The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook

The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
Author: Audrey Nickel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2017-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780995099883

Learn how to honour the Celtic language of Ireland in your tattoo or craft design - and avoid embarrassing mistakes - with a glossary of over 400 authentic Irish-language words, phrases, and sayings. The book also includes illustrations of real-life tattoo mistakes, a history of the Irish language, and advice on spelling, fonts, symbols, and more.

The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook

The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
Author: Emily McEwan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2016-05
Genre: Scottish Gaelic language
ISBN: 9780995099807

Written by a Gaelic language specialist in Nova Scotia, this handbook will appeal to anyone who loves Scottish culture, Celtic roots, and tattoos. It contains a glossary of nearly 400 authentic Gaelic words and phrases, a history of the language, examples of real-life Gaelic tattoos that went wrong, and advice on how to avoid common mistakes.

The Welsh Tattoo Handbook

The Welsh Tattoo Handbook
Author: Robert Davis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781988747187

The ultimate "think before you ink" guide to accurate Welsh tattoos. Written by fluent speakers of Welsh, the Celtic language of Wales, the book features tips on how to incorporate the Welsh language into a tattoo design that honours and supports the culture, illustrations of Welsh "tattoos nightmares" to avoid, a history of the Welsh language; and a glossary of 400 Welsh words and phrases suitable for tattoos and crafts. Please note that the book does not contain artwork.

Tattooing in the Marquesas

Tattooing in the Marquesas
Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0486113590

Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.

Haiku Enlightenment

Haiku Enlightenment
Author: Gabriel Rosenstock
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1443806900

A renowned poet shares his experience of haiku and its potential to surprise us again and again into a sudden awakening and thus to a deeper sense of what it is to be truly alive. His remarkably refreshing insights have delighted confreres around the world.

Ten Garments Every Man Should Own

Ten Garments Every Man Should Own
Author: Pedro Mendes
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1459747488

An accessible field guide to classic menswear and creating your own conscious closet. Dressing well matters and it is easily within the grasp of any man, no matter his age or budget. The problem today is that many men don’t know where to turn for help in building a wardrobe. Ten Garments Every Man Should Own is a practical and entertaining guide to dressing better by building a classic, sustainable, and ethically minded wardrobe, focused on quality garments. Each chapter covers an essential piece: shirt, jacket, hat, leather shoes, and more. Cutting through the clutter of online “experts” and fashion magazines, this book reveals the truth about what really makes a garment worth investing in and owning — how it is made, how it fits, and how it makes a man look.

Iain of New Scotland

Iain of New Scotland
Author: Margaret MacKay
Publisher: Bradan Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781988747798

Thirteen-year-old Iain Robertson is homesick for the Highlands of Scotland. It's September 1773, and he has just arrived in Nova Scotia with his parents and little sister after the long, disastrous, Atlantic voyage of the ship Hector. They wanted a new life in New Scotland-but the land agent lied to them. With no money, no food, no shelter, and winter fast approaching, how will they survive? Author Margaret MacKay of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, draws on the experiences of her ancestors to weave a tale of the first Gaels to settle in Nova Scotia.

Sheela-na-gigs

Sheela-na-gigs
Author: Barbara Freitag
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2005-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1134282494

A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.

The New Wedding Book

The New Wedding Book
Author: Michelle Bilodeau
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1459747135

Plan your wedding without the weight of outdated customs and get hitched in a way that is authentic, fun, and true to who you are. From the minute couples become engaged, they are pressured to buy into a one-size-fits-all wedding. By breaking down the antiquated traditions of that #blessedweddingday, The New Wedding Book will help you and your betrothed throw those icky traditions to the curb in honour of having the wedding of your actual dreams — not the one you've been force-fed for decades by the wedding-industrial complex. Inspiring couples to plan their wedding in a way that is meaningful to them, Bilodeau and Cleveland debunk the manufactured traditions, advocate for realistic budgets, offer brilliant advice from real-life couples, and confront the crushing pressure for weddings to be perfect.