An illustrated guide to the collection of Inca gold held by the Museum in Lima with essays on the importance of gold to the indigenous cultures of South America, the plunder during the Spanish conquest, and the legacy of Inca gold today.  An extensive section on Inca metallurgy and a Glossar

A community research project conducted to ascertain the location, extent and purpose of the C14th Dominican monastery that once played a large part in the medieval life of Worcester but whose last physical remains were destroyed in the 1960's during deep demolition prior to the construction of a

Fifty manuscripts from the collection of the Brotherton Library from the C15th to C20th illustrated in b&w plates with lengthy descriptions regarding author, subject matter and reasons for adding to the University's library.

The history of gunpowder production in the UK from C17th onwards with particular reference to the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey and the historic blackpowder milling sites around Faversham, as well as preventative measures taken in the C19th to reduce explosions during manufacture.

A thorough guide to Isle of Wight shipwrecks focussing not only on several notable wrecks from C18th to early C20th but also covering the history of lighthouses, lifeboats and coastguards on the island.

Describes the location of mine workings at Dolaucothi and the detailed surveys that have established the extensive Roman adits and leat systems used to exploit the gold during the occupation and in association with the nearby fort at Pumsaint.

Substantial and attractive colour guide to the artefacts held in the Sendai Museum dating from the time of Edo ruler 'Date Masamune' regarded as the founding father of the city of Sendai in the early C17th.

A large synthesis of archaeological research carried out iover the five year period covered including the following papers:  Environment of the Lower Palaeolithic settlement site at Přezletice; Round enclosures and marble bracelets.

Although not usually associated with historic buildings, the towns and villages in and around Milton Keynes do, in fact, have much to offer the architectural historian - churches, chapels, cruck-framed cottages, old farmhouses, manors, barns, mills and a wealth of industrial heritage associated w

Six outstanding paintings and one painted reliquary by the C15th artist Hans Memling illustrated in full colour and described in terms of their composition, subject matter and symbolism.  Paperback.  48 pages.  Minor signs of wear, otherwise good clean condition.