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The Handbook

About the Handbook

© 2026 Sholto Ainslie and Sophia Ainslie for William Stewart Ainslie’s artworks
© 2026 Michael Bruce Gardiner for handbook text

Author: Michael Bruce Gardiner

Textual consultants: Lettie Gardiner and Katherine Gardiner

Editor: Elizabeth Sleith

Proofreader: Lynda Stephenson

Book concept and design: Lunetta Bartz

Photography: Bob Cnoops for Tsitsikamma and Gatooma

Scanning: MAKER, Johannesburg

Web: James Gardiner

Tech stack: Wagtail CMS and Tailwind CSS

This edition of the Bill Ainslie Handbook, at billainslie.com, is available as a free download, provided full credit is included in all references.

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