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La Collection Khmère
A catalogue of a large collection of Khmer artefacts and sculptures assembled by the acknowledged authority Loius Finot during French rule in Indo-China during the early 1900's.
Guide to the Collection Illustrating the Prehistory of Wales
Extremely thorough guide to the museum's collection of prehistoric artefacts - flints, pottery, Bronze and Iron Age weaponry. Hardback. 254 pages. Illustrated throughout with many excellent line drawings.
Dating Prehistoric Ruins by Tree-Rings
One of the very first monographs on dendrochronology and archaeology published to acknowledge the pioneering work in the preceding decade of Andrew Douglass who invented the science. Paperback. 20 pages with illustrations and bibliography. This is the original 1939 edition (not
Catalogue of a Selection of Mediaeval Manuscripts and Jewelled Book-Covers Exhibited in the Main Library with Seventeen Facsimiles
Catalogue of an exhibition of medieval manuscripts with a lengthy Introduction to the subject and a useful chapter on 'Features of Manuscripts of the Middle ages plus 17 b&w plates. 72 pages. Card covers. Some external wear and minor signs of ageing but internally sound. Cat No 1598
Les Agrafes Chinoises Jusqu'à la Fin de l'Époque Han [Chinese Clothing Clasps up to the End of the Han Dynasty]
Extraordinary survey of the distinctive and decorative old Chinese clothing clasps. 57 pages, nine photographic plates illustrating a wealth of brooch and fasteners, plus many line drawings and double page map. Text in French. Large format in card covers. Small chip