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An all-encompassing manual written by Miniaturas Andrea's team of modelling and figure-painting professionals. A definitive illustrated guide detailing the processes of painting military and all other kinds of miniatures. The reader will find answers to commonly asked questions on painting and glazing techniques, and on materials, textures and effects, as well as showing and collecting.
One morning in 1484, a pirate ship attacks the village of Llafranc. Ramón Serra dies defending his family, but he can't save his wife and daughter from being kidnapped. As he lies dying he asks his twelve-year-old son to 'promise me you'll be free.' After losing his family, Joan travels to Barcelona with his little brother.
Purple has transcended its limits as a mere market product and become a mark of social distinction. This colour, somewhere between red and blue, is a symbol of authority, power and wealth. A rare natural animal dye associated with Phoenecian Tyre, its use and meaning spread far beyond the Mediterranean.