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White Horses and other Hill Figures is a pioneering work with meticulous research by the author and his father spanning four decades of exploration and research. ¶The downland of England is a paradise for the turf artist, and it was entirely natural that the art of cutting turf should have evolved and developed in these surroundings. All the English hill figures except four are in the chalk country of the south. Of the seventeen horses, eleven are in the comparatively narrow area of Wessex. Of these white horses the famous white horse of Uffington is the father and prototype, that strange, delightful, and intriguing figure on the Berkshire Downs, which has excited so much controversy and about which so little is known. ¶This book gives detailed descriptions of all the major chalk figures including the Uffington White Horse, the Cerne Giant and the Long Man of Wilmington. Fully illustrated in colour, it is easily the most comprehensive book on these famous English landmarks.
