An illustrated guidebook to the large C15th medieval hall-house regarded as a unique survivor in Wales and, having fallen into a semi-derelict state, was subsequently taken into the guardianship of the Landmark Trust which has carried out substantial repairs and restoration to preserve the buildi

A commemorative programme published by the BBC to mark a performance in six parts of the Renaissance Intermedi, a musical art form fostered under the patronage of the Medici family and regarded as the pre-cursor to modern-day opera.

An exhibition catalogue providing a comprehensive chronological survey of the variety of ancient Chinese  jade items from the 4th millennium BC onwards, from ceremonial weapons and pi discs, decorative grave goods, personal ornaments, carved figurines and animals, to cups, vases and bowls.

Five conference papers examining the agricultural traditions and cultivation rituals of the peoples of Java, Borneo, Kalimantan, Flores and Timor.  Paperback.  89 pages.  Very good clean condition.  Cat No 4577

Sixteen conference papers covering the widest variety of Bermuda's early history published to bring about a greater awareness of the island's archaeology.  Subjects covered include shipwrecks, archaeology of shipbuilding, historic house construction and island cemeteries.  Paperback.

Illustrated guide to the chronological evolution of the fine decorated textiles that form the national costumes of Java with chapters on their manufacturing techniques, their decoration and its symbolism.

A large format souvenir guide describing J Paul Getty's ambition to recreate  a museum modelled on the lavish Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum and published to mark its opening in Malibu in 1975, now home to the large Getty collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities.

A study of the reclamation of fenlands in the Wapentake of Elloe following the construction of dykes and drainage during the expansion of Viking and early medieval settlements with comparative analysis of Domesday Survey records.  Includes a fold-out map of Elloe.  Paperback.

Twenty-five years of research into archaeological, architectural and documentary sources has resulted in a comprehensive study of the history of brickmaking and building wih brick in Essex from the Norman re-use of Roman bricks to the brick builders of the C15th.

Published in conjunction with English Heritage and as a complement to an exhibition held at the School of Jewellery this booklet distils the findings of an architectural survey of a district that is characterised by C19th buildings constructed to form the largest centre of manufacturing of jewell