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La Pala della Madonna della Misericordia a Borgo San Sepolcro – The Altarpiece of the Madonna of Mercy at Borgo San Sepolcro
An attractive guide to the C15th polyptych conserved in the Museo Civico di Sansepolcro in Tuscany painted in vivid colours against a gilded background by Piero. Forty-eight high quality colour plates are preceded by an introductory essay (in Italian). Paperback. 64 pages.
Irish Field Monuments
Illustrated guide to crannogs, souterrains, ringforts, promontory forts, megaliths, barrows, stone circles, standing stones, rock art, and medieval earthworks. Paperback. 24 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 3070
History Under Our Feet: The Work of the Gloucester Excavation Unit
Review of the work of the Gloucester Excavation Unit with an emphasis on rescue archaeology in advance of city centre redevelopment using a number of case studies to exemplify their value. Illustrated with photographs and site plans. Large format paperback. 31 pages. Good
Aboriginal Sites of New South Wales
Illustrated guide to rock engravings, rock paintings, shell middens, stone quarries, axe grinding, scarred and carved trees, burial and ceremonial sites. Large format paperback. 36 pages. Small stain to title page, otherwise good clean condition. Cat No 2650
Viking and Medieval Dublin
The story of Dublin's growth from the Celtic settlements of Áth Cliath and Dubhlinn through the Viking and Norman periods to the social, economic and religious life of C16th. Richlyembellished not only with photographs of extant ancient buildings but also with reports of archaeological exca
Japanese Woodblock Prints - Sales Exhibition
A catalogue of sixty-eight C18th and C19th woodblock prints. Each described in detail with accompanying b&w illustration. Booklet. 32 pages. Good condition. Cat No 2523
Ceremonial Sculpture of Ancient Veracruz
Exhibition catalogue of pottery figures and stone sculptures from the Gulf of Mexico pre-Hispanic Olmec, Aztec and Huastec cultures brought together from public and private collections. 193 objects described many of which are illustrated in colour and b&w photographs. Bibliography
Zuni Fetishism
An account of the variety and purpose of Zuni fetishes and talismans. Paperback. 66 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 2412
The Tokugawa Art Museum
Guide to the extensive cultural legacy of the feudal lords of the Tokugawa family based in Nagoya during the Edo period and including collections of armour, noh masks, lacquer ware and the C12th scroll Tale of Genji. Paperback. 20 pages. Illustrated in full colour. Good co
Gosudarstvennyi Muzei Etnografii Narodov SSSR (Guide to the National Ethnographic Museum)
Attractive photographic guide to the collections of the Ethnographic Museum Leningrad. 171 plates in colour and b&w. Text in Russian. Hardback. New condition. Cat No 2086
