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A Guide to British Topographical Collections
Arranged by county, this compendium lists and describes topographical collections that comprise drawings, prints and photographs of historic places and buildings. Hardback. 159 pages. In very good condition. Cat No 5088
Food and Cooking in Prehistoric Britain: History and Recipes
Paperback. 44 pages. Very good condition. Cat No 5057
History from the Farm
Case studies of historic farms in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and Scotland. Illustrated. Hardback. 142 pages. In very good clean condition in a good dustjacket. Cat No 4980
Lost Gods of Albion: The Chalk Hill-Figures of Britain
Very full description of the ancient hill-figures extant or lost - Uffington, Westbury, Tysoe, Cerne Abbas, Wendlebury, Wilmington, Whiteleaf and Bledlow. Includes a bibliography. Illustrated. Hardback. 216 pages.
A Corpus of Wheel-Thrown Pottery in Anglo-Saxon Graves
An introduction to the bottles, jugs, bowls and jars recovered from Anglo-Saxon graves in England with comparisons made to similar continental grave goods. A discussion regarding date, function, decoration and technical analysis follows.
Timber Framed Buildings: a Study of Medieval Timber Buildings in Bedfordshire and Adjoining Counties
Describes and illustrates the techniques of construction of historic timber framed buidlings and their types - cottages, farms, cruck houses, shops, barns, gate houses - with particular reference to buildings still extant in Bedfordshire. Large paperback. 32 pages.
The Early Churches of Great Britain : Prior To The Coming Of Augustine
An historical (and protestant polemic) outlining the earliest aspects of Christian worship and ministry in Great Britain sketching the establishment of the earliest monasteries, often on islands, and the differences between the Celtic church and the church of Rome prior to the resolutions of Coun
English Church Monuments 1510 - 1840
Hardback. 144 pages. Good clean condition in a slightly worn original dustjacket. Cat No A253ea
Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects
A compendium whose chapters include - Inscriptions on Church Bells; Bell Ringers' Jugs; Burial Customs; Sundials and Churchyard Crosses; Rood Lofts; Armour in Churches; Crosiers; and Cloisters. Inscription to end-paer, otherwise in good clean condition. Cat No A246
Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland
Without question now the definitive book on the astronomical alignment of prehistoric standing stones and stone circles still found widely across the British Isles.