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Antalya Museum Guide
A colour guide to the many prehistoric, Hellensitic and Roman exhibits in this important museum. Paperback. 112 pages. Small name inscribed inside cover (the aunt of Boris Johnsons's first wife!), otherwise in good clean condition. CatNo 4988
Ancient Maya Civilization
Definitive textbook. Illustrated. Paperback. 338 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4984
The Sanctuary and Theatre of Dionysos: Monuments on the South Slope of the Acropolis
Illustrated. Paperback. 128 pages. In new condition. Cat No 4982
Islamic Cities and Conservation
The development of Islamic cities in relation to culture, their growth over the centuries, the effects of modern urbanisation, and strategies for conservation. Illustrated. Paperback. 110 pages. In near new condition. Cat No 4981
Mapping the Culture of Taipei
The historic buildings of Taipei described and illustrated district by district. Large handsome paperback. 80 pages. In new condition. Cat No 4979
Oxford: The City Beneath Your Feet: Recent Excavations in the City of Oxford
Prehistoric, Roman and Medieval Oxford revealed. Illustrated. Paperback. 32 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 4976
The Home Life of the Ancient Egyptians: A Picture Book
Paperback. 32 Pages. Good condition. Cat No 4975
The Rise and Fall of the Ceramic Spittoon
An exhibition catalogue of ceramic spittoons first introduced around 1800 and in common use until the eraly years of the C20th. The development, purpose and decline of this specifically designed receptacle are followed by colour photographs of 62 examples. Paperback. 38 pages.
Werner's Nomenclature of Colours
A facsimile of the groundbreaking work of German mineralogist Abraham Werner's standardisation of colours translated to English by painter Patrick Syme and published in 1814. Includes modern biographies of Werner and Syme. Paperback. 52 pages. Cat No 4970
The Hellenistic Tomb Paintings of Marisa
The series of tomb paintings of Marisa, barely 60 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, represents one of the first major discoveries of paintings dating from the Hellenistic period. They produced much excitement among art scholars and antiquarians at the time of their discovery a century ago.