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Region: India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka

A catalogue of a large collection of Rajasthani paintings dating from the C18th and early C19th depicting the lives, activities and beliefs of the Rajput Maharajas now housed in the National Gallery in Melbourne.

Region: Britain - Wales

Describes the location of mine workings at Dolaucothi and the detailed surveys that have established the extensive Roman adits and leat systems used to exploit the gold during the occupation and in association with the nearby fort at Pumsaint.

Region: Britain - Wales

A chronological review of the known archaeology for the county ranging from the distribution of Neolithic artefacts, through Bronze age monuments, to Iron Age hillforts, the remains of Roman occupation,  the earliest Christian cemeteries,  medieval castles, monasteries and the developme

Region: Britain - Wales

The story of the building  of Welsh castles with the emphasis on the masons and carpenters employed in their construction but more particularly the costs to the exchequer as deduced from detailed accounts records.

Period: Post-Medieval

An illustrated guide to the finest examples of C16th London silver in the Museum's collection.  A nine page introductory essay is followed by thirty b&w plates.  Very good clean condition. Cat No 3809

Region: Britain - Midlands

A well-researched and illustrated record of the collieries, iron mines, quarries and tinplate works that once characterised the heavy industry of the Forest of Dean and which have all but disappeared today.  Paperback.  80 pages.

Region: Americas

The best illustrated guide to the lost city of the Incas with 30 pages of outstanding colour photographs of walls, palaces, temples and plazas, as well as other nearby Inca ruins in the high Andes.  Detailed descriptions accompany the photographs and an annotated site map.

Region: Greece

Essentially an illustrated gazetteer of all the major archaeological sites in Greece and across the Eastern Mediterranean that feature temples or theatres with additional notes on the religion of the ancient Greeks and the events staged in open air theatres.  Paperback.  120 pages.

Region: China/Japan/Korea

An attractive illustrated guide to Chinese historic palaces, temples, tombs, gardens and vernacular buildings.  Many excellent colour photographs of little known architecture, each with informative English captions.  Paperback.  108 pages.  New condition.  Cat No 3773

Region: Italy

The only detailed report availaable on the unique and large silver amphora recovered from the Tuscan sea by a fisherman in 1968 and likely dating from the C4th.