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Old Timbered Houses - Worcester
A short survey of the few remaining old timbered houses in Worcester City reported by arts & crafts architect, and secretary of the SPAB, Walter K Shirley. Five houses are illustrated in accompanying b&w plates. Paperback. Six pages plus plates.
Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire: Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Abbatial Buildings, 1929-30
A report of important and extensive excavations in the grounds of the abbey establishing the true extent of the abbey foundations compared to the present-day truncated building. Small finds are noted, including a medieval inscribed coffin lid.
Canopus, Menouthis, Aboukir: Pagan Memories, Christian Memories, Battle Memories
The greater portion of this book deals with the archaeology and mythology of the ancient Nile delta settlement of Canopus during the Ptolemaic, Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Les Stèles de l'Age du Fer dans le Léon - Finistère [The Steles of the Iron Age in Léon - Finistère]
A detailed inventory of all prehistoric standing stones in the County of Léon on the extreme Western peninsular of Brittany which is notably rich is such monuments. Lengthy descriptions of each monument, many with accompanying drawings, are grouped according to location.
Archaeology in Bath 1976-1985
A detailed synopsis of excavations undertaken in Bath over a ten year period illustrated throughout with photographs, site plans, excavation profiles, and many small finds drawings. Includes a bibliography and report microfiche. Large paperback. 166 pages.
Field Survey in British Archaeology
Proceedings of a conference on archaeological field survey, and an early work on the subject, with notable contributions from Atkinson, Grinsell, Cunliffe et al, exploring the techniques of field survey, its purpose and the methods employed when analysing the results.
The Catacombs of Rome and the Origins of Christianity
An illustrated guide to the extraordinary network of overlapping and interconnecting catacombs that lie beneath the streets and buildings of Rome, used originally for burials because of land shortage, and decorated with the very earliest Christian iconography in the form of wall frescoes and scul
Anglo-Saxon Burials in the Middle Thames plus Pottery Supplement
One of this noted local historian's earliest publications describing all known Anglo-Saxon burial and inhumation sites along the Thames valley between Reading and Windsor. Illustrated with drawings and b&w photographs.
Icons: A Sacred Art
An attractive exhibition catalogue of C15th, C16th and C17th icons from across the Byzantine world – Russia, Greece and the Balkans. An introductory essay describes the significance of their subject matter, their provenance and their date.
Wet Site Excavation and Survey: Proceedings of a Conference, London, 1990
The proceedings of a conference exploring the techniques of excavation underwater, on the foreshore. and in water-logged sites. The texts of ten papers are included. Large format paperback. 54 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 4729