British Museum Press
Oxbow Books is the distributor for British Museum Press scholarly titles, including the British Museum Research Publications (formerly called the Occasional Papers). BMP publishes a wide range of academic titles which are the result of research and scholarly study undertaken by the staff of the British Museum and other leading academics. These volumes range from interim field reports and collected conference papers to definitive reference catalogues that provide essential material for academic study. The Research Publications, published by the Secretariat of the British Museum, present current findings on specific aspects of the collections, publication of recent acquisitions and up-to-date reports of research projects and excavations undertaken by the departments of the British Museum.
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Archaeology: Discovering the Past
Paperback. Price GB £9.99
The Classical Tradition
Eight papers on Greek and Roman art and architecture and notes on recent acquisitions. 298p, illus (BMP 1976)
Hardback. Price GB £8.95
Cuneiform Texts...Babylonian Tabs Pt 55
Publishes 875 Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid economic texts, excavated at Abu Hamma, ancient Sippar, and copied by Pinches between 1892 and 1894. This volume reproduces his drawings. 322 pls (BMP 1982)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £30.00, Our Price GB £9.95
Cuneiform Texts...Babylonian Tabs Pt 56
This volume publishes another 826 Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid economic texts discovered in ancient Sippar and drawn by Pinches in the 1890s. 322 pls (BMP 1982)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £30.00, Our Price GB £9.95
Egyptian Mummy Case Cut-Out
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Egyptian Mummy Case Cut-Out Model
Paperback. Price GB £2.50
Islamic Designs
A `visual anthology of 280 designs.. drawn from the rich heritage of Islamic art'. The complex and intricate designs and patterns are taken from Islamic book illustrations, pottery, metalwork and other decorated objects. A good source of reference and inspiration. 21p introduction, 100p of b/w illus (British Museum Press 1988, rep 2003)
Paperback. Price GB £9.99
Medieval World : 12 British Museum Postcards
A collection of twelve postcards, each of which illustrates one of the Museum's marvellous collection of medieval artworks and artefacts. These include a Byzantine ivory panel, a Lewis chesspiece, an Anglo-Saxon royal ring, the Sutton Hoo helmet, the ...
Paperback. Price GB £4.50
Pocket Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
With a different god presented on each page, this slim guide provides a colourful introduction to Egyptian religion. Short descriptions are accompanied by illustrations of paintings, sculptures and artefacts. 48p, col illus (BMP 2001)
Hardback. Price GB £6.99
Treasures from the Sudan
edited by Julie R Anderson
This is a concise guide to the exhibition Sudan: Ancient Treasures held at the British Museum in 2004, presenting sixty objects from the collection of the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum, along with photographs of sites and monuments. Each entry has a short description and includes objects such as a copper alloy crocodile, a ceramic chalice, beads, amulets, various statues, figurines and stelae. A short preliminary essay serves as an ...
Paperback. Price GB £6.00
The World of Myths Volume Two: Mesopotamian Myths, Persian Myths, Chinese Myths, Aztec and Maya Myths, Inca Myths
introduced by Felipe Fernandez-Armestro
This second volume of World of Myths is a compilation of another five titles from The Legendary Past series. It includes: Mesopotamian Myths by Henrietta McCall, Persian Myths by Sarkhosh Curtis, Chinese Myths by Anne Birrell, Aztec and Maya Myths by Karl Taube and Inca Myths by Gary Urton. The book includes a short introduction on myths and their place in society and history, and a large glossary. ...
Hardback. Price GB £16.99
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