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Introduction to Archives
Published to accompany a series of radio programmes on the BBC, this book covers: public archives; business archives; private archives; ecclesiastical archives; the chief repositories; archives relating to places; archives relating to persons; and public access to archives. Includes several
Anglo-Saxon England
Short essays and notes published to accompany a series of eight radio broadcasts that provided an overview of the the life and culture of Anglo-Saxon England prior to the Norman conquest. Illustrated in b&w and four colour plates. Includes a Glossary, Chronology and Bibliography.&
Byzantium: A BBC Radio Guide to Byzantine History and Art
Published to accompany a series of twelve radio broadcasts this acts as an introduction to the Byzantine world, Byzantine church architecture and Byzantine art from the early Eastern Roman Empire of the C4th to the final crusades of the C13th.
Egypt's Lost City
A booklet published to accompany a TV documentary examining the city of Akhetaten (otherwise known as Amarna) to which the pharoah Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti relocated the imperial capital, and where Tutankhamun was born, but which was subsequently abandoned to the desert sands.
The Mystery of the Taj Mahal
A booklet published to accompany a TV documentary on the Taj Mahal. It examines the dynasty responsible for such tombs including Shah Jahan's grandfather Humayun whose tomb is a precursor to the Taj.