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The Realm of the Great Goddess: The Story of the Megalith Builders
The original 1961 edition in good clean condition in a slightly worn dustjacket. Cat No 4822
Roman Imperial Sculpture: An Introduction to the Commemorative and Decorative Sculpture of the Roman Empire Down to the Death of Constantine
An album of 144 b&w photographs depicting sculptures from across the Roman empire which create an important record of events and personalities of the age including works such as the triumphal reliefs of Trajan's Column or the decorations on the Augustan Altar of Peace.
Flower and Bird Painting of The Sung Dynasty
A scholarly introduction to a Chinese art form of the C12th featuring paintings of flowers, birds and animals in a stylised but highly naturalistic manner. Ten of the finest examples are reproduced as full colour large tipped-in plates. Large format paperback. 24 pages.
English Architecture in the Time of Bede
The text of a lecture describing the architecture of the very earliest Anglo-Saxon churches in Britain dating from little more than a century after the introduction of Augustinian christianity.
Here History Began: From the Maxims of Ptah-Hotep - "He Who Is Able to Listen is Able to Speak" - Son et Lumière Soundtrack: Pyramids and Sphinx - 2 LP Set
A double album of sound and music used in the original Son et Lumière production staged in front of the Pyramids in 1961. The two vinyl records come in a gatefold cover whose interior presents a large photo of the illuminated Sphinx and Pyramids.
Dravida and Kerala in the Art of Travancore
This volume examines two Southern Indian traditions of Travancore architecture: the ancient Dravida tradition of stone temples and the Kerala school associated with more recent wooden architecture although following ancient antecedents.
Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar
The author describes in detail the unique architectural aspects of the Bhubaneswar temples in the Eastern state of Odisha (Orissa), their iconography and their chronology, singling out three of the most notable temples as case studies. 262 pages plus an Appendix of 143 b&w plates.
The Viking Ship of Ladby
Attractive little guide to the boat burial at Ladby and the artefacts it contained. 24 photos and diagrams. Map. 43 pp. Condition good. Cat No 3210
Satavahana Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Museum
A catalogue of more than 400 coins of the Satavahana dynasty period (2nd/1st centuries BC) that ruled central India and issued the first Indian coinage. The coins of various kings are described and are accompanied by 20 b&w plates illustrating all the coins. Paperback. 70 pa
The Douce Apocalypse: With an Inroduction and Notes
Describes the C13th manuscript of the Book of Revelation now held by the Bodelian Library in Oxford and reproduces many of the most remarkable leaves on excellent full colour tipped in plates. 28 pages and fourteen plates. The book is in near new condition but in a rather badly worn dustjacket.
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