel painted figures made in the Staffordshire potteries. In this lavish volume, over 400 superb color photographs of figures from museums and private collections serve as time capsules. Along with a meticuously researched text, they reveal astonishing information about life almost two centuries ago. The book also explores and illustrates design sources used for the figures and divulges a wealth of information for collectors.

Cheshire Folk Tales
Cheshire Folk Tales

Author: Johnny Gillett

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0752478494

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Cheshire is a county that associates with the giants of English literature, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wierdstone of Brisingamen, but how did these fabulous tales develop from a supposedly flat county of boggy, cheese-making plains? This book uncovers some of the surprise and charm hidden in the folds of this unassuming landscape. For hundreds of years, Cheshire folk have been quietly telling their own tales about some of Britain's great heroes, as well as wrestling with their own demons, dragons and boggarts. Let the Journey Man guide you along the canals, through the forests and safely past the sniddlebogs to some surprisingly spectacular heights where you can experience Cheshire's own heroes alongside its eccentric traditions and fast-disappearing dialect. It's not all salt and cheese... The Journey Man is an internationally travelled storyteller who has settled in Cheshire. He has been telling stories for some twenty years, and has been given the opportunity to gather and retell the folk tales and history of Cheshire. He now visits schools throughout the North West of England, as well as leading storytelling walks for all ages.