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Region: Britain - S. England

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

Region: Benelux

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.

Region: Australasia/Pacific

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

Region: Middle East

Pottery from the 7th to 13th centuries illustrated and described.  Paperback.  56 pages.  In very good condition.  Cat No 4913 

Region: Eastern Europe

Hardback.  62 pages, followed by eight colour plates, and 79 b&w photographs.  In very good clean condition.  Cat No 4871

Period: Viking

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.

Region: Italy

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

Region: SE Asia

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.

Theory & Practice: Ancient Books & Documents

A comprehensive and authoritative survey of cartes de visite describing their history, their diversity, and covering seventy subjects that were extensively photographed.