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Early Medieval Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
Seven conference papers on early Christian crosses and other early medieval inscribed stones from Northern Britain and Ireland. Large format paperback. 198 pages. 97 illustrations. Extensive Bibliographies. Spotting to first and last pages, otherwise good condition.
Preserving and Restoring Monuments and Historic Buildings
The rapid growth of urban populations and the rise in real estate value shave resulted in the replacement of may historically important buildings by parking lots and high rise apartment blocks.
Endangered Domains
A list of sixty-three stately homes, mansions and manor houses under threat of abandonment or dereliction. Each is illustrated and its history, current status and likely future described with suggestions for preservation. Paperback. 48 pages. Near new condition.
Unforgiveable Assault on a World Heritage Site Paperback
A call to arms to save the Palladian Veneto villas and their immediate landscape in North East Italy from a twin assault by motorway construction and the continual encroachment of industrial warehousing.
The Chinese Pavilion, Boughton House Northamptonshire
Detailed history of the large elaborate C18th Chinese-style tea tent, originally located at Montagu House, Whitehall but brought to Boughton House in 1917 where it still resides.
Beispiele Mittelalterlicher Bürgerhäuser in Regensburg [Examples of Medieval Town Houses in Regensburg]
Fifty-two pages of drawings of the medieval buildings of Regensburg - photogrammetric outlines, ground plans and street profiles - plus five large foldout maps and house illustrations. One page Introduction (in German). Paperback. Good clean condition. Cat 3218
Bayerns Märchenschlösser für Kinder: Die Bauten König Ludwigs II [Bavaria's Fairytale Castles: The Buildings of King Ludwig II]
Well illustrated guide to the C19th castles of Bavaria - Linderhof, Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemse and the King's House hunting lodge at Schachen. Biographies of Ludwig and his architects complement the individual entries. Large paperback. 88 pages. Text in German.
Venti di Guerra: Le Grandi Battaglie che Sconvolsero il Mondo. [Winds of war: The great battles that shook the world - Catalogue of a travelling exhibition]
Attractive well illustrated exhibition guide to major battles of world history including Troy; Granicus (Alexander vs Darius); Alesia (Caesar); Hastings; Lepanto (Christians vs Ottomans); Sekigahara (Japan); Waterloo (Napoleon); Gettysburg (USA) and El Alamein.
Banpo Site: A Well-preserved Site of a Neolithic Village
In 1953, the rich cultural remains at Banpo, China drew the attention of archaeologists.
Man Before Metals
Excellent British Museum introduction to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. Illustrated 32 page booklet in fine condition. Cat No 3212