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British Motorcycles of the 1960s and '70s by Mick Walker
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Category: No Category | Series: Shire Library
For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal decline. During ...Show more
Fashion in The 1970s by Daniel Milford-Cottam
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Category: Fashion | Series: Shire Library
The 1970s was a decade of style contrasts. More so than in any other decade, every extreme of fashion was met by an equally trendy opposite reaction. Ankle-length maxi skirts vied for attention with super-short hot-pants. Outfits in vibrant prints and obviously man-made fabrics contrasted with subtly-co ...Show more
Illuminated Manuscripts by Richard Hayman
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Category: No Category | Series: Shire Library
Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments was a labour of love and an act of piety in itself. The ...Show more
Quakers by Peter Furtado
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Category: No Category | Series: Shire Library
Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary. Quakerism has produced an astonishing and disproportionate number of eminent thinkers, scientists, industrialists and businessmen, who are united not only by their success ...Show more
Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters by Stuart Owen
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Category: Technology and Transport | Series: Shire Library
Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise. But what made them such a European sensation in the postwar era? And why were they particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and '60s? Motor scooter expert Stuart Owen explains the rise o ...Show more
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