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Petra
A large album of excellent colour photographs of Petra, by a Jordanian photographer, often featuring the lesser known ruins in the immediate surroundings.
The 'Antique Collector' Guide to Date Marks & Symbols on Chinese Porcelain and on Chinese Art
A miniature book illustrating and describing Chinese date marks, seal marks, and Buddhist and Taoist emblems, with an additional dynastic chronology. Published as a promotional giveaway during the 1936 Chinese Art Exhibition at the Royal Academy, this book is now a scarce item.
Recent Discoveries In the Forum 1898-1904
A detailed record of excavations as observed by English historian and poet, St Clair Baddeley, who travelled extensively across Italy in the company of local archaeologists. Includes 45 b&w photographs and a large fold-out site plan. Hardback 115 pages.
English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century)
A detailed description of those who led a partly or wholly peripatetic life during the C14th - Pedlars, Minstrels, Itinerants, Carters, Herbalists, Preachers, Pardoners, Pilgrims and Outlaws - and the roads, bridges, inns and sanctuary churches they might encounter.
The Street of Human Habitations: An Account of Man's Dwelling Places Customs Utensils etc in Prehistoric Times and in Ancient Egypt, Assyria and Chaldea, Phoenicia, Persia, India and Japan
A slightly eccentric compendium of miscellaneous essays relating to the archaeology, religions, dwellings, and customs of widely differing cultures – the Prehistoric (Palaeolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age); the ancient Egyptians; the Assyrians; the Phoenicians; the Persians; and historic India an
Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments: a Sketch of the Most Striking Confirmations of the Bible from Recent Discoveries in Egypt, Palestine, Assyria, Babylonia, Asia Minor
A review of the landmark excavations and discoveries made during the latter half of the C19th in the Middle East and Mesopotamia and an attempt to link them to accounts found in the Old Testament.
The Temple Church and Chapel of St Ann
A complete history of the round C12th Templar church in the London Inns of Court. Hardback. 152 pages, a tissue-guarded frontispiece, 12 pages of plates, and a folding plan.
The Early Churches of Great Britain : Prior To The Coming Of Augustine
An historical (and protestant polemic) outlining the earliest aspects of Christian worship and ministry in Great Britain sketching the establishment of the earliest monasteries, often on islands, and the differences between the Celtic church and the church of Rome prior to the resolutions of Coun
Records and Record Searching: A Guide to the Genealogist and Topographer
An early and comprehensive manual for those hoping to draw-up a family tree or compile a parish history by using – pipe rolls; land sales; legal proceedings; state papers; ecclesiastical records; parish registers; wills; manorial records; grants of privileges and tithes.
Majolika. Handbücher der Königlichen Museen zu Berlin Kunstgewerbe-Museum
An early and definitive history of C16th majolica pottery, focussing primarily on the decorative items from Italy, but with additional detail on the influence of early Persian faience. 79 excellent engravings of the finer examples accompany the German text. 200 pages.