An enormous beautifully illustrated catalogue published to accompany an exhibition held in Florence to commemorate the works of two of Italy's greatest Renaissance draughtsmen, engineers and architects, and their contemporaries.  Large paperback.  250 pages.

Traces the seventy-five year history of the Council for the Care of Churches with case studies on the early work of the Council, and specific notes on church furnishings and redundant churches.  Paperback.  130 pages.  Bibliography.  Good clean condition.

A detailed survey into the social, economic and cultural practices of a traditional Nepalese mountain village community compiled during four visits by an American researcher and covering such aspects as: Ethnic groups, agriculture, transportation, markets, cottage industries, religious worship, f

A booklet describing the working relationship between archaeologists and the gravel extraction industry as it operates in the Yonne flood-plain of northern Burgundy with details of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman sites in the region.  Paperback.  32 pages.  Text in French.

The first in a series devoted to the archaeology and ethnology of St Kilda.The outstanding archaeological remains of blackhouses, cottages and rubbish pits combined with documentary evidence on farming and fowling create a  unique insight into a way of life lost forever after the evacuation

and some of which are now lost.  120 frescoes are included as large colour plates.  Bi-lingual descriptions of location, date and subject matter accompany the illustrations.  Large format paperback.  148 pages.

A detailed study of Fair Isle's landscape and social change from prehistory to the C20th including sections on field monuments, settlement patterns, boat construction, post-medieval agriculture and water mills.  A Gazetteer of 750 sites and an extensive Bibliography complete the book.

This book illustrates more than forty examples of Japanese art drawn from the oriental collections of Merseyside Museums.  Not all of these artefacts are associated with warfare and many depict the more peaceful pursuits of the Samurai class.  32 pages.  Paperback.

Catalogue of an exhibition that gathered together outstanding works of art depicting the Magi including amongst many -  early medieval ivory carvings, a Limoges enamel casket, altar pieces, a C12th psalter, paintings by the Master of Liesborn and Breughel, a Durer engraving,  tapestries

For thousands of years, the Indians of Florida created exquisite objects from natural materials - wood, bone, stone, clay, and shell. This full-colour book, the first devoted exclusively to the artistic achievements of the Florida aborigines, describes and illustrates 116 of these artefacts.