How to skin a lion : a treasury of outmoded advice / Claire Cock-Starkey.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : The British Library, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 176 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780712357821
- 0712357823
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 032.02 C664 | Available | 33111008334209 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
To tell the age of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, of course.
The six front teeth the tale will tell,
And every doubt and fear dispel. . . .
Have you ever wondered how to pan for gold, train a falcon, or make a love potion? Could you smoke your own bacon or correctly address a Maharajah? If not, fear not--with this book you will know how to do all of these things and more.
How to Skin a Lion is a fascinating collection of miscellaneous historical advice, gathered from the magnificent archives of the British Library. Drawing on medieval manuscripts, Victorian manuals, and early twentieth-century self-help guides, this book uncovers an extraordinary range of advice dealing with everything from etiquette to apiculture, medicine to mechanics.
In How to Skin a Lion readers will encounter a past devoid of modern conveniences, when navigating the social scene was fraught with perils, getting dinner might get you killed, and Google, alas, was nowhere to be found.
A collection of miscellaneous historical advice gathered from the archives of the British Library. Drawing on medieval manuscripts, Victorian manuals, and early twentieth-century self-help guides, this book uncovers an extraordinary range of advice dealing with everything from etiquette to apiculture, medicine to mechanics.