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An Auction of Coins, Historical Medals, Tokens and Paper Money: Catalogue 139
A huge auction catalogue of almost 4000 items including – a large selection of English coins, with Iron Age and Medieval coins well represented; British, Irish and London historic medals; C17th trade tokens; and a large collection of C19th horse racing silver stand passes.
Jelena, Velika Kraljica: Sedam Vekova od Smrti Kraljice Jelena, 1314-2014 - [Jelena, Great Queen: Seven Centuries Since the Death of Queen Jelena, 1314-2014]
Attractive colour commemorative publication depicting the Gradac Monastery in Serbia founded in the C13th with an endowment from Queen Hélène d’Anjou (Queen Jelena) who was married to King Stefan Uroš I and who is depicted in the remnant frescoes in the restored church today.
Carchemish in Context: The Land of Carchemish Project 2006-2010
The ancient Hittite city of Carchemish sited on the Euphrates was excavated several times in the early C20th, but a recent collaboration between the universities of Durham and Edinburgh resulted in the first extensive survey using advanced remote sensing techniques of, not only the inner city, bu
Un Asceta en la Corte Nazarí: Los Siete Misterios de los Sentidos, la Imaginación y la Creatividad [An Ascetic at the Nasrid Court: The Seven Mysteries of the Senses, Imagination and Creativity]
Based upon the life and work of the Lecrin Valley ascetic Ya’far al-Qunchi (14th century) according to information collected by Yusuf I’s vizier Ibn al-Khatib, this story explores the ideas on art and courtly architecture that were being debated when some of the most important buildings of the Al
Rupert Wace Ancient Art
Lavish sale catalogue issued by one the UK's leading antiquitiees dealers. Fifty-nine of the finest examples of ancient art are illustrated in high quality colour photographs with accompanying descriptions of age, size and provenance.
Netsuke from a European Private Collection - Sunday 8 May 2016
Auction catalogue of a superlative netsuke collection comprising 161 outstanding examples, each illustrated in full colour with accompanying description, date, maker, provenance, prior publication and price estimate. Appendices showing signatures, an Index by subject matter, and a Bibliogra
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society for 2016 Volume 134
Includes articles on Iron Age Settlement at Churchdown Hill; Romano-British Cemetery at Bourton-on-the-Water; Roman Villa at Winchcombe; and the Avonmouth Light Railway. Paperback. 364 pages. New condition.