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English Leadwork: Its Art and History
A massive survey of historic lead artefacts - fonts; pipes; cisterns; spires; domes; lanterns; statues; urns; coffins; charms; tobacco boxes; and pilgrim badges. Illustrated throughout with 440 b&w photographs. Includes a bibliography.
Aquae Solis: Or Notices of Roman Bath
A detailed examination of the history, architecture, and cultural significance of the Roman baths, including their origins, construction, and the amenities available to visitors. Many other aspects associated with the culture of Roman Bath and its environs are also covered.
Ancient Church Chests and Chairs in the Home Counties Round Greater London: Being the Tour of an Antiquary With Pencil and Camera Through the Churches of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey
Many illustrations. Decorative end papers. Large hardback in red cloth. 130 pages. In very good clean condition with no inscriptions or library markings. Cat No A262ea
The Great Chalice of Antioch
A large-size volume dedicated entirely to the large Chalice of Antioch, one of the most remarkable examples of early liturgical silver ever found. It was discovered by workmen in 1910 and purchased by antiquities collector André Kouchakji and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Hill of the Graces
An extraordinarily meticulous study of supposed prehistoric megaliths found in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (present-day Libya) by Henry Cowper during two visits in 1895 and 1896. He travelled far and wide recording and photographing these structures.
Pottery of the Near East
Explores the rich history, culture, and artistry of Near Eastern pottery, from the lustrous wares of ancient Mesopotamia to the ornate tiles of Ottoman Turkey. With 64 large b&w plates. Hardback in red cloth with gilt decoration and a gilt top edge. 175 pages.
English Church Monuments 1510 - 1840
Hardback. 144 pages. Good clean condition in a slightly worn original dustjacket. Cat No A253ea
Sumer Is Icumen In
Published to mark the unveiling of a memorial tablet in Reading Abbey, this short book describes one of the most important manuscripts in the British Library – the hand-written musical notation of an early English pastoral song - ‘Sumer Is Icumen In’.
Memorials of the Old Square: Being Some Notices of the Priory of St. Thomas in Birmingham, and the Lands Appertaining Thereto
The detailed history of Birmingham's Medieval Augustinian Priory, largely demolished in the C16th, to be replaced by an up-market residential Square which, in turn, was demolished during central Birmingham's C19th re-deveopment.
Battle Abbey Under Thirty-Nine Kings: Legends and Records
The history and architecture of Battle Abbey from Saxon to Medieval times. Illustrated with forty drawings and photographs. Hardback in blue cloth (lacks dustrwrapper). Good clean condition with no inscriptions or library markings. Cat No A249
