A review of the manual arts in the ancient Thai tradition - mural painting, engraving, sculpting, carving, moulding, plastering, lacquering and gol

The history of Ethiopia from the Queen of Sheba to WWII with substantial chapters on the Aksum obelisks and the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.&nbs

Detailed technical study of the large carved altar of the sanctuary of St Elizabeth's Cathedral, Kosice and its twelve painted panels dating from 1

An illustrated catalogue of 32 medieval and renaissance manuscript cuttings collected during the C19th and housed in the Wallace Collection, London

1950's guide to the Sumerian civilisation written for children.  Illustrated with photographs of Wooley's excavations and the artefacts recove

Beautifully produced catalogue of superb examples of medieval Limoges enamels - caskets, reliquaries, croziers, candlesticks, thurible, ciborium -

Large and lavish guide to the architecture, treasures and frescoes of the extensive St Sergius monastery, the most important monastery in Russia an

Guide to the extensive cultural legacy of the feudal lords of the Tokugawa family based in Nagoya during the Edo period and including collections o

Useful guide to historic muslim architecture  exemplified by diagrams and photographs of mosques and madrasas with specific reference to build

Catalogue of the extensive collection of ancient Greek coins held by the museum illustrated by 50 plates showing obverse and reverse of many hundre

A large tourist guide to the ancient Greek ruins of Paestum in Southern Italy illustrated in colour.  Paperback.  Minor wear, otherwise g

A catalogue of more than 400 coins of the Satavahana dynasty period (2nd/1st centuries BC) that ruled central India and issued the first Indian coi

Attractive well illustrated report on the Swedish excavations at the ancient Greek city of Asine during the 1970's/80's.   Many excellent

Comprehensive guide to the remains of the largest Roamn city in Switzerland with sections on all the extant building foundations and the finds reco

Examines on Porton Down what has been ploughed out elsewhere - over 100 Neolithic and Bronze Age barrows, flint mines, Iron Age banks and ditches,

The first extensive study in English of this important C4th BC site.  Its temple, sanctuary, stadium, theatre and thymele platform are all con

Catalogue of the museum's collection of Yoruba masks, costumes, personal ornaments, domestic objects, musical instruments, weapons and items connec

Catalogue of the Museum's extensive collection of Indian playing cards compiled and written by the leading expert on the subject.  Extensive h

The author comments on the proposed prehistoric occupation sequence of the Niah caves and the excavations at the delta Chinese trading outpost of S

Discusses and reproduces the images of Athens recorded by the earliest photographers of the C19th and often used as source material by Alma Tadema

118 Welsh chapels of the C18th and C19th Illustrated and described.  Paperback.  88 pages.  Text in Welsh.  Very good clean con

Attractive modern guide to the geology and ecology of the valleys and mountains of Northern Albania with the largest section focussing on the regio

Large catalogue illustrating and describing in detail fifty items from the museum´s collection of Chinese ceramics from the Han to the Ming Dynasti

This report features, among others, Liverpool Docks, Norton Priory, Speke Hall, Williamson Tunnels, Birkenhead Priory, Port Sunlight, Manchester Mu

Illustrated catalogue of the outstanding collection of Bronze Age axes,  palstaves, socketed axes, spearheads, daggers and sickles.  Note