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Before Knossos . . . Arthur Evans's Travels in the Balkans and Crete
Drawing on Evans' own notebooks, sketches and newspaper articles this book reconstructs many of his early travels in Scandinavia and the Balkans, as well as his more famous expeditions in Crete where his notes on a range of remote archaeological sites remain unpublished.
From the Mummy's Tomb Ancient Egyptian Treasures in Ipswich Museum
This book highlights the best of the Ancient Egyptian collections at Ipswich Museum and gives an excellent introduction to the lives, gods and the artistic achievements of the ancient Egyptians.
Vindolanda: The Early Wooden Forts - Preliminary Reports on the Leather, Textiles, Environmental Evidence and Dendrochronology
Official and definitve report on Vindolanda's recovered leather artefacts - footwear, horse gear (chamfrons and strapwork), tent panels, purses, and knife sheaths. A short chapter on textile fragments follows.
Xi'an - China's Ancient Capital
Unlike most guidebooks for Xi'an which focus entirely on the terracotta army, this pocket guide gives it only a cursory description focussing, instead, on the entire prehistory of the region starting with the Neolithic Banpo pottery sites, then working through the many other imperial burials.
Jernaderens Plojning: Store Vildmose [Iron Age Ploughing: Store Vildmose]
Extensive report of excavations on a cultivation layer beneath the blanket bog of Store Vildmose in Jutland already notable for preserving a range of prehistoric sites including an Iron Age settlement.
Lycia: Western Section of the Southern Coast of Turkey
Large colour guide to the the ancient Lycian sites and Hellenistic remains around Antalya on the Southern coast of Turkey - Telmessus, Tlos, Pinara, Sidyma, Xanthos etc. Paperback. 142 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 3341
Borobudur
An extensive photographic survey of post-restoration Borobudur featuring in detail the structure, the friezes and carvings with additional information on its symbolism and meaning. Many black-and-white photographs, architectural drawings and two colour plates. Paperback. 110 pag
Ancient Rhodes - 2400 Years
Glossy full colour guide to the artefacts and antiquities housed in the Grand Master's Palace dating from Rhodes ancient prehistory through to the Roman period. Large format paperback. 72 pages. Fifty excellent colour plates with extensive accompanying descriptions. Island
Pembrokeshire Architecture
A survey of churches, monasteries, castle, chapels and cottages of Pembrokeshire. Also includes Tower Houses, Hall Houses, Chimney Houses and Dovecotes and industrial architecture. 80 pages. Many illustrations. Paperback. Near new condition. Cat No 3091
Les Plaisirs du Jardinage: French Garden Design 1680-1860
Sale catalogue of twenty-five outstanding drawings, gouaches and watercolours depicting garden design from the C17th, C18th and C19th. Each reproduced in large colour or b&w plates with comprehensive descriptions and details of date, artist and provenance. Paperback. 38 page