A new edition of a richly-illustrated volume recording the four seasons of the working year of the shepherds from Snowdonia, north Wales. Includes numerous exquisite pastel and charcoal drawings. Foreword by Jan Morris. First published in 1997.
Records the four seasons of the working year of the shepherds from Snowdonia, North Wales. This book provides an introduction to Welsh sheep-farming techniques, illustrating month by month how the stocks are bred, grazed, sheared and sold. It boasts many colour pastel and charcoal drawings depicting the farms, sheep and shepherds.