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The Monastic Arts of Northumbria
Exhibition catalogue of monastic arts focussing on sculpture, grave markers, metal work and book production with 58 items described and many illustrated. Paperback. 32 pages. Good condition. Cat No 2545
The History of a Tudor House: An Historical, Architectural and Archaeological Study of 41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey
A report on the study of documents, analysis of its timber frame and results of excavations at 41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey. Paperback. 64 pages. Includes maps, architectural drawings and site plans. Good clean condition. Cat No 2538
Inscribed Seals: First Temple Period, Hebrew, Ammonite, Moabite, Phoenician and Aramaic, from the Collections of the Israel Museum and the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums
From the Schenker collection 136 prehistoric seals of scribes, stewards and public servants dating from C8th-C6th BC are illustrated and described, some for the first time. Most show ancient Hebrew inscription but Aramaic, Phoenician, Ammonite and Moabite scripts are also represented.
Latest Khajuraho Guide
Slightly primitive locally published guide to all the temples of the Khajuraho complex. Each described in detail with many accompanying photographs, maps and travel information. Paperback. 90 pages. Superficial wear but generally good condition. Cat No 2530
Les Bronzes de Sardaigne
A catalogue of twenty-two Nuragic bronze statuettes excavated on Sardinia and thought to date from C12th BC. Each illustrated. Introductory text and captions in French. Includes Bibliography. Paperback. Good clean condition. Cat No 2526
Die römischen Straßen und Meilensteine in Raetien
A detailed survey of Roman roads and inscribed milestones that cross the former province of Raetia now on the present-day German-Swiss border. Paperback.
Yakimono: 4000 Years of Japanese Ceramics
A lavish exhibition catalogue depicting Japanese pottery from the earliest prehistoric Jomon through the medieval kiln periods of the Kamakura and Muromachi to the blue and polychrome underglazed ceramics of the Edo, rounding off with revivalist art potters of the C20th such as Shoji Hamada and T
Guide to the Collections of Welsh Bygones: A Descriptive Account of Old-Fashioned Life in Wales Together with a Catalogue of the Objects Exhibited
An eighty page descriptive account of Welsh domestic life in past times followed by a very extensive catalogue of tools and utensils ranging from kitchenalia, through farm implements, equipment associated with wood-turning, pottery, brewing, coopering, tanning and smithying, spinning wheels, cora
Madeley Court: Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol LXXXI
This entire volume is dedicated to excavations at Madeley Court, a large C18th country house and formerly a monastic grange whose present day structure incorporates elements dating back to medieval times (and possibly earlier). The building´s history and results of a series of excavations a
Stoffe Italiane dei Secoli XVI - XVII in Russia: Arte Applicata Italiana dal Museo Storico "Cremlino di Mosca"
A beautifully produced exhibition catalogue of ecclesiastical textiles and vestments from the C16th and C17th reproduced in high quality colour photographs. Captions and accompanying introductory text are bilingual Russian/Italian. Large paperback. 80 pages. Cat No 2501