Pavilion Books: 614 books
Textile Collage
using collage techniques in textile art
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Textile artist and surface designer Mandy Pattullo marries fabric with collage techniques to produce beautiful pieces of art. In Textile Collage she shows a fresh way to use scraps and oddments of fabrics to create something unique and personal, while also being economical – perfect for those who...
Experimental Corsets
Inspiration and techniques for wearable and sculptural garments
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
An exploration of the corset as a motif for textile artists, with practical tips and examples. Used for the last 400 years to contort the female body into a variety of fashionable silhouettes, the corset has become a fascinating and hugely popular motif for modern textile artists who wish to represent...
The Meaning Of Tango
The Story of the Argentinian Dance
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world - a tale of politics and passion, immigration and romance. The Tango was the cornerstone of Argentine culture, and has lasted for more than a hundred years, popular...
by Matthew Field
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Thirty years ago one of the most popular British films of all time was released. The Italian Job is remembered by everyone who has seen it, if not for Michael Caine's unforgettable line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" - which led to the trademark impression of him -...
A Gardener's Latin
The language of plants explained
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Every gardener needs to know their Latin names. They may look confusing at first, but once you understand what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and hard-to-pronounce species names are suddenly demystified. Many Latin names hide the secrets of where the plant is found, its colour, flowering...
Let's Go Outside
Sticks and Stones - Nature Adventures, Games and Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Let's Outside is the ideal book to take out and about with children aged 3 to 7. It is packed with original and simple outdoor activities, nature facts and woodland skills that can be used in all weather and will appeal to both boys and girls. Armed with this book, you can wrap up and go outside and...
The History of the NME
High times and low lives at the world's most famous music magazine
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
The NME mattered to all those generations who grew up with music at the centre of their universe. The NME never had a truer chronicler than Pat Long. Tony Parsons Since it was founded in 1952, the New Musical Express has played a central part in the British love affair with pop music. Snotty, confrontational,...
Botanical Illustration for Beginners
A Step-by-Step Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
A unique and exciting approach to botanical illustration, this beginner guide demonstrates everything you need to know about capturing beautiful botanical specimens on paper. Each exercise guides the reader through a different aspect of botanical illustration, breaking the whole process down into...
The VERY Embarrassing Book of Dad Jokes
Because your dad thinks he's hilarious
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Why did the banana go to the doctors? Because he wasn't peeling very well! Proving the age-old maxim that its in the way that you tell them, Dads for the best part of forever have always been renowned for being truly god-awful joke tellers. Whether its telling them at the wrong moment, misremembering...
Royalty's Strangest Characters
Extraordinary But True Tales of 2000 years of mad monarchs and raving rulers
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Recounting over 2,000 years of daft despots, raving rulers and potty potentates, this unique look at the worlds craziest kings and queens will leave you shocked, amazed and often in fits of laughter. From the madness of ancient Rome, exemplified by the Emperor Caligula who wanted to appoint his horse...
by Geoff Tibballs
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known. Packed with royal stories from 2,000 years of history, from the immortality-obsessed first Emperor of China to our very own master of tact and diplomacy, Prince Philip, this book...
by Ann Blockley
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
John Blockley was one of Britain’s most outstanding watercolour and pastel painters of the late 20th century, and has exhibited at the Royal Academy. Self-taught, he produced work that has always been experimental and progressive. His highly textured style was well ahead of his time and still hugely...
Science's Strangest Inventions
Extraordinary but true stories from over 200 years of inventive history
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
The history of science is littered with mad, bad and delightfully dotty inventions, from the bicycle that relied for its momentum on the rider waggling his head back and forth continually to the Improved Pneumatic Advertising Hat - a bowler that hurled a lit-up billboard into the air at the touch...
Shooting's Strangest Days
Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of shooting
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Mad old colonels who took their trousers off before going elephant hunting, women poachers with terriers sewn into their underskirts, duck shooters chasing their quarry in helicopters - here they all in their vast and until now, long forgotten, eccentricity. Shooting's Strangest Days is a unique collection...