Books published by Giles de la Mare Publishers

From a mass of material including interviews with Moore's friends, his former assistants and students, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and leading architects with whom he worked, Roger Berthoud has built up a lively and engaging picture of Moore's life and career as a sculptor.

The Romanesque churches in the northern half of Spain rival those of France for their distinctiveness and originality and for their remarkable sculpture. Built mainly between about 1000 and 1200, their styles vary greatly. 120 churches in Catalonia, Aragon, Navarre and the Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile, Leon, Asturias and Galicia are covered.

Robert Ponsonby has been at the centre of the music world both in Britain and elsewhere for some sixty years. This title presents a distillation of his experiences, achievements and friendships in that world. It paints portraits in many formats of the fifty or so figures he knew best, including conductors, composers, performers and administrators.

This text is the culmination of a lifetime's research on the part of the author. In a revised edition, it brings together all the threads in her previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his works.

East Anglia has a substantial heritage of flint-built churches and secular buildings that range from Saxon times to the 20th century. In this book the author reveals that there are a number of different building techniques and designs used in them that are partly functional and partly aesthetic.

The Amadeus Quartet, which was active from 1948 until 1987 is probably one of the most famous and distinguished string quartets of the 20th century. This volume tells the story of the Quartet from the inside, with its many triumphs and its periodic setbacks and traumas.

This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity.

A guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician during their career.