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Filled with lively anecdotes, poems and mythological stories,
Barrington sets out to map the evolution and bond between man and
dog; how dogs developed from the wild into the beloved companions
as we know them today.
John Barrington was a shepherd to over 750 Blackface ewes who graze
2,000 acres of some of Britain’s most beautiful hills overlooking
the deep dark water of Loch Katrine. The yearly round of lambing,
dipping, shearing and the sales is marvelously interwoven into the
story of the glen, of Rob Roy in whose house John lived, of curling
when the ice is thick enough, and of sheep dog trials in the
summer. Whether up on the hills or along the glen, John knows the
haunts of the local wildlife: the wily hill fox, the grunting
badger, the herds of red deer, and the shrews, voles and insects
which scurry underfoot. He sets his seasonal clock by the passage
of birds on the loch, and jealously guards over the golden
eagle’s eyrie in the hills. Paul Armstrong’s sensitive
illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to the evocative text.
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The Matrix of the Mind
David John Barrington Parsons
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Architect and engraver Paul Letarouilly dedicated more than 30
years of his life to creating the most complete collection of
plans, elevations, and details of the buildings and monuments of
Renaissance Rome. This student's edition of his achievement
features highlights from five massive volumes, originally published
between 1825 and 1882. Its systematic overview illustrates the
principles of design behind the works of Michelangelo, Sangallo,
Peruzzi, Vignola, Bramante, Bernini, Fontana, dalla Porta, Maderno,
Borromini, and other great builders of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries.
Letarouilly's engravings, which illustrate the translation of the
principles behind classical architecture into the new age of the
Renaissance, served as a major source of inspiration from the
moment of their publication, and they remain standard references to
this day. This edition includes informative text by classical
architect and scholar John Barrington Bayley that offers insights
into the architecture of Rome's palaces, villas, and squares as
well as St. Peter's and the Vatican. Ideal for students of
classical, Renaissance, and Roman architecture, this affordable
volume also constitutes a useful guide for visitors to Rome.
This collection of traditional stories gathered from all reaches of
Scotland and passed down through generations, customs and
traditions is a wonderful new look at well and not so well-known
stories. Barrington cleverly intersperses these tales with
follow-up historical stories to set the fables in context. It is a
must-have for anyone interested in folklore and history.
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