It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure.One that will change both their lives forever.
Reveals how diners are routinely ripped off by self-styled artists and greedy restaurateurs. This work of restaurant culture redefines the dining room as a place in which humans can be greatly satisfied, rather than an artist's studio.
Decorative lettering is one of the splendours of Celtic art. With all their love of elaboration and inventive detail, the Celtic calligraphers and carvers never lost contact with the essential form which lends their work its enduring vitality and appeal.
Cur síos cuimsitheach ar araltas an hEireann mar aon le cnuasach téagartha de théarmaí araltais arna gcur in eagar ag Nicholas Williams. A comprehensive study of Irish Heraldry with a glossary of heraldic terms and full-colour illustrations of Coats of Arms.