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Bayerns Märchenschlösser für Kinder: Die Bauten König Ludwigs II [Bavaria's Fairytale Castles: The Buildings of King Ludwig II]
Well illustrated guide to the C19th castles of Bavaria - Linderhof, Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemse and the King's House hunting lodge at Schachen. Biographies of Ludwig and his architects complement the individual entries. Large paperback. 88 pages. Text in German.
Castel Roncolo: Il Maniero Illustrato
Attractive colour pocket guide to the medieval Castle Roncolo (Schloss Runkelstein) in the Italian Tyrol. The castle is richly adorned with C14th frescoes which feature prominently as colour photographs in this book. Text in Italian. Chronology and site plans. Paperback.&n
Cornwall's Industrial Heritage
Guide and gazetteer to all notable extant historic industrial sites - breweries, brick works, china clay works, telegraph stations, canals, ferries, explosive works, foundries, limekilns, military defences, tide mills, windmills, mines, lighthouses, quays, quarries, railways, viaducts, tollhouses
Guide to the Passage Tombs at Brú Na Bóinne
This guide presents what we know about the builders of Brú Na Bóinne - who they were, how they lived, and what compelled them to create their mighty monuments. This is also the story of the tombs themselves - Knowth, Newgrange, and Dowth - how they were built, how their ceremonial use evolv
La Termitiere de L'Europe: Les Souterrains de la Citadelle de Namur
Extraordinarily thorough guide to the fortifications and warren of underground galleries beneath the C17th Citadel of Namur in Wallonia, Belgium otherwise known as the 'Termite Mound of Europe'. Paperback. 116 pages. Many colour illustrations and ground plans plus bibliogr
The Sea and the Marsh: The Medieval Cinque Port of New Romney
Presents the findings of pre-construction excavations that identified evidence for medieval occupation, fishing and seafaring on the New Romney foreshore and sets these findings in the broader historical context of the town and its role as one of the Cinque Ports. Large format paperback.&nb
Guide to Kazakhstan: Sites of Faith - Sites of History
This guide describes the majority of the religious, historical, archaeological, and architectural monuments from along the Silk Road. Rock art drawings, intricate Islamic tile work, turquoise domes, minarets and the ancient barrows of steppe rulers are extensively featured and illustrated.
Hatshepsut: the Complete Story of the Legendary Queen
Full colour guide to the mortuary temple and tomb of the Queen Hatshepsut sited in the Valley of the Kings. 48 pages. Paperback. Many colour plates plus fol-out site plan. Condition as new. Cat No 1681
The Prosopography of Byzantine Lesbos 284-1355 AD: A Contribution to the Social History of the Byzantine Province
This book is the first comprehensive prosopography of a provincial region of the Byzantine empire throughout the entire period of its control by the Byzantine state (284-1355).
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