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Dry Stone Walling
A 1999 reprint of the original 1957 treatise on dry-stone walling and stone dyke construction. Covers their prehistory and history (including the high walls of the ancient brochs of Shetland). Describes techniques of construction and regional variations, including some overseas examples.
Icon Gallery-Ohrid
A lavish exhibition catalogue of 42 icons from the North Macedonian gallery in Ohrid, mostly dating from the C14th, and reproduced in excellent full-page colour plates with each captioned in terms of subject, date, material, and provenance with a more extensive description of technique and
Ships, Shipwrecks and Maritime Incidents Around the Isles of Scilly
A log of all known shipwrecks. Paperback. 144 pages. In new condition. Cat No 5073
The Mexican National Museum of Anthropology
The 1968 UK edition re-published in Mexico in 1999 for visitors to the museum. Text in English. Illustrated. Paperback. 216 pages. New condition. Cat No 5030
A Sense of Heaven: 16th Century Boxwood Carvings for Private Devotion
Ornate boxwood carvings of rosaries, pomanders and altars described and illustrated. Paperback. 48 pages. In new condition. Cat No 5016
Naves, Towers & Spires: A Walk Around York's Mediaeval Parish Churches
Twenty-two churches described and illustrated in colour along with a walking itinerary. Paperback. 44 pages. Small inscribed dedication from the author on the title page, otherwise in good condition. Cat No 4966
Old and New Worlds: Historical/Post-Medieval Archaeology Papers from the Joint Conferences at Williamsburg and London 1997
A wide ranging collection of forty-two papers from a 1997 conference on post-medieval archaeology - five are concerned with the use and interpretation of evidence; thirteen describe settlements and their communities on both sides of the Atlantic; four are on nautical and military operations
Art for Eternity: Masterworks from Ancient Egypt
100 objects, each described and illustrated in excellent colour photographs. Includes a Glossary of terms. Paperback. 160 pages. In new condition. Cat No 4939
The Saxon Sanctuary: St Peter's Wootton Wawen Warwickshire
Using a wide range of documentary records, archives and surveys of fields and buildings this exhibition accompaniment records the prehistoric and historic evolution of a Warwickshire parish, including its Saxon minster foundation.