This collection of ceiling designs cover both the creative and practical side of ceiling decoration. Subjects range from day and night skies, animals and birds, cloud formations, and flowers, to allegorical scenes in the grand manner, and trompe l'oeil architectural patterns. The text demonstrates how to choose the right design for the area for painting and features step-by-step stages and practical tips.
In Some Flowers, originally published in 1937, Vita Sackville-West took the novel step of choosing 25 of her favourite flowers and describing their appearance, origins and characteristics – and the best ways to grow them – in a series of brilliantly expressive pen portraits which retain their vitality over 70 years later. In this fresh edition of the book the exquisite watercolours of Graham Rust provide a perfect marriage of words and images, clearly demonstrating at last the accuracy and ingenuity of Vita Sackville-West's descriptions. This glorious second flowering of her personal, erudite and poetical book will not only delight her many admirers but also guarantee her reputation with a new generation of gardening enthusiasts.
Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic.
Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter kommt Mary nach England auf das Schloss ihres sonderbaren Onkels. Die geheimnisvollen Umstände, die das verwöhnte Mädchen dort antrifft, krempeln sie völlig um. Heimlich findet sie Zugang zu dem hinter hohen Efeumauern verborgenen Lieblingsgarten ihrer verstorbenen Tante und baut sich dort eine eigene Welt auf. Als sie eines Nachts ihren zehnjährigen Vetter in einem der hundert Zimmer des düsteren Hauses schreien hört, fasst Mary einen wichtigen Entschluss...