Vintage Tapestry Books_Children Ages 8-12 In An Illustrated Treasury of

In An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales

with text by renowned whisky expert Charles MacLean and photographs by Lara Platman and Alan MacDonald

Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s greatest stone castles

They were hidden in the 17th Century to avoid destruction at the hands of Oliver Cromwell's forces

smoky and peaty

Vintage Tapestry Books_Children Ages 8-12 In An Illustrated Treasury ofThe pleasures and labours of the field are represented in this striking tapestry, woven in a fine detail, especially shown in the 'Mille fleur' (thousand flowers) style, i. e., covered with tiny flowers, among which can be seen: pansies, ragged robin, violets and foxgloves, daffodils, periwinkles and other wildflowers. Details of the costumes suggest it was woven after 1505. The emphatically two dimensional and extremely decorative effect of this