Ancient History
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Text and Image in René d'Anjou's Livre de Tournois: Constructing Authority and Identity in Fifteenth-Century Court Culture - Three Volume set [Hardback]
Justin Sturgeon(Author)
$340.00ISBN: 9781783272693
Published by : Boydell Press
René d'Anjou's Livre des tournois is famous as the most substantial account of the organisation of a medieval tournament that has come down to us. It survives in eight manuscripts, most of which have an almost identical layout; the b... .... Learn More -
The Papers of the Elland Society, 1769-1818 [Hardback]
John Walsh(Editor); Stephen Taylor(Editor)
$120.00ISBN: 9781843834441
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Church of England Record Society
The Elland Society is one of the leading Evangelical clerical societies established in the eighteenth century. It provides a forum in which a group of like-minded clergymen are able to discuss matters of common interest and concern, and plays an i... .... Learn More -
A History of the County of Somerset: Dunster, Minehead and Carhampton [Hardback]
M.C. Siraut(Editor)
$165.00ISBN: 9781904356486
Published by : Victoria County History
Series: Victoria County History
This volume describes the history of the eastern part of Carhampton Hundred. Bounded by the Bristol Channel and Exmoor, with steep hills forming a backdrop to a coastal plain, the area has at its heart the picturesque village of Dunster, one of th... .... Learn More -
The Household Knights of Edward III: Warfare, Politics and Kingship in Fourteenth-Century England [Hardback]
Matthew Hefferan(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783275649
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Warfare in History
Volume: Volume 50
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Oasis Papers 8: Pleistocene Research in the Western Desert of Egypt [Paperback]
Maxine K. Kleindienst(Editor)
Regular Price: $70.00
Special Price: $52.50
ISBN: 9781789255713
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Dakhleh Oasis Papers
Volume: 8
This is the only volume to present significant results of research into the Pleistocene of the Western Desert of Egypt. Research on Pleistocene prehistoric remains in Dakhleh Oasis began during survey in the 1978 Dakhleh Oasis Project (DOP) season... .... Learn More -
The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report. Volume I: History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating [Hardback]
Susan W. Katsev(Editor); Laina W. Swiney(Editor)
Regular Price: $80.00
Special Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781785707520
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume: 1
The Kyrenia ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC and sunk off the north coast of Cyprus 294-291 BC, was excavated between 1967 and 1972 under the direction of Michael Katzev. The importance of this ship lies in the extraordinary state of ... .... Learn More -
Mortuary Pratices and Social Transformation: The Eastern Nile Delta During the 4th–early 3rd Millennium BC [Paperback]
Joanne M. Rowland(Author)
Regular Price: $55.00
Special Price: $41.25
ISBN: 9781789251722
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
This latest volume in the Studies in Funerary Archaeology series presents an Egyptian case study from the 4th millennium BC within the framework of wider studies and analyses of early complex societies. Mortuary Practices and Social Transformatio... .... Learn More -
Ancient Arms Race: Antiquity's Largest Fortresses and Sasanian Military Networks of Northern Iran: A joint fieldwork project by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham (2014-2016) [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer(Editor); Jebrael Nokandeh(Editor); Hamid Omrani Rekavandi(Editor)
Regular Price: $130.00
Special Price: $97.50
ISBN: 9781789254624
Published by : Oxbow Books
Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history? Few realise that imperial Rome had a serious competitor in Late Antiquity. Late Roman legionary bases, normal... .... Learn More -
Imagining the Divine: Art in Religions of Late Antiquity across Eurasia [Paperback]
Jaś Elsner(Editor); Rachel Wood(Editor)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861592340
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 234
This groundbreaking volume brings together scholars of the art and archaeology of late antiquity (c. 200−1000), across cultures and regions reaching from India to Iberia, to discuss how objects can inform our understanding of religions. Duri... .... Learn More -
British Historic Towns Atlas Volume VII: Oxford [Hardback]
Alan Crossley(Editor)
Regular Price: $90.00
Special Price: $67.50
ISBN: 9781789253269
Published by : Historic Towns Trust
Series: British Historic Towns Atlas
Volume: 7
The latest volume of the British Historic Towns Atlas covers the internationally-renowned city of Oxford. Famed for its university and its many outstanding historic buildings, the volume presents in mapped form the history of its topographical dev... .... Learn More
