Books published by Batsford

A short gift book explaining the basic rules of Bridge.

Life in Ancient Britain journeys through the ancient worlds of our ancestors: how they lived, how they shaped the landscape we know today, and how we know what we do, about their achievements. This guide offers a concise and lively introduction to the prehistory of the British Isles - covering the period from around 500,000 years ago when Palaeolithic hunters camped at Boxgrove in West Sussex, through the later Middle and New Stone Ages, and on to the Bronze Age and the start of the Iron Age. It describes how people first came to settle in Britain, and explores the rich mysteries of atmospheric ceremonial meeting places, barrows and stone circles. Also featured is the coming of the age of metals, when warrior-farmers created hilltop forts and settlements, stone brochs and lakeside villages - indeed the Celtic Britain that the Romans found, when they first landed on our shores.

This bird's-eye view takes in all the most famous London sights, including Buckingham Palace and Nelson's column, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, the Thames and the awe-inspiring London Eye, The Tower of London and Docklands, Kensington Palace and Covent Garden, St Paul's Cathedral and the City, the British Museum and beyond.

The bestselling New Fashion Figure Templates has been providing help for fashion students and fashion designers for decades and this new expanded edition will provide help for generations to come. The new edition includes over 200 templates of men, women, teens, and children on perforated pages for easy pull out, which can then be scanned. Costumers will also be provided with access to download a range of templates direct from the internet. The templates include figures in movement - with attitude and in classic elegant poses - from a variety of angles including full-length poses, three-quarter length poses, back views and front-on poses. The figures may be copied or photocopied and enlarged from the book or used as a guide to develop your own illustrations. This is a very useful tool for fashion students and designers, providing them with strong visuals for their work by making the most of templates created by one of the world's leading fashion illustrators, Patrick John Ireland. But they can overlay their own designs on to the templates to ensure the work bears their own creativity or use the scans as a basis for digital designs. A new chapter provides over 150 different fashion details from the author, ranging from sleeve shapes, hemlines, tucks, collars, drapes, gathers, pleats, and pockets.

A quirky but useful exploration of the qualities chess masters have that you don't, and how to acquire them.

How about spring soup or mayonnaise of chicken in shells to start? Followed by toad in the hole made with steak and kidney, maybe served with asparagus pudding? And for dessert there could be canary pudding with a sweet sauce, or perhaps the exotic pears a l'allemande?

This lavishly illustrated Pitkin guide covers the origins and customs of knighthood through the post-1700s orders of knighthood, and onwards. Discover the exciting and vibrant history of knighthood and the culture of chivalry.

William, Duke of Cambridge

In Adventurous Watercolours, her first book, Jenny discusses in detail the various aspects that contribute to her distinctive style of painting in watercolour.

Leading illustrator Millie Marotta has created a great collection of wall decoration stickers that could grace the walls of any home.You can instantly get a sophisticated and consistent look for a room or whole home with these stickable works of art.

Winning Chess is a truly classic chess book, beloved of chess-mad teenagers since it was first published in 1970, updated and repackaged in algebraic format. Written in lively, conversational style by two prolific and popular chess authors, it is aimed at players who have gone past the beginner stage and want to take their game to a whole new level

New Ideas in Fusing Fabric by the author of the best-selling Fusing Fabrics takes a new look at the techniques of the soldering iron that have revolutionized textile art. The author gives detailed instructions on all the techniques, and a beautiful display of some of the most exciting textile art being made today.

Bias-cut Dressmaking is the best easy-to-follow guide to bias-cut clothes. It provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams for making over 40 items of clothing that are cut on the bias. The bias-cut technique is used by designers for cutting clothing to utilize the greater stretch in the bias or diagonal direction of the fabric. This allows the fabric to accentuate body lines and curves and drape softly. Bias-cut garments were an important feature of the designs of Madeleine Vionnet in the 1920s and 1930s but are now timeless. This classic text on the subject includes making skirts, dresses, trousers, eveningwear and even lingerie. You can make a halterneck evening dress, a cowl-necked shift dress, palazzo pants, bias-cut culottes, a cowl camisole, a strapless evening dress or a slightly flared bias skirt. The text is clearly written and laid out, making the beauty and the comfort of bias-cut clothing accessible to those not overly familiar with this type of dressmaking, including fashion students and amateur dressmakers.

Few cities present as dramatic a profile as Lincoln. From many miles away the cathedral on its ridge makes a thrilling silhouette over the surrounding landscape. Closer to, its mighty Gothic towers dominate the city's rooftops. Nearer still, Lincoln's ancient powerful castle shares the heights. This guide explores the city to its fullest.

This new series of entertaining, good value pocket guides will enhance everyone's visit to our capital. The top attractions; the famous icons that celebrate London; some of London's most famous sons and daughters; and the rich and remarkable story of this fascinating city are all covered in the first four guides in this new series.

Fifteen themed walks highlighting the best that London has to offer, from historic palaces and gardens to the famous River Thames and landmarks around the City.The walks range from between 1 and 6 miles, and give the nearest train or Underground stations for the start and end of the walks, with a locator map indicating where stations are.

This important book showcases some of the very best illustrated typography in the world today.

Andrew Hayes makes available in this book a popular and up-to-date account of the archaeology of Britain an Eire, while skilfully avoiding the danger of over-simplification.