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Bembridge Windmill: Isle of Wight
A short visitor's guide to the history, construction and internal workings of this notable C18th windmill on the Isle of wight. Booklet. 16 pages. In very good condition. Cat No 5027
Molens
An extensive survey of the very many historic windmills still scattered across the landscape of the Netherlands which were used not only to grind grain but whose principal function was usually to pump water out of the dykes.
Polynesians - Discovering Other Cultures
Short illustrated guide to the people of the Pacific - Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island. Illustrated. Paperback. 16 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4938
Medieval Syrian Pottery
Pottery from the 7th to 13th centuries illustrated and described. Paperback. 56 pages. In very good condition. Cat No 4913
Digging Up Bones: The Excavation, Treatment and Study of Human Skeletal Remains
Paperback. 208 pages. In near new condition. Cat No 4885
Old Textiles (The Treasures of the Hungarian National Museum)
Hardback. 62 pages, followed by eight colour plates, and 79 b&w photographs. In very good clean condition. Cat No 4871
Aspects of Viking Dublin
Summarizes results of work between 1973 and 1977 in Fishamble Street and Christ Church Place. There are descriptions of three inscribed objects – a wooden comb, a leather scabbard and an iron sword.
The Catacombs of Rome and the Origins of Christianity
An illustrated guide to the extraordinary network of overlapping and interconnecting catacombs that lie beneath the streets and buildings of Rome, used originally for burials because of land shortage, and decorated with the very earliest Christian iconography in the form of wall frescoes and scul
Threads of Life: A Private Collection of Textiles from Indonesia and Sarawak
An exhibition catalogue of ceremonial textile hangings, banners and skirt fabrics from Indonesia employing traditional dyes and weaving techniques to produce patterns of intricate and unique design.
Cartes de Visite in Nineteenth Century Photography
A comprehensive and authoritative survey of cartes de visite describing their history, their diversity, and covering seventy subjects that were extensively photographed.