First Published in 2000
by Curzon Press
Richmond, Surrey
© 2000 Michael Ashkenazi and Jeanne Jacob
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 0–7007–1085-X
Illustrations Copyright Michael Ashkenazi and Jeanne Jacob
Photographs by the authors