gue 2015 - Oxbow Books

General Interest and Method and Theory

2 Oxfordshire

Dogs

by Hilary L Turner.

by Catherine Johns.

A Look At the Past A tour of the churches, monuments, trackways, markets, houses and colleges of Oxfordshire, aimed at the resident and visitor alike. Hilary Turner reviews the evidence chronologically, describing the sites and monuments, exploring human impact on the landscape and building a picture of the changing lives of the people of Oxfordshire. 128p, 30 col illus (Plotwood 1997) Pb was £9.75 now £2.95

Perilous Glory

The Rise of Western Military Power by John France.

This expansive book surveys the history of warfare from ancient Mesopotamia to the Gulf War in search of a deeper understanding of the origins of Western warfare and the reasons for its eminence today. Its bold conclusions cast doubt on well-entrenched attitudes about the development of military strength, the impact of culture on warfare, the future of Western dominance, and much more. 438p b/w pls (Yale UP 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Living Archaeology by Philip Rahtz.

An entertaining autobiography of one of the best known and most highly regarded archaeologists of recent times. Rahtz excavated many important sites, including Bordesley Abbey, Glastonbury Tor, Cannington Cemetery, the church at Deerhurst St Mary and the Iron Age hillfort at Cadbury Congresbury, and gained many great friends and colleagues along the way. 288p b/w illus (Sutton 2001) Pb was £17.99 now £5.95

Astrology From Ancient Babylon to the Present by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart.

This new history of astrology aims to get away from the impression of exoticism which has surrounded it, stressing that for most of its existence it was a science at the forefront of intellectual speculation. Maxwell-Stuart traces the development of the discipline, showing that like a science it was not a static body of learning, but one that was constantly reinterpreted and added to, following theological, medical aesthetic and political currents, and in turn influencing other areas of inquiry. 320p b/w pls (Amberley 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Sites of Antiquity from Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Rome by Charles Freeman.

Freeman selects 50 of the Ancient World’s finest sites, using them to trace the development of their civilizations. The texts are wellwritten and convey a surprising amount of information, focusing on the extant remains and what they can tell us, rather than on excavations at the sites, and each illustrated with useful plans and many colour photographs. 248p col illus (Blue Guides 2008) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

History, Myth, Art An attractive ‘souvenir’ history of dogs illustrated by objects from all areas of the British Museum’s collection, arranged thematically with a linking text setting the illustrations in context. 208p col illus (British Museum Press 2008) Hb was £16.99 now £5.95

Gold

by Susan La Niece.

Cultures as different as the Mughals of India, the AngloSaxons and the pre-Hispanic civilizations of the New World have created precious objects of gold and given special status to their goldsmiths. Susan La Niece explores the long and fascinating history of gold around the world and across time, illustrated throughout with examples from the collections of the British Museum. 128p col illus (British Museum Press 2009) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Silver

by Philippa Merriman.

Silver has been used over the centuries for coinage, for jewellery and adornment, for high-status vessels and plate. It has been given as gifts on special occasions and associated with magic and the moon. Phillipa Merriman, herself a professional silversmith, writes entertainingly about the long and fascinating history of silver around the world, illustrated throughout with examples from the collections of the British Museum. 128p col illus (British Museum Press 2009) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Coin Finds in Britain by Michael J. Cuddeford.

A catalogue of commonly encountered coins, dating from ancient times until the modern day, explaining their historical context, how they might have come to be lost and where they may be found today. 64p b/w and col illus (Shire 2013) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Glass of Four Millennia

by Martine Newby. This book charts the development of Glass over four millennia, from 18th Dynasty Egypt, through to the present day, illustrated by 56 examples from the collections held by the Ashmolean Museum. 80p col illus (Ashmolean Museum 2000) Hb was £11.95 now £4.95

Nostratic

Examining a Linguistic Macrofamily edited by Colin Renfrew and Daniel Nettle.

This volume of essays examines the claim that a linguistic macrofamily can be identified which includes not only the Indo-European and Afroasiatic language families but also the Kartvelian, Uralic,Altaic and Dravidian families. 164p (McDonald Institute 1999) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

Clean

World Prehistory

by Virginia Smith.

edited by J Coles, R Bewley and P Mellars.

A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity From pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from ascetics to cosmetics, Smith looks at how different cultures have interpreted and striven for personal cleanliness and shows how, throughout history, this striving for purity has brought great social benefits as well as great tragedies. 457p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2007) Hb was £16.99 now £7.95

Empires of Food

Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Evan G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas.

A lively account of the key role which food and foodways have played in human history from the earliest cities to the present day. It takes the form of a series of thematically linked case studies comparing the ways which different civilizations have dealt with challenges such as intensifying farming, irrigation, storage, and food security, as well as what happens when things go wrong. 302p (Random House 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Studies in Memory of Grahame Clark Presents all new developments and perspectives in G Clark’s major fields of interest – ranging from the origins of our own genus in Africa to issues of the Later Stone Age, and the emergence of civilization. 246p, b/w and col illus (Oxford UP/ British Academy 1999) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Taphonomy and Interpretation

edited by Jacqueline P. Huntley and Sue Stallibrass. 13 Papers from the 1993 Asso­ ciation for Environmental Archae­ ology conference at Durham. They examine ways in which material (pollen, insects, bones etc.) came to be deposited in the context from which they were recovered, how surviving material might compare with what existed in the past and how our methodologies can bias our results. 120p (Oxbow 2000) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

Method and Theory Dyes in History and Archaeology 16/17 edited by Jo Kirby.

Papers on dying technologies in the past covering everything from the use of indigo in Senegal, Tunisia, silk dyeing with cochineal, and scientific techniques for the analysis of dyes to the medieval woad vat. 222p b/w illus, col pls (Archetype 2001) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Dyes in History and Archaeology 20 edited by Jo Kirby.

The papers are centred around the theme of dyestuff analysis, from the application of relatively new instumental methods to the examination of dyes and the information this examination can provide towards a better understanding of a historical textile. 200p b/w illus, col pls (Archetype 2005) Pb £40.00 now £9.95

Marx’s Ghost

Conversations with Archaeologists by Thomas C. Patterson.

This book explores the profound influence of Karl Marx on 20th century archaeology. Patterson discusses the work of V. Gordon Childe in applying Marxism to archaeology, then analyses trends including the “new archaeology” of the 1960s. Finally he looks at how archaeologies from differing theoretical perspectives have continued to use, engage with and critique Marxist ideas. 204p (Berg 2003) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Archaeology and Heritage by John Carman.

Largely theoretical in content, the book focuses especially on the relationship between the interpreter of objects and physical remains such as sites and structures, addressing the question of the categorisation of objects and the purpose of heritage within the context of the public and the wider world. 228p, b/w figs and pls (Continuum 2002) Hb was £100.00 now £19.95

The Backbone of History

Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere edited by Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose.

An interdisciplinary assessment of health and nutrition among the inhabitants of the western hemisphere from 5000 BC to the modern age.It includes methodological papers, studies of specific populations or skeletal remains, case studies from the 19th and 20th centuries, and more general studies of changes in health patterns. 633p, tbs (Cambridge UP 2002, Pb 2005) Pb was £27.99 now £12.95

Birds

by Dale Serjeantson.

This book serves as a guide to the methods of study of bird remains from the past and covers a wide range of topics, including anatomy and osteology, taphonomy, eggs, feathers, and bone tools. It examines the myriad ways in which people have interacted with birds in the past. 486p b/w figs (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology 2009) Pb was £33.00 now £9.95

3 Substance, Memory, Display Archaeology and Art

edited by Colin Renfrew, Chris Gosden and Elizabeth DeMarrais. This innovative volume explores key themes, including the role of display in art, in the practice of archaeology and in daily life, and the material transformations which underlie the physical reality of the archaeological record as much as the creative processes of the contemporary artist. 170p col illus (McDonald Institute 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Late Quaternary Environments of the Soviet Union edited by A. A. Velichko.

The Late Quaternary saw not only fluctuations of ice sheets and mountain glaciers but also shifts in the levels of lakes and seas, in the extent of the permafrost and wind-borne deposits, in the distribution of environmentally sensitive plants and animals and in the development of human cultures - areas covered in this book by Soviet specialists in the earth sciences, palaeoecology and palaeoclimatology. 327p b/w illus (Minnesota UP 1984) Hb was £37.50 now £7.95

Mitigation of Construction Impact on Archaeological Remains by M.J. Davis, K.L.A. Gdaniec, M. Brice and L. White.

This volume aims to inform and assist archaeologists in making decisions where sites may be threatened by development. Extensive information on the range of construction techniques as well as a range of suggested strategies to mitigate the impact of the techniques outlined are provided. 91p b/w illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £6.95 now £2.95

Past Lives

The Invisible Diggers

The Past in Perspective

by Ian Wilson.

by Paul Everill.

by Kenneth L. Feder.

Unlocking the Secrets of Our Ancestors With a fascinating combination of archaeology and forensic science, this well-illustrated volume aims to literally reconstruct the faces of our ancestors. Case studies include Homo Erectus , the `Cheddar Caveman’, the `Iceman’, an Egyptian priest of Amun, a Minoan priestess, Philip of Macedonia, a Roman sailor, a Viking, an unknown soldier from the Battle of Towton and Tsar Ivan the Terrible. 216p col illus (Casell 2001) Hb was £20.00 now £5.95

Managing the Marine Cultural Heritage

edited by J. Stachell and P. Palma.

This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national, and international situations. It also discusses the principal challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe. 114p col illus (Council for British Archaeology 2007) Pb was £18.50 now £3.95

A Study of British Commercial Archaeology This monograph examines the situation within contemporary ‘commercial’ archaeology and considers the challenges faced by those employed within that sector, including the impact of commercial working practices on pay and conditions of employment and the process of excavation and knowledge production. 216p (Heritage 2009) Pb was £24.95 now £6.95

Material Engagements

Studies in Honour of Colin Renfrew edited by N. Brodie and C. Hills.

Papers which explore the engage­ ment of human beings, now and in the past, with both the natural world and the material world they have created. Particular themes include the interactions of archaeology with the study of art and with the antiquities trade. 180p, col figs (McDonald Institute 2004) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

An Introduction to Human Prehistory An engaging and accessible introduction to our Prehistoric past, which provides truly global coverage. Feder outlines the grand sweep of human evolutionary history and fundamental cultural developments, whilst selecting key cultures, topics and controversies for in-depth discussion. 546p, col illus (Oxford UP 5th ed 2011) Pb was £55.00 now £14.95

The Archaeology of Politics and Power Where, When and Why the First States Formed by Charles Maisels.

This book describes how states formed in Egypt and Mesopotamia, China and the Andes, and also how the Indus Civilization functioned without a state. It spans law, ideology, politics, economics, and psychology, the ancient world and modern history, in order to show how power is obtained, sustained and deployed, and in whose interests. 440p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £35.00 now £9.95

Method and Theory

4 Archaeomalacology Revisited:

Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings edited by Canan Cakirlar.

These ten papers revisit important issues in archaeomalacology such as provenance of raw materials, dye production and the secondary uses of industrial shell waste, the role of shell artefacts in the symbolic world of diverse civilisations, technology and early cross-regional exchange networks. 104p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Assembling the Past Studies in the Professionalization of Archaeology

edited by Alice B. Kehoe and Mary Beth Emmerichs.

12 essays examine processes whereby archaeology became professionalized during the course of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the the increasing participation of once marginalized groups, above all women into the mainstream of the profession. 241p (University of New Mexico Press 1999) Hb was £48.50 now £9.95

From Paris to Pompeii

French Romanticism and the Cultural Politics of Archaeology by Goran Blix. Taking the iconic city of Pompeii as its central example, and ranging widely across French romantic culture, this book examines the formation of a modern archaeological gaze and analyzes its historical ontology, rhetoric of retrieval, and secular theology of memory, before turning to its broader political implications. 310p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

St Peter’s, Barton-uponHumber, Volume 2 The Human Remains by Tony Waldron.

The excavations at St Peter’s church, Barton-upon-Humber, between 1978 and 1984 have yielded the largest collection of human remains in the UK, dating from the late tenth century to the mid-nineteenth. In total, 2,750 inhumations were examined, with the results presented here. 216p b/w illus, col pls (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £30.00 now £6.95

Development-Led Archaeology in North-West Europe

edited by Richard Bradley, Colin Haselgrove, Mar vander Linden and Leo Webley.

These 12 papers bring together data on developerled archaeology in Britain, Ireland, France, the Low Countries, Germany and Denmark in order to review and evaluate key common issues relating to organisation, practice, legal frameworks and quality management. 200p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £38.00 now £9.95

First Aid for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles by Carole Gillis and Marie-Louise Nosch.

This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording. It is included as an appendix in Ancient Textiles: Production, Crafts and Society. 48p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Pb was £3.95 now £1.00

Researching the History of a Country House A Guide to Sources and their use by Richard Goodenough.

Richard Goodenough takes the budding local historian through the various classes of evidence which may be employed including oral history, the landscape, architecture, early written records and maps. He illustrates the process throughout with a case study of his own house at Trimworth, in Kent. 164p b/w illus (Phillimore 2010) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History edited by David Hey.

Over 2000 entries lay bare the background to the social histories of communities and individuals. The book contains intro­ductory essays which give the basics and an A–Z of terms, key issues and so on. The second edition takes into account all the latest scholarship, and in particular the explosion of study in this area made possible by the internet 517p (Oxford UP 1996, 2nd ed 2008) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Apocalypse

Earthquakes, Antiquity and the Wrath of God by Amos Nur with Dawn Burgess.

Amos Nur argues that archaeologists and historians too often seek man-made causes for destruction, abandonment and the extinction of civilisations, rather than adequately exploring natural causes. This study revisits a number of ancient sites and cultures looking for possible earthquake damage in the archaeological and skeletal records and evaluating seismic risks. 309p b/w illus (Princeton UP 2008) Hb was £18.95 now £7.95

Time’s Anvil

Great Excavations

Gifts & Discoveries

by Richard Morris.

edited by John Schofield.

edited by Mark Elliott and Nicholas Thomas.

England, Archaeology and the Imagination Zig-zagging between prehistoric stone tools and Tudor theatre, primal wildwood and massproduced cars, Time’s Anvil weaves a series of interconnecting studies of apparently unrelated things and periods that are normally considered in isolation. Richard Morris combines the personal with the academic and reflects on how and why archaeology goes about its business. 466p b/w illus (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

The Death of Archaeological Theory? Edited by John Bintliff and Mark Pearce.

This book addresses the provocative subject of whether it is time to discount the burden of somewhat dogmatic theory and ideology that has defined archaeological debate and shaped archaeology over the last 25 years. Seven chapters meet this controversial subject head on, also assessing where archaeological theory is now, and future directions.

96p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Shaping the Archaeological Profession This is a fascinating and entertaining retrospective documenting some of the seminal British excavations, assessing why they were so significant and why they persist in the memory and folklore of archaeologists today. 368p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £36.00 now £7.95

The Future from the Past

Archaeolozoology in Wildlife Conservation and Heritage Management edited by Roel Lauwerier and Ina Plug. These 18 papers are all con­ cerned with the contributions archaeozoologists make to specific problems encountered in the management and conservation of our natural and cultural heritage. 184p b/w figs (Oxbow 2003) Hb was £45.00 now £4.95

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge This beautifully illustrated sample of the Museum’s collec­t ions, which illustrates and dis­cusses objects from all over the world, from the first stone tools to modern indigenous art. Alongside information on the artefacts themselves the text explores the circumstances of their collection, illuminating aspects of the history of archaeology and anthropology. 96p col illus (Scala 2011) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Experiments in the Collection and Analysis of Archaeological Survey Data by S Shennan.

This survey of the archaeology of eastern Hampshire is a case study in archaeological method involving fieldwalking over a large area, the use of computer modelling of data, and general considerations as to the significance of data gathered from ground survey in this manner and the attendant distorting factors. 130p, figs (Sheffield 1989) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Method and Theory and Landscape The Animal Bones from Exeter, 1971-75 by Mark Maltby.

A pioneering study of faunal remains from the city of Exeter, ranging from Roman to medieval in date and documenting changes in patterns of animal husbandry and the economic life of the city over the last 2000 years. 222p b/w illus (University of Sheffield 1979) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives

Sex, Gender and Archaeology by Rosemary Joyce.

Rosemary Joyce argues for much more diverse conceptions of gender and sex in ancient societies, with different stages in the life-cycle corresponding to different roles, and with much more blurring of any boundary between ideas of male and female within these roles. 152p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £14.95, now £6.95

Winds of Change

After Collapse

by Eugene Linden.

edited by Glenn M. Schwartz and John J. Nichols.

Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations A lively popular work which argues for the force of climate as a major factor in historical change and, indeed the downfall of civilizations such as the Vikings in Greenland, the Maya and the Akkadians, whilst also charting the effects of short-term fluctuations caused by El Nino, and the implications of present day global warming. 319p (Simon & Schuster 2007) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Archaeological Field Survey in Britain and Abroad edited by S Macready and F H Thompson.

This collection of papers focuses on the archaeological evidence that can be discovered on and not below the surface. Case studies come from Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece and North Africa. 251p, 160 b/w pls (Soc of Antiquaries 1985) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

Visions of Antiquity

The Society of Antiquaries of London 1707–2007 edited by Susan Pearce.

This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London assesses the impact that individual fellows and the Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualise and understand the past. The contributors shed light on the Society’s achievements (and some of the accompanying conflicts between personalities and ideas) over three hundred years. 463p, b/w and col illus (Society of Antiquaries 2007) Hb was £75.00 now £30.00

Archaeological Resource Management in the UK

by John Hunter and Ian Ralston. The 22 contributions to this book review the issues facing archaeologists in an increasingly complicated and diverse dis­ cipline, and examine the implica­ tions of heritage management and legislation, stricter planning controls, changing land use and the pressure of public interest and concern. 402p (Institute of Field Archaeologists/Alan Sutton 1993, 2nd ed 2006) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

The Regeneration of Complex Societies This volume examines the question of how and why early complex urban societies have reappeared after periods of decentralization and collapse, ranging widely across the Near East, the Aegean, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. 295p (University of Arizona Press 2006) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Fieldwork in Industrial Archaeology by J Kenneth Major.

Having first outlined the scope of the subject, the author deals with the many practical skills that the industrial archaeologist needs when working in the field – from measured drawing and photography to research, recording and publication. Although aspects of the book are now somewhat dated, it nevertheless offers an interesting overview of a then nascent branch of archaeology. 176p, 28 figs, 39 b/w pls (Batsford 1975) Pb, now only £2.95

The Historic Landscape of Devon by Lucy Ryder.

The combined evidence for three case-study areas – the Blackdown Hills, Hartland Moors, and the South Hams – is examined in detail. Key issues addressed include: how far back patterns of 19th century landholding can be traced, or projected, back into the medieval period; the occurrence and extent of open field farming in Devon; and the spread of nucleated and dispersed settlements. 256p col illus (Windgather Press 2013) Pb was £38.00 now £9.95

Caves in Context

edited by Knut Andreas Bergsvik and Robin Skeates.

Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great variability in their human use, both secular and sacred. The aim of this book is to explore the multiple significances of these natural places in a range of chronological, spatial, and cultural contexts across Europe. 304p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

5 The Holocene Evolution of the London Thames

by Jane Sidell, Keith Wilkinson, Robert Scaife and Nigel Cameron.

A final report on the excavation of the Jubilee Line Extension project which revealed evidence for the Holocene environment of the Thames Valley. Excavations uncovered a 12 km stretch of sedimentary deposits which contained a number of rich archaeological sites that illustrated the fluctuating nature of the Thames floodplain and river. 144p b/w illus (MOLA 2000) Pb was £15.00 now £5.95

Romney Marsh

Environmental Change and Human Occupation in a Coastal Lowland edited by Jill Eddison, Mark Gardiner and Antony Long.

Topics range from the physical evolution and sediment layers to landscape transformation in late medieval and early modern times, and malarial trends. 220p with figs (OUCA 1998) Pb £25.00 now £5.00

Enduring Records

The Environmental and Cultural Heritage of Wetlands edited by Barbara A. Purdy.

These twenty-seven papers on wetland research across the world, from America to Europe to Australasia, aim to raise the profile of these fragile environments and the potential they have for shedding light on the past. 320 pages, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2001) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

Landscapes Through the Lens

edited by David C. Cowley, Robin A. Standring and Matthew J. Abicht.

This volume presents the rich, but under-utilised and in parts inaccessible, archival historic aerial imagery for the exploration and management of cultural heritage. Case studies illustrate the applications of this imagery across a wide range of heritage issues, from prehistoric cultivation and settlement patterns, to the impact of recent landscape change. 288p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £45.00 now £14.95

Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution of the Swale-Ure Washlands, North Yorkshire edited by David Bridgland, Jim Innes, Antony Long and Wishart Mitchell.

This book seeks to reconstruct the history since the last glaciation of the area between the middle reaches of the Rivers Swale and Ure in Yorkshire, including both natural changes, determined from studies of landforms and sediments, and human-induced changes, recorded in archaeological and geo-archaeological records. 336p col pls, CD-Rom (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £32.00 now £4.95

Landscape

6 Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland: Till Tweed

Studies Vol. 1

by D.G. Passmore and Clive Waddington.

Written from a landscape, or geoarchaeological perspective, this study develops a methodology and management tool that will allow planners, curators and developers working in the region to easily access information across sectors, and provide a record of sensitive archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites. 416p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £45.00 now £6.95

People and Places

edited by Michael Costen.

13 essays which celebrate the career of Mick Aston on the occasion of his retirement. They reflect his enthusiam for lands­ cape and monastic archaeology in particular, and range in time from prehistory to the nine­teenth century. 224p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £4.95

Places in Between

The Archaeology of Social, Cultural and Geographical Borders and Borderlands edited by David Mullin.

This book explores some of the possibilities offered by the study of borders from an archaeological point of view and presents new perspectives on borders, both metaphorical and geographical, from locations as diverse as Somerset and China, from the Neolithic to the Cold War. 120p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £32.00 now £7.95

Wellington Quarry, Herefordshire (1986-96)

Investigations of a Landscape in the Lower Lugg Valley by Robin Jackson and Darren Millar.

This volume presents the results of the first 10 years of archaeological investigation at Wellington Quarry, Herefordshire. During this time a regionally unique archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sequence was recorded covering nearly 8000 years of interrelated human activity and landscape change. 208p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Archaeology and Landscape in Central Italy edited by Gary Lock and Amalia Faustoferri.

These seventeen papers address topics including Ancient History, new technologies and methods, geomorphology and anthropology and how they can all be combined in the study of past landscapes. Case studies present various projects based mainly in central Italy with seven of the papers describing aspects of the Sangro Valley, Abruzzo. 253p, b/w illus (OUSA 2008) Hb was £38.00 now £10.00

The English Urban Landscape

edited by Philip Waller.

An exploration of the development and significance of our towns and cities. Different types of urban development - industrial towns, commercial cities, slums and suburbs - are described and analysed, together with issues such as transport, shopping, recreation, housing and images of the town and city in literature, art and film. 352p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2000) Hb was £51.00 now £14.95

Through Wet and Dry

Essays in Honour of David Hall edited by Tom Lane and John Coles.

Essays on wetlands which par­ ticularly feature the Fenland of Eastern England. Several Essays reflect on the English Heritage Wetlands Survey, while others explore land use, field systems, settlement and colonisation, as well as the fenland beaver. 150p b/w illus (Lincolnshire Archaeology 2002) Pb was £15.00 now £6.95

Discovering Battlefields of England and Scotland by John Kinross.

This illustrated guide presents sixty-nine battles that took place on English or Scottish soil, from King Alfred’s defeat of the Danes at Ashdown in 871 to the final crushing of the Jacobite cause at Culloden in 1746. It sets each battle in its historical context, describes the action in relation to the landscape and gives a guide to the site as it is today. 184p b/w illus (Shire 1968 repr.2004) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Landscapes and Desire

Revealing Britain’s Sexually Inspired Sites by Catherine E. Tuck.

An elegant and sensitive study of sexually inspired sites across Britain. From the blatant phallus of the Cerne Abbas Giant and some rather suggestive lumps and bumps in the landscape, Catherine Tuck also introduces the reader to the more discreet erotic tributes, secret grottos and fertility symbols of the British landscape. 246p, col illus t/out (Sutton 2003) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Monuments in the Landscape

edited by Paul Rainbird.

Many of the biggest names in landscape archaeology are represented in this collection of essays which ably demonstrate the continuing vitality of the discipline. The focus is predominantly on the landscapes of the Neolithic and Bronze Age although essays cover periods right up to the present, and many address wider issues of methodology. 256p b/w illus (Tempus 2008) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Populating Clay Landscapes by Jessica Mills and Rog Palmer.

An overview of the underdeveloped field of clayland archaeology, which presents fieldwork ranging from Romania to Scotland which shows that prehistoric settlement on clay landscapes was more extensive than has often been thought. 160p b/w illus (Tempus 2007) Pb was £19.99 now £4.95

An English Countryside Explored

The Land of Lettice Sweetapple by Peter Fowler and Ian Black­well.

An accessible synthesis of the results of Peter Fowler’s extensive work at the parishes of West Overton and Flyfield, asking the question “How has this landscape come to look like it does?” 159p b/w illus, col pls (The History Press 1998, reprint 2009) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

Human Impacts on Ancient Marine Ecosystems A Global Perpective

edited by Torben C. Rick and Jon M. Erlandson.

In eleven case studies leading re­ searchers working in coastal areas around the world cover diverse marine ecosystems, reaching into deep history to discover how humans interacted with and impacted upon these aquatic environments. 319p b/w illus (University of California Press 2008) Hb was £44.95 now £14.95

Medici Gardens

From Making to Design by Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto.

Drawing on Medici tax returns, inventories, and correspondence, Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto examines the transformation of their gardens from functional and pleasurable kitchen gardens to symbols of political power and family prestige. 328p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2008) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Ancient Trees in the Landscape

Norfolk’s Arboreal Heritage by Gerry Barnes and Tom Williamson.

This volume represents the first detailed published account of the ancient and traditionally managed trees of any English county. It discusses how accurately trees can be dated; explains why old trees are found in certain contexts and not in others; discusses traditional management practices; and looks at the various ways in which trees have been used in parks and gardens. 184p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £26.00 now £7.95

Landscape The Black Poplar

Ecology, History and Conservation by Fiona Cooper.

This book is a cultural and ecological biography of the black poplar in Britain. Fiona Cooper explores its historic place in the landscape, and how it has played a role in folklore and in the work of poets such as William Cowper. She explains how the tree has been used through the centuries as timber and in medicine, and then turns her attention to the question of conservation.

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Landscapes for the World

Swaledale

by Peter Fowler.

by Andrew Fleming.

Conserving a Global Heritage Since 1992 UNESCO has desig­ nated cultural landscapes as World Heritage Sites. This book asks what constitutes a cultural landscape, and looks at the criteria and politics which surround their selection. Lavish illustration accompanies a subsequent tour of those already accorded World Heritage listing. 235p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2004) Pb was £16.99 now £4.95

Valley of the Wild River Now with an updated preface and colour illustrations throughout, this beautiful book tells the story of Swaledale, a well-loved part of the North Yorkshire Pennines. It shows how the perspectives of archaeology, history and ecology can be linked to transform our understanding of the landscape. 166p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

116p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2006) Pb was £19.00

now £4.95

Extinctions and Invasions A Social History of British Fauna

edited by Naomi Sykes and Terry O’Connor.

This book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that have occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age. In its 22 chapters a wide range of mammal, bird, fish, snail and insect species are considered. 208p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £28.00 now £7.95

The Lincolnshire Wolds edited by David N. Robinson.

This book is a collection of papers on the landscape history and regional geography of the Lincolnshire Wolds, bringing to­ gether the important known historical, natural and cultural information about the area. 160p, col illus throughout (Windgather Press 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

Gardens of Earthly Delight

Oak

by John Fletcher.

by Esmond Harris.

The History of Deer Parks

This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. Fletcher draws on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausible explanations as to, for example, why they were not domesticated until the 20th century, how parks evolved from haga and elricks , why deer parks were created throughout Eurasia, why fallow so rapidly ousted red deer from medieval British parks, and much more. 296p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £26.00 now £8.95

Hedgerow History

by Gerry Barnes & Tom

Williamson. This study asks why hedgerows vary across different parts of Britain and investigates the ecological, economic and historical reasons for these variations. Drawing upon a unique computerised analysis of hedges in Norfolk, they explore how hedges came into existence and how they have changed over time. 152p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2006) Pb was £19.00 now £7.95

Landscape Encyclopaedia by Bernard Muir.

This reference work contains almost 1,000 entries which provide explanations of terms, features and concepts connected with the history and archaeology of the landscape. Short definitions and descriptions are joined by longer discussions of themes, concepts and approaches such as the origins of the village green, the parish, milestones, and the meaning of words Dalloch, souterrain and watergate. 297p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2004) Pb was £26.00 now £7.95

A British History An investigation of the speical place of the Oak in Britain’s history. The authors explore how people managed and exploited oakwoods since Neolithic times, and the skills required in the use of timbers for shipbuilding, furniture and constructing houses. They also explore the myths, symbols and cultural associations that have connected people in Britain with the oak tree over hundreds of years. 256p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2003) Pb was £24.00 now £6.95

Post-Medieval Landscapes

edited by P.S. Barnwell and Marilyn Palmer.

This book reflects some of the most recent work in landscape studies of the period since 1500. It builds upon ideas and tech­ niques pioneered by Hoskins in fields such as Anglo-Saxon topo­graphy and vernacular architecture, and also demonstrates how scholars are developing the subject conceptually, to examine landscapes as cultural artefacts, perceived differently by different groups within society. 256p, 70 illus (Windgather Press 2007) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Sandlands

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths by Tom Williamson.

This book explains how this distinctive landscape evolved over centuries through the inter­ action of people and nature. Tom Williamson examines the origins and development of both the wildlife habitats and the wider landscape of fields, farms, towns and settlements. 164p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2005) Pb was £17.00 now £7.95

The Archaeology of a Great Estate Chatsworth and Beyond by John Barnatt and Nicola Bannister.

This book tells the story of Chatsworth’s historic landscape and its archaeology. It includes the whole of the Estate landscape, including the extensive farmland and moorlands beyond the park and concentrates on visible archaeology and what it can tell us about the past. 232p (Windgather Press 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

William Faden and Norfolk’s Eighteenth Century Landscape by Andrew MacNair and Tom Williamson.

William Faden’s map of Norfolk, published in 1797, was one of a large number of surveys of English counties produced in the second half of the eighteenth century. This book, with accompanying DVD, presents a new digital version of the map, and explains how this can be interrogated to produce a wealth of new historical information. 218p col illus, CD-Rom (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £29.95 now £7.95

Blood Sport

Hunting in Britain Since 1066 by Emma Griffin.

Hunting in Britain is deeply entwined with questions of land and power, class divisions and social mores. This lively social history explores these large themes, illustrating them with surprising details and vignettes, and considers how hunting traditions have affected British national identity. 283p b/w illus (Yale UP 2007, Pb 2008) Pb was £14.99 now £6.95

Gardens of Their Dreams

Desertification and Culture in World History edited by Brian Griffith.

Griffith charts the historical effects of the expanding wasteland which now stretches from Mauretania to the Great Wall of China on past human society - the very different religious beliefs that became dominant; huge shifts in the relative standing of men and women; new, more antagonistic attitudes to nature; and much more authoritarian systems of government. 368p (Zed Books 2001) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

Landscape and Heritage

8 A History of Bishop’s Cleeve and Woodmancote by David H. Aldred.

This book tells the story of Bishop’s Cleeve and Woodman­cote over a period of 12,000 years. The story follows the fortunes of the inhabitants, from small groups of prehistoric farmers, and on through the controlling influence of the Bishop of Worcester in the Middle Ages, to the traditional farming of the nineteenth century which was swept away by the developments following the arrival of Smiths’ factory in 1939. 252p b/w illus, col pls (Amberley 2009) Pb was £15.99 now £5.95

Northern Landscapes

Representations and Realities of North East England edited by Thomas Faulkner, Helen Berry and Jeremy Gregory.

Covering a wide range of subjects including country house landscapes, village landscapes and ‘townscapes’, including coverage of how the region’s landscape has been perceived and represented in literature and art, this book provides a rich, detailed and well-illustrated overview of the landscape of the North East of England. 324p b/w illus (Boydell 2010) Hb was £65.00 now £14.95

Archaeology in Northumberland National Park by Paul Frodsham.

This beautifully produced book successfully combines an over­ view of the archaeology of North­um­berland National Park, from the Mesolithic to the present day, with a series of fourteen case studies or projects written by those carrying out research in the region. 382p col and b/w illus (CBA 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

Garden Archaeology A Handbook

by Chris Currie.

This handbook relates the historical background to the subdiscipline of Garden Archaeology before discussing the excavation techniques used to recover and record evidence of past garden designs and plants. This reappraisal of current practice and techniques is well written and clearly presented and includes a series of case studies of formal, informal, water, town and unusual gardens from across the UK. 178p, 62 b/w figs and pls, 8 col pls (CBA 2005) Pb was £12.50 now £4.95

Landscape, Community and Colonisation The North Somerset Levels During the 1st to 2nd Millennia AD by Stephen Rippon.

This innovative study examines the changing ways that human communities chose to exploit, modify and ultimately transform their environment over two millennia. It shows how this individual area – in North West Somerset – cannot be understood in isolation, but must be seen in its wider regional context. 317 b/w illus (CBA 2006) Pb was £38.00 now £20.00

Lough Swilly

A Living Landscape by Andrew Cooper.

This book explores Lough Swilly, one of Ireland’s largest sea loughs, from the evolution of the present landscape during the geological past through to contemporary human uses of the Lough. Far from the remote landscape that it is now widely regarded to be, it was once a major oceanic hub for trans-Atlantic maritime trade. 208p col illus (Four Courts Press 2011) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

Thornham and the Waveney Valley

by John Fairclough and Mike Hardy.

Farclough and Hardy describe the history of Thornham from the prehistoric period through to the present day estate, placed within the context of the Waveney Valley and nearby estates such as at South Elmham. 227, 24 col pls, b/w figs (Heritage 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £4.95

Trent Valley Landscapes by David Knight and Andy J. Howard.

This synthesis of landscape change and human occupation in the Trent Valley is based on more than twenty years of research and includes much previously unpublished material. Each chapter focuses on a different period from the Pleistocene landscape, Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, to the Roman and medieval periods. 202p, b/w and col illus (Heritage 2004) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Wetlands of Greater Manchester

by D. Hall, C.E. Wells and E. Huckerby.

This study offers original research on Chat Moss, Carrington Cross, Red Moss, Ashton Moss and Kearsley Moss, as well as a descrip­ tion of smaller and former wetlands in the area. The survey ranges from post-glacial periods to the most recent past. 188p, 66 figs, 20 pl (Lancaster University 1995) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

A Mediterranean Valley

Landscape Archaeology and Annales History in the Biferno Valley by Grahame Barker.

Extensive study which shows how settlement in the valley is inextricably linked to the parallel story of landscape development. Covers settlement from the Stone Age to the present day. 351p, figs and illus (Leicester UP 1995) Hb was £100.00, now £9.95

Trees

Woodlands and Western Culture by Richard Hayman.

An exploration of how man has perceived trees and woodlands from prehistory to the early modern period. Hayman looks at the links between trees and mythology, hunting, exiles and outlaws, poets and writers, woodlanders, and the rise of country estates. 261p, 7 col pls (Hambledon 2003) Hb was £19.99 now £6.95

The Return of Cultural Treasures by Jeanette Greenfield.

Jeanette Greenfield analyses and discusses the historical, legal and political issues surrounding the return of cultural treasures to their homelands, involving not only art treasures, but also palaeontological materials, such as those belonging to the Australian Aborigine, the American Indian and the Greenland Inuit. 500p (Cambridge UP 3rd edition 2007) Hb was £83.00 now £19.95

Who Owns Antiquity?

Museums and the Battle of Our Ancient Heritage by James Cuno.

A controversial look at the antiquities trade, and the legal framework which surrounds it which suggests that the current set-up merely encourages the hoarding of antiquities by the states which now occupy the territories of ancient civilizations, and argues instead for the enabling of global ‘encyclopedic museums’. The paperback edition contains a new afterword in which Cuno repsonds to some of his critics. 228p (Princeton UP 2008, Pb 2010) Hb was £16.95 now £6.95, Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Delight in Diversity

edited by John Cherry and Susan Walker.

A transcription of a day-long seminar held at the British Museum in 1995 to discuss aspects of display at the museum. It is structured around the questions: What do we communicate? How do we communicate? With whom do we communicate? and With what success? 64p, 8 pls (British Museum Press 1996) Pb was £12.50 now £5.00

The Museum of the Mind Art and Memory in World Cultures by John Mack.

Published to coincide with the BM’s 250th anniversary, this book looks at the role of the museum as a `theatre of memory’ and examines `how and why we commemorate, indeed how and why we remember’. 160p col illus (British Museum Press 2003) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

Heritage, Human Evolution and British Prehistory Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japan by Koji Mizoguchi.

By examining in parallel the uniquely intense process of modernisation experienced by Japan and the history of Japanese archaeology, Mizoguchi explores the close interrelationship between archaeology, society, and modernity, helping to explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do. 183p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £64.00 now £14.95

Breathing Life into Fossils

edited by Travis R. Pickering, Kathy Diane Schick, and Nick Toth.

This important volume reveals approaches taken to the study of bone accumulations at prehistoric sites in Africa, Eurasia, and America, and provides fascina­ ting insights into patterns produced by carnivores, by hunter-gatherers, and by our human ancestors. 350p b/w illus (Stone Age Institute Press 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £17.95

Ruins Reused

The Cutting Edge

by Michael Thompson.

edited by Kathy Diane Schick and Nick Toth.

Changing Attitudes to Ruins Since the Late Eighteenth Century This book charts the develop­ ment of an active relationship between the public and ruins as to how they can be preserved and used, looking at developments throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 110p, 38 illus (Heritage Publications 2006) Hb was £14.95 now £6.95

Terra Britannica

edited by John Hurd and Ben Gourley.

These twelve essays are `A celebration of earthern structures in Great Britain and Ireland’ bringing together different approaches to the subject and the study of these structures in the field. Case studies include: Walse, Solway Plain, East Midlands, Scotland, East Anglia, Wessex, Devon and Cornwall, Ireland. 59p, b/w figs and pls, col pls (English Heritage 2000) Pb was £19.99 now £5.95

Heritage Transformed by Ian Baxter.

How does “heritage” become objectified within public institutions and representative of a national past? This book proposes a model for this process and contains five case studies that explore variety in the transformation of heritage. It explores management using strategic management analysis to understand the relationship between public institutions, heritage objects and their use. 128p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Stone Knapping

The Necessary Conditions for a Uniquely Hominin Behavior edited by Valentine Roux and Blandine Bril.

Chapters approach stone knap­ ping from a multi-disciplinary perspective that embraces psy­c hology, physiology, behavioural biology and primatology as well as archaeology. The result is a better understanding of early human engagement with the material world and the complex actions required for the creation of stone tools. 275p, 143 ills., 36 tables (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

New Approaches to the Archaeology of Human Origins This book focuses on innovative n e w a p p ro a c h e s to t h e archaeological evidence for protohuman behavior found in the Early Stone Age. Major researchers in the field present important new findings from a range of well-preserved archaeological sites and critical experimental archaeological investigations. 300p b/w illus (Stone Age Institute Press 2009) Hb was £48.00 now £17.95

Timewalkers

The Prehistory of Global Colonization by Clive Gamble.

Human evolution tends to be understood in terms of a develop­ ment from primitive to advanced, the simple to the com­plex. This book attempts to dispel some of the myths and distortions that this way of perceiving the human past has produced. The result is a fresh approach to the causes behind the dispersal of humans. 309p, illus (Sutton 1993, Pb 2003) Pb £12.99 now £7.95

9 In Defence of Landscape An Archaeology of Porton Down by David Ride.

This book explores the different sites and monuments of the well preserved prehistoric landscape of Porton Down. These include Neolithic flint mines, Bronze Age round barrows, settlement, cemeteries and enclosures, Iron Age features, a Georgian folly, the remains of a Victorian mansion and, from more recent times, the World War One experimental gas trenches. 160p b/w illus, col pls (Tempus 2006) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

Excavation and Salvage at Runnymede Bridge, 1978 The Late Bronze Age Waterfront Site by Stuart P Needham.

Report on a major rescue excavation of a Late Bronze Age waterfront site with exceptional preservation of deposits buried under the Thames’ flood silts. Finds included the foundations of a Late Bronze Age enclosure stockade. 276p, 138 illus, 78 pls, tbs (BMP 1992) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Graeanog Ridge

The Evolution of a Farming Landscape and its Settlement in North-West Wales by PJ Fasham et Al.

Excavations in the 1970s and 1980s on the Llyn peninsula re­ vealed evidence of settlement ranging from the 2nd century BC to the early medieval period. This study assesses the human impact on the landscape from Neolithic to early modern times. 180p illus (Cambrian Archaeological Society 1998) Pb was £21.00 now £4.95

Human Roots

Gwernvale and Penywyrlod

edited by Lawrence Barham and Kate Robson-Brown.

by WJ Britnell and HN Savory.

Africa and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene 16 papers focused on the question of `how different were humans and human behaviour in Africa and the Far east during the Middle Pleistocene’? The contributors draw on evidence from recent archaeological fieldwork and represent different schools of thought concerning the Out-ofAfrica or Multi-Regional origins of man. 263p (Western Academic & Specialist Press 2001) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

The Year of the Ghost An Olduvai Diary by Derek Roe.

The ‘ghost’ of this book is Derek Roe himself. In January 1983 he embarked on his first journey to Tanzania as a ghost writer for an autobiography by Mary Leakey, a name linked for ever in the minds of archaeologists with the famous palaeolithic site of Olduvai Gorge. This diary covers Derek Roe’s three trips to visit Mary and also includes other correspondence between them. 186p b/w and col illus (WASP2002) Hb was £14.95 now £4.95

Two Neolithic Long Cairns in the Black Mountains of Brecknock

This volume reports on the excavation of two chambered cairns, including one in Peny­ wyriod which was only discovered in 1972 but found to be the oldest known cairn in the Black Mountains. 163p b/w illus (Cambrian Archaeological Association 1984) Pb was £30.00 now £4.95

Conderton Camp, Worcestershire

A Small Middle Iron Age Hillfort on Bredon Hill by Nicholas Thomas.

This report publishes the find­ ings of an earthwork survey and study of the environs of the site, geophysical investigations and excavations carried out in 1958 and 1959, along with specialist discussions of the finds. The report concludes with an excellent summary discussion of Conderton Camp and its people. 349p, b/w illus (CBA 2005) Pb was £32.00 now £6.95

British Prehistory

10 Excavations at Caldicot, Gwent

Bronze Age Palaeochannels in the Lower Nedern Valley by Nigel Nayling and Astrid Caseldine.

The report contains Bronze Age worked-wood and a weir, Iron Age bridge, a large faunal assemblage and a range of debris and artefacts. 368p, 163 figs (CBA RR 108, 1997) Pb was £28.00 now £4.95

Sutton Common

The Excavation of an Iron Age ‘Marsh Fort’ by Robert van der Noort, Henry P. Chapman and John Collis.

Sutton Common in South Yorkshire is one of the best-known Iron Age multivallate sites in lowland Britain. This volume describes the results of the largescale excavations undertaken there between 1998 and 2003, which have provided unparalleled insights into the function and meaning of this 4th-century BC ‘marsh-fort’. 235p b/w and col illus (CBA 2007) Pb was £25.00 now £12.00

Towards a New Stone Age edited by Jonathan Cotton and David Field.

21 papers on the Neolithic of south-east England. As well as looking at evidence from par­ ticular sites, the authors present overviews on a range of subjects including aerial survey, soils, the study of human remains, landscapes and environments. 237p b/w illus (CBA 2004) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

A Brief History of Stonehenge by Aubrey Burl

Burl’s accessible overview provides a wealth of information on Stonehenge, the history of research at the site, and the myths which have become attached to it. He explores the wider landscape, offering his own theories particularly as to the construction of the monument and source of the bluestones and as to its astronomical alignment. 368p b/w illus (Constable 2007) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

A Year at Stonehenge by James O. Davies.

Over the last five years James Davies has been photographing Stonehenge at all times of the day and night, and all through the seasons. With privileged access to the stone circle he has built up a unique portfolio. A Year at Stonehenge brings together the best of his work, while a short text by Mike Pitts summarises our current understanding. 128p col illus (Frances Lincoln 2013) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

The Land of Boudica

Prehistoric and Roman Norfolk by John Davies.

This book traces the story of Norfolk from the Ice Age and the first appearance of people to the end of Roman Britain. In particular it focuses on the many remarkable and exciting discoveries made across the region, often through the contribution of amateur enthusiasts, and how these have transformed our picture its history in recent decades. 251p (Heritage, an imprint of Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

Beaker Domestic Sites in the Fen Edge and East Anglia by Helen M. Bamford.

An important assessment of Beaker domestic sites, based on the author’s 1970 thesis, originally published in 1982, but now available as a reprint. Focusing on the finds from Hockwold-cum-Wilton, but including comparative data from other East Anglian sites, Helen Bamford discusses in particular the significance of rusticated beaker pottery. 162p b/w illus (EAA 16, 1982, repr. 2005) Pb was £19.50 now £6.95

The Archaeology of Lancashire

edited by Richard Newman.

A comprehensive review of Lancashire’s archaeology in which each paper discusses a particular period from the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic until the Industrial Revolution. Topics discussed include the evolution of the landscape and future directions for research. 212p, illus (Lancaster University 1996) Pb £9.95 now £2.95

The Archaeology of the Jubilee Line Extension

by Jonathan Hillier and David R.P. Wilkinson.

Excavation ahead of redevelopment by London Underground Limited uncovered f l i nt to o l s a n d d eb i ta ge characteristic of the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and Early Bronze Age. Activity resumed in the Late Bronze Age. A neonate skeleton of Early Iron Age date was recovered from a rubbish pit near a probable roundhouse. Two crouched adult inhumations are atypically early Roman. 56p b/w illus (MOLA 2005) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Excavations at 25 Cannon Street, City of London

From the Middle Bronze Age to the Great Fire by Nicholas Elsden.

This report provides a chronological account of excavation findings at 25 Cannon Street, supported by many illustrations and specialist contributions. The dig revealed a long sequence of occupation, including Middle Bronze Age pottery, Roman masonry buildings, and Anglo-Saxon and later buildings and the Church of St Werburga. 73p b/w illus (MOLA 2001) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

The Prehistory and Topography of Southwark and Lambeth

by Jonathan Cotton, Louise Rayner, Lucy Wheeler and Jane Sidell.

This volume provides the first synthesis of the available prehistoric and topographic information from the area of north Southwark and Lambeth, London, in the period c.9500 cal BA to c.AD 50. The authors consider the interplay between environmental and riverine change and ‘mobile’ and ‘settled’ human communities. 109p b/w illus (MOLA 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

An Iron Age and RomanoBritish enclosed settlement at Watkins Farm, Northmoor, Oxon by Tim Allen.

Report on 1983-5 excavation of a low-lying gravel site close to the Thames. A mid Iron Age ditched enclosure with four huts, and evidence suggesting horse-breeding rather than arable cultivation is followed, after a break, by Roman period enclosures that initially respect the earlier ditches but later become rectangular 129p, b/w figs, pls (Oxford Archaeological Unit 1990) Pb was £12.00 now £6.95

Green Park (Reading Business Park) Phase 2 Excavations 1995

Neolithic and Bronze Age Sites by Adam Brossler and Robert Early.

The Neolithic features included an unusual segmented ring ditch, and a number of pits and postholes. A field system was laid out in the area prior to the establishment of a late Bronze Age settlement which included five roundhouses, and a number of post-built structures. 180p b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2003) Pb was £14.99 now £5.00

Lines in the Landscape

Cursus monuments in the Upper Thames Valley by Alistair Barclay, George Lambrick, John Moore and Mark Robinson.

This volume reports on excavations at a cursus monument at Drayton, and includes an account of small-scale excavations undertaken at the Lechlade cursus. It also provides a gazetteer of known cursus monuments in the Upper Thames Valley. 260p, many b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2003) Pb was £24.95 now £10.00

Guernsey

An Island Community of the Atlantic Iron Age edited by B Burns, B Cunliffe and H Sebire.

Excavations in the 1980s revealed a late Iron Age settlement with a smithy and numerous cist burials. Includes gazetteer of sites and discussion of Guernsey’s place in the trade between Armorica and Britain during the Iron Age. 129p, many figs (OUCA Monograph 43, 1996) Pb was £18.00 now £8.95

British Prehistory A Tale of the Unknown Unknowns

A Mesolithic Pit Alignment and a Neolithic Timber Hall at Warren Field, Aberdeenshire by Hilary K. Murray, J. Charles Murray and Shannon M. Fraser.

This report details the excavations and reveals that the hall was associated with the storage and or consumption of cereals. The pits are fully documented and environmental evidence sheds light on the surrounding landscape. 144p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Beyond the Core

Reflections on Regionality in Prehistory edited by Graeme Kirkham and Andy M. Jones.

These 12 papers identify distinctive elements of the prehistoric archaeology of a number of discrete areas across the British Isles. Topics addressed include how archaeologically coherent regions might be defined, and how different patterns of contact may have affected the construction of identities. 120p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

Carving a Future for British Rock Art

edited by Tia Barnett and K. Sharpe.

This volume brings together the experiences and informed opinions of the key organisations and stakeholders responsible for the conservation, management and accessibility of British rock art. An on-going and exciting period of change is documented and the main issues that underpin the survival of our prehistoric carved heritage are addressed. 240p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £65.00 now £7.95

Corrstown

A Coastal Community. Excavations of a Bronze Age Village in Northern Ireland by Victoria Ginn and Stuart Rathbone.

Corrstown is a highly important Bronze Age site. A total of 74 Middle Bronze Age roundhouse platforms were identified and organised into pairs or short rows, the majority of which appeared to be contemporary, a site type hitherto unknown in Britain and Ireland. 232p b/w and col illlus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £7.95

Defining a Regional Neolithic

edited by Kenneth Brophy and Gordon Barclay.

Papers exploring regional diversity in the Neolithic of the British Isles. Contributors focus not on the traditional ‘cores’ of Wessex and Orkney, but rather on other areas – the ‘Irish Sea Zone’, Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire and the Midlands. 138p, 60 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

A Dreaming for the Witches by Stephen Yeates.

Integrating archaeology with Roman texts and Welsh folklore, this sequel to A Tribe of Witches delves deeper into the religious practice of the Dobunni, explor­ ing their pantheon of gods and godesses, symbolism and iconography and their sacred landscape. 200p (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £19.95 now £6.95

An Examination of Prehistoric Stone Bracers from Britain

by Ann Woodward, John Hunter, David Bukach and Fiona Roe.

This volume present a detailed study of the thin, usually rectangular, pieces of pierced fine stone that occur in inhumation graves of Beaker date. The book tests the hypothesis that they, with other grave goods, were originally designed for use as components of ritual costume or as equipment for use in religious acts and ceremonies. 192p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

11 The Lockington Gold Hoard An Early Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery at Lockington, Leicestershire by Gwilym Hughes.

The excavation of the Lockington b a r ro w p ro v i d e d a ra re opportunity for examining in detail Bronze Age funerary practices and associated ritual activity in a lowland context in the English Midlands. In addition, a rich group of metalwork finds was discovered - two gold armlets and a copper dagger. 128p b/w illus, b/w and col pls (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Origins and Early Development of Witham by W Rodwell.

Study of the settlement which has yielded remains dating from prehistory to the Middle Ages, most significant being the Iron Age earthworks. 128p, figs (Oxbow monograph 28, 1993) Pb £28.00 reduced to £4.95

Flag Fen, Peterborough

Place and Memory

edited by Francis Pryor and Michael Bamforth.

edited by Julian Thomas.

Excavations and Research, 1995–2007 Includes detailed investigations of the post alignment’s previously unpublished eastern (Northey Island) landfall. New research including oxygen isotope analyses of animal teeth provides interesting, and at times surprising, insights into the economy and the complex role played by domestic animals. 160p (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

Land and People

Papers in Memory of John Evans edited by Michael J. Allen, Niall Sharples and Terry O’Connor.

Includes papers on aspects of environmental archaeology, experiments and philosophy; new research on the nature of woodland on the chalklands of southern England; coasts and islands; people, process and social order, and snails and shells. 240p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Landscape of the Megaliths Excavation and Fieldwork on the Avebury Monuments, 1997–2003 by Mark Gillings et al.

This report sheds new light on the complexities and develop­ ment of the monument rich area around Avebury and consideration is given to the questions of how and why such ceremonial centres came into being in the 3rd millennium BC. 402p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Excavations at the Pict’s Knowe, Holywood and Holm Farm, Dumfries and Galloway This volume reports on the investigation of three complexes of prehistoric ceremonial monuments. It considers the details of the excavated features, environmental and artefactual evidence, as well as more general concerns. 256p b/w illus, 67 b/w pls (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £48.00 now £7.95

Prehistoric Houses at Sumburgh in Shetland

by Jane Downes and Raymond Lamb.

Excavations at Sumburgh Airport between 1967 and 1974 revealed stone-built houses of the later Bronze Age and early Iron Age. This report shows how one house was added to another and demonstrates that the twohouse unit was a distinct feature of the later Bronze Age in Scotland. 138p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb £28.00 now £4.95

A Slice of Rural Essex

Recent Archaeological Discoveries from the A120 Between Stanstead Airport and Braintree by Jane Timby et al. A diverse pattern of human hist­ory was revealed including earlier prehistoric flint knapping, later prehistoric ritual activity, a Roman farmstead with accompanying cemetery, a middle Saxon hall, medieval settlement, pottery production and a windmill. 214p b/w illus, CD-Rom (Oxford Archaeology 2007) Hb was £14.95 now £7.50

British Prehistory

12 Danebury Environs Project Volume 1 by Barry Cunliffe.

Following his research on the hillfort Barry Cunliffe has led a massive campaign to explore the surroundings of the site, and this has resulted in a further series of volumes, the first set on the Prehistoric evidence and the second set on the Roman Period evidence. This volume is the Introduction and overview to the Prehistoric set. 238p (OUCA 2002) Hb was £49.95 now £10.00

Danebury Environs Project Volume 2 by Barry Cunliffe.

Volume 2 comprises seven sepa­ rate volumes reporting on the Prehistoric evidence from the excavations and research at sites in the Danebury area during the

early 1990s. 842p in seven vols. (OUCA 2000) Hb was £60.00 now £15.00

Fairfield Park, Stotfold, Bedfordshire

Later Prehistoric Settlement in the Eastern Chilterns by Leo Webley, Jane Timby and Martin Wilson.

The excavations at Fairfield Park revealed a later Bronze Age hilltop enclosure and an extensive early Iron Age settlement. As one of the first large-scale excavations of an early Iron Age settlement in eastern England, the site makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the later prehistory of the region. 176p (Bedfordshire Archaeology/Oxford Archaeology 2007) Pb was £14.95 now £7.50

Gravelly Guy

Excavations at Stanton Harcourt by George Lambrick and Tim Allen.

Archaeological evidence at Gravelly Guy spans from the Neolithic through to the Saxon period. Structural evidence, finds and environmental data is combined in a detailed study of the site, its position in the landscape and relationship to the contemporary archaeology of the surrounding area. 520p, 179 b/w illus, 31 ls (Oxford Archaeology 2005) Hb was £34.95 now £7.50

The Prehistoric Landscape and Iron Age Enclosed Settlement at Mingies Ditch Hardwick-with-Yelford, Oxon by T G Allen and M A Robinson.

The 1977-1978 excavation of the Middle Iron Age enclosure at Mingies Ditch and the prehistoric evidence from the 1980 excavation of Smithfield, the adjoining field. It includes a 90-page technical appendix of figures and tables. 249p, b/w pls, figs (Oxford Archaeological Unit 1993) Pb was £28.00, now £9.95

Segsbury Camp by Gary Lock.

This volume describes the two seasons of excavation at Segsbury Camp which form a part of Oxford University’s Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project. The evidence suggests that the large hillfort of Segsbury was used during the period 6th to 2nd century BC but was not densely and permanently occupied. 158p (OUSA 2005) Hb was £35.00 now £10.00

Settlement on the Bedfordshire Claylands by Jane Timby et al.

Excavations at nine sites along the route of the Great Barford Bypass provided a rare opportunity to investigate an extensive area of the South Midlands claylands, a landscape that has hitherto seen little archaeological work. The excavations produced evidence for the long-term development of the social landscape, agrarian economy and environment of the area from Prehistory to the Middle Ages. 430p (Oxford Archaeology 2007) Pb was £14.95 now £7.50

Thornhill Farm, Fairford, Gloucestershire

by David Jennings, Jeff Muir, Simon Palmer and Alex Smith.

For over 500 years, from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period, Thornhill Farm appears to have been lived in and worked as a cattle ranch. Extensive excavations by Oxford Archaeology between 1986 and 1989 revealed large parts of the settlement, including paddocks, stock enclosures and droveways, all designed to control and manage the herds of animals. 200p b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2004) Hb was £24.95 now £7.50

Metallurgical Reports on British and Irish Bronze Age Implements and Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Museum by I.M. Allen, D. Britton and H.H. Coughlan.

Metallurgical reports on the Museum’s collection of copper and bronze tools and weapons with a chronological illustrated catalogue of objects. 283p, 28 b/w pls, b/w figs (Pitt Rivers Museum 1970) Pb only £3.95

North-East Perth

An archaeological landscape The Royal Commission survey of 1990 covering the area north from Blairgowrie up Strathardle and Glen Shee. It includes con­ siderable upland tracts contain­ ing extensive cultivation and settlement remains which now lie beyond the limits of cultivation, but which have not previously been recorded despite their exceptional preservation. 180p b/w illus(Royal Commission Scotland 1990) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

Early Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland by Ruth and Vincent Megaw.

An excellent guide to Celtic art and society, describing and discussing art from the 4th century BC to the Roman Conquest. Furnished t h ro u g h o u t w i t h l o t s o f photographs of artefacts, including weapons, items of jewellery and other pieces of personal adornment, figurines, vessels and sculpture, the book also provides important insights into Iron Age society and belief systems. 80p col illus (Shire 2nd ed 2005) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Irish Megalithic Tombs by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.

An invaluable introductory guide to the megalithic tombs of Ireland. Twohig considers the history of megalithic tomb studies before looking at well-known and less well-known examples of each of the four types: court, portal, passage and wedge tombs. 72p col and b/w illlus (Shire 1990, 2nd ed 2004) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual by Aubrey Burl.

A fascinating description of how astronomical customs and beliefs developed in the British Isles and the importance of megalithic monuments to the ritual year. 72p b/w illus (Shire 2nd ed 2005) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Mount Pleasant, Dorset Excavations 1970–71 by G.J. Wainwright.

A detailed study of an 11-acre enclosure at Dorchester, contain­ ing 4 entrances and a large timber structure built around 2500 BC. Includes specialist reports on the pottery, environmental evidence and dating. 266p, 181 illus (Society of Antiquaries of London, 1979) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

The Ringlemere Cup

Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age edited by Stuart Needham, Keith Parfitt and Gill Varndell.

This volume provides the definitive report on the early Bronze Age Ringlemere gold cup and its immediate site context, as well as contextual study of 15 comparable vessels from Britain, Germany and Switzerland, from which a picture of a wider Maritime interaction network is posited. 120p, 57 b/w illus, 4p col pls (British Museum Press 2006) Pb was £23.00 now £7.95

European Prehistory Miss Layard Excavates

a Palaeolithic Site at Foxhall Road, Ipswich by Mark White and Steven Plunkett.

A study of the pioneering excava­ tions of 1903–05 of Frances Layard and a reappraisal of the importance of Foxhall Road, a site at which Palaeolithic humans gathered around the edges of an erstwhile lake and/or river, leaving behind stone tools and manufacturing waste. 195p b/w illus (WASP 2004) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Catalogue of the ‘Germanic’ Antiquities from the Klemm Collection in the British Museum by Grazyna Orlinska.

Gustav Friedrich Klemm was a 19th century scholar and col­ lector of antiquities. Part of his collection which was purchased by the British Musuem in 1868, forms the subject for this book. It largely comprises a catalogue of material from the Old Germanic Confederation, with objects dating from the Neolithic to post-Medieval period. 174p, b/w illus, 4 maps (British Museum Press 2001) Hb was £125.00 now £9.95

Westbury Cave

The Archaeology of Solvieux

edited by Peter Andrews, Jill Cook, Andrew Currant and Christopher Stringer.

by James Sackett.

This volume assesses the new evidence produced by excava­ tions between 1976 and 1984: sedi­mentary sequence, soil micro­ morphology, faunal assemblages, small mammal fauna, fossil ruminants, larger carnivores, palaeoecological reconstruction, flint finds. 309p, b/w figs and pls, tbs (WASP 1999) Hb was £60.00 now £9.95

Snail Down

by Nicholas Thomas et al.

Snail Down is an Early Bronze Age barrow cemetery on Salisbury Plain. Thirty-three mounds include examples of almost every type of Wessex barrow: bowl, bell, disc, saucer and pond type have all been excavated there between 1953–7. This publication presents detailed analysis of an extraordinary variety of finds, backed up with illustrative material. 324p b/w illus (Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Society 2005) Hb was £25.00 now £15.00

An Animate Landscape

Rock Art and the Prehistory of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland by Andrew Meirion Jones et al.

Focusing on its landscape context this study argues that the rock art of Kilmartin played an active part of the process of socialising the landscape, in which the landscape became more organised from the Late Neolithic onwards, and that this organised landscape relates to broader cosmological concerns. 400p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £38.00 now £12.95

Prehistoric Rock Art in the North York Moors by Paul Brown and Graeme Chappell.

A comprehensive account of the little known prehistoric rock carvings in the North York Moors. Details of all known rock art sites in the region are included with particular reference to the diversity and variety of motifs, together with information on the associated archaeology of the surrounding landscape. 288p b/w and col pls (The History Press 2005) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

An Upper Palaeolithic Open Air Site in France Report on one of the largest open-air Palaeolithic sites ever excavated, revealing a seemingly unique stone tool industry termed Beauronnian. The history of the project, methodologies, results and analysis of finds are complemented by a large number of drawings, outlines of typologies and essays. 327p, 72 b/w pls (California UP 1999) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

The Cave of Fontechevade

by Philip G. Chade, Andre Debenath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron.

A summary of the discoveries made during the course of excavations at the Paleolithic cave site of Fontéchevade, France, between 1994 and 1998, including an important reappraisal of the lithic evidence and of an early modern human skull. 262p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulec’h, Cotes-d’Armor

edited by Barry Cunliffe and Patrick Galliou.

This study, written entirely in French, it provides an overview of the site, giving insight into the physical geography, the town’s history prior to excavation, and the archaeological research programme. 302p, 142 b/w illus and pls (OUSA 2004) Hb was £50.00 now £15.00

Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulec’h, Cotes-d’Armor, volume 2

Le site: de la Préhistoire à la fin de l’Empire gaulois by Barry Cunliffe and Patrick Galliou.

This second volume deals with the Prehistoric period, continuing up until the end of the Gallic Empire. French text. 390p, 267 b/w illus (OUSA 2005) Hb was £75.00 now £15.00

13 The Guadajoz Project

Andalucía in the First Millennium BC, Volume 1 by Barry Cunliffe and María Cruz Fernández Castro.

This volume presents the results of the fieldwork and specialist studies: ceramics, small finds, figurines, fauna, botanical remains and settlement history. This evidence is then used to postulate about the overall development of societies in central Andalucía from the Neolithic to the Medieval period. 469p, many b/w figs and pls (OUCA 1999) Hb was £85.00 now £15.00

Comparative Archaeologies The American Southwest (AD 900-1600) and the Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC) edited by Katina T. Lillios.

A discussion of current thinking on the dynamics and historical trajectories of complex societies in the American Southwest (AD 900-1600) and the Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC) through a focused comparison of five themes: Histories, Landscapes, Bodies, Gender, and Art. 312p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Creating Communities

New Advances in Central European Neolithic Research edited by Daniela Hofmann and Penny Bickle.

Although the LBK is one of the best researched Neolithic cultures in Europe, here the material is used in order to further explore the interconnection between individuals, households, settlements and regions, explicitly addressing questions of Neolithic society and lived experience. 271p, 118 b/w illus, 16 tbls (Oxbow Books, 2009) Pb was £40.00 now £7.95

Dynamics of Neolithisation edited by Angelos Hadjikoumis, Erick Robinson and Sarah Viner.

This volume examines the development of early agriculture in Neolithic Europe, drawing on the work of the late Professor Andrew Sherratt. The contributors examine such significant factors as plant and animal domestication, social organisation, the development of monumental architecture, exchange and social identity and the cultural transmission of technology. 208p (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

From Surface Collection to Prehistoric Lifeways Making Sense of the MultiPeriod Site of Orlovo, South East Bulgaria

by John Chapman. An analysis of the rich collection of Neolithic and Chalcolithic finds from surface collection at the settlement of Orlovo, emphasising the diversity of the objects and what they can tell us about the lifeways of this site. 208p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

European Prehistory

14 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Feasting Rituals in the Prehistoric Societies of Europe and the Near East edited by Gonzalo Aranda Jimenez, Sandra Monton-Subias and Margarita Sanchex Romero.

This volume examines how specific types of food were prepared and eaten during feasting rituals in prehistoric Europe and the Near East. 192p (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Artefacts from Deposits Mapped as Claywith flints by J E Scott-Jackson.

‘Clay-with flints’ refers to deposits lying on the hilltops and plateaux of the Chalk Downlands of southern England. This study is based on the archaeology, geology and sedimentology of these deposits and forms a comprehensive review of the Palaeolithic stone tools found embedded within them. 180p, b/w figs (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb was £30.00 now £5.00

Interweaving Worlds

Malsnes 1

edited by Toby C. Wilkinson, Susan Sherratt and John Bennett.

by H.P. Blankholm.

Systemic Interactions in Eurasia, 7th to the 1st Millennia BC How do we understand the systemic interactions that took place in and between different regions of prehistoric Eurasia and their consequences for individuals, groups and regions? This volume presents some diverse archaeological responses to this problem, from from “world-systems” through “ritual economies” to “textile rivalries”. 308p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £55.00 now £12.95

Iron Age and Roman Burials in Champagne by I.M. Stead.

This volume reports on the excavation of a series of six Iron Age cemeteries in Champagne. It describes the spatial arrangement of each cemetery and its burials, and consider the relative chronology of the series, from Hallstatt and La Tène to the GalloRoman period. 345p col and b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2006) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

Landscapes in Flux Central and Eastern Europe in Antiquity

edited by John Chapman and Pavel Dolukhanov.

Landscape archaeology, a recent theoretical discovery in the west, has long been practised by eastern european scholars. This stimulating collection of papers ranges over the whole of central and eastern Europe and from the Neolithic to the early Medieval periods. 340p with maps. (Colloquia Pontica, Oxbow 1997) Pb £48.00 now £4.95

Living Well Together? Settlement and Materiality in the Neolithic of SouthEast and Central Europe

edited by Douglass Bailey, Alasdair Whittle and Dani Hofmann.

Investigates the development of the Neolithic in southeast and central Europe from 6500–3500 cal BC with special reference to the manifestations of settling down. 178p (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £38.00 now £10.00

An Early Post-Glacial Site in Northen Norway The economy, seasonality, and several models for the settlement pattern are examined and followed by a discussion of this pioneering settlement within its wider cultural and Scandinavian and northern European context. 120p, 76 b/w illus, 21 tabs (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Mesolithic Horizons

edited by Sinéad McCartan, Rick Schulting, Graeme Warren and Peter Woodman.

This is an enormous compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140 papers drawn from the whole of Europe, ranging from the European Arctic to many parts of the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles to Russia. These papers cover recent research on virtually all aspects of the European Mesolithic. 2 volumes, 980p (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £150.00 now £49.95

Terry Jones’ Barbarians

by Terry Jones and Alan Ereira.

This lively, but deceptively wellresearched book explores the history and culture of those labelled “Barbarians” by the Romans, through a wide sweep of history from the fifth century BC to the 500s AD. Terry Jones emphasises the sophistication of these societies, covering Celts, Goths and other German tribes, Persians, Huns and Vandals, as well as the extent to which the Greeks who originally coined the term were considered to be barbarians by Rome. 288p col pls (BBC 2006) Hb was £18.99 now £6.95

Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland by Johan Ling.

A detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels, which include some 2000 ship depictions among the varied figurative art. Using GPS measurement combined with detailed study of the terrain, topography and relative sea level data, the location and significance of the original positioning of rock art images in relation to their contemporaneous coastline is demonstrated and modelled. 124p col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Stone Axe Studies III

edited by Vin Davis and Mark Edmonds.

This collection presents studies on stone axe techonology from a variety of different approaches. Some papers are united by specific material, such as those working on Jadeite axe blades in western and Central Europe. For others, the link is analytical, contextual, or conceptual. 448p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £48.00 now £12.95

The Rhyton from Danilo

Structure and Symbolism of a Mid-Neolithic Cult Vessel by Omer Rak.

An in -depth study of the rhyton, a four-legged Neolithic vessel made of fired clay that according to the consensus of archaeological opinion was most likely a cult vessel used in rituals of unknown origin and content. 208p (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Thinking Mesolithic

by Stefan Karol Kozlowski.

This book presents a com­ prehensive, re-edited selection of Kozlowski’s most important writings on the Mesolithic, along with new papers written especially for this edition. With his eye simultaneously on both the continental and local levels, Kozlowski offers a compelling portrait of a period in which Europe was characterised by a wide range of different human ecologies. 380p, 200 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £60.00 now £17.95

Representations and Communications

Time and Change

edited by Asa C. Fredell, Kristian Kristiansen and Felipe Criado Boado.

edited by Dimitra Papagianni, Robert Layton and Herbert Maschner.

Creating an Archaeological Matrix of Late Prehistoric Rock Art

Nine papers summarize new excavation and survey results, advanced studies of iconography and intriguing landscape studies. 157p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives on the Long Term in HunterGatherer Societies This volume explores long-term behavioural patterns and processes of change in hunter-gatherer societies from the Lower Palaeolithic to the present. 160p, 38 b/w illus 7 tabs (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £30.00 now £7.95

Asia and Africa War and Worship

Textiles from 3rd to 4th-century AD Weapon Deposits in Denmark and Northern Germany by Susan Moller-Wiering.

War and Worship concerns textile deposits from the bog sites of Thorsberg in Germany and Nydam, Vimose and Illerup Ådal in Denmark. The research has extracted a large amount of information allowing conclusions on status, origin, function and role in the deposits to be drawn. 224p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £7.95

Rock Art of the Caribbean

edited by Michele H. Hayward, Lesley-Gail Atkinson and Michael A. Cinquino.

A substantial synthesis of Caribbean rock art studies. Thorough and comparative, it includes data on the history of rock graphic research, the nature of the assemblages (image numbers, types, locations), and the legal, conservation, and research status of the image sites. 304p b/w illus (Alabama UP 2009) Hb was £44.50 now £9.95

The Celts

by T.G. Powell. A classic account of the language, culture, and traditions of the Celts. Using the evidence of history, archaeology and linguistics it portrays the rich variety of Celtic life, art and religion across the whole of barbarian Europe, from the Balkans in the east to France, Spain and Great Britain in the west. 232p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2nd ed 1983) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn and Kristopher W. Kerry.

Papers which bring a non-Euro­ pean perspective to the ‘Out of Africa’ debate, arguing that the European Upper Palaeolithic is not representative despite its popularity among scholars. 295p, b/w figs, maps (California UP 2004) Hb was £52.00 now £9.95

Images of the European Bronze Age by Richard J. Harrison.

This detailed study of the imagery and ideology of Bronze Age Spain and Portugal draws on a corpus of more than one hundred stelae. Describing them as `multi-vocal monuments’ Richard Harrison examines how they embody ideological codes centred around militarism, masculinity and hierarchy. 360p, many b/w illus (Western Academic Specialist Press 2004) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Life and Death at the Pestera Cu Oase

edited by Erik Trinkaus, Silviu Constantin and Joco Zilhco.

The Pestera cu Oase is a sealed limestone cavern in southwestern Romania which served principally as a hibernation den for Pleistocene cave bears and wolves, but also contained the fossil remains of the earliest modern humans in Europe. This volume presents the results of mapping and excavation of the cave and the analysis of the animal and human remains. 452p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £115.00 now £24.95

by Robert Finlay.

This study explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain around the globe.It tells the fascinating story of how porcelain became a vehicle for the transmission and assimilation of artistic symbols, themes, and designs across vast distances - from Japan and Java to Egypt and England. 440p col illus (University of California Press 2010) Hb was £28.95 now £9.95

by Vadime Elisseeff.

by David W. Phillipson.

A Brief History of Khubilai Khan by Jonathan Clements.

The grandson of bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, Khubilai Khan was groomed for authority from childhood and garnered the position of Great Khan, establishing his reign as one of the most legendary figures in Chinese history. This book explores his control over Mongolia, his attempts to invade Japan, his imperialistic foreign policy, his relationship with Marco Polo, and his overall impact on world history. 352p (Constable 2010) Pb was £7.99 now £3.95

Dragon Sea

by Frank Pope.

A gripping retelling of the attempt to salvage a cargo of fifteenth century porcelain from the wreck of the Hoi An junk off the coast of Vietnam. Frank Pope who acted as archaeological manager describes the characters involved in the expedition, led by Mesun Bound, the dangers they faced, and their dealings with the project’s financial backers to whom archaeological concerns were far from paramount. 341p b/w illus (Harcourt 2007) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Calendars and Years II edited by John M. Steele.

This second volume of Calendars and Years explores the calendars of ancient and medieval China, India, the ancient Jewish world, the medieval Islamic world, and the Maya. Particular attention is given to the preserved evidence on which our understanding of these calendars lie, the modern historiography of their study, and the role of calendars in ancient and medieval society.

176p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00

now £4.95

Cultures of Porcelain in World History

Archaeology at Aksum

A selection from the research undertaken by the UNESCO Silk Roads project, which demonstrate the importance of the Silk Roads not just as trade routes, but for movement and cultural contact. Essays take a variety of approaches from the study of individual artefacts and sites to much broader overviews to explore the role of the Silk Roads in shaping identities and relationships between east and west. 332p (Berghahn 2000) Pb was £17.00 now £5.95

Symbols and Warriors

Pilgrim Art

The Silk Roads

Highways of Culture and Power

The Early Upper Palaeolithic Beyond Western Europe

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Ethiopia, 1993–7

The research here described was designed to provide a com­ prehensive view of ancient Aksum, including aspects which had received little attention. Dr Phillipson and his colleagues describe royal tombs and commoner graves, domestic economy and international trade, monumental architecture and farming settlements, finely carved ivory and flaked stone tools. 2 vols, 538p b/w illus (British Institute in Africa 2000) Hb was £95.00 now £14.95

Nyanga

Ancient Fields, Settlement History and Agricultural History in Zimbabwe by Robert Soper.

The stone ruins of the Nyanga area of eastern Zimbabwe have intrigued observers since they were first reported to the outside world at the end of the 19th century. In this book, Robert Soper and his colleagues sets out the accumulated evidence for the Nyanga complex as far as we now know it. 277p b/w illus (British Institute in East Africa 2002) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Catalogue of Stone Age Artefacts from Southern Africa in the British Museum by Peter Mitchell.

This book aims to provide not only a gazetteer and catalogue of the British Museum holdings in this field, but also to present sufficient additional information to place them within their historical and contemporary archaeological context. 233p b/w illus (BMP 2002) Pb was £23.00 now £4.95

Soba II

Renewed excavations within the metropolis of the Kingdom of Alwa in Southern Sudan by Derek A Welsby.

This volume reports on the second campaign of excavations by the BIEA in the most southerly of the three Nile Basin Nubian kingdoms. The report throws light on both local and imported artefacts, buildings and a vaulted tomb. 312p, 70 b/w pls (BIEA/BMP 1998) Hb was £70.00 now £14.95

Egypt

16 Libyan Studies

Select Papers of the Late R G Goodchild edited by Joyce Reynolds.

Twenty papers, some published for the first time, resulting from Goodchild’s work in Libya between 1946 and 1967. Papers focus on specific Roman, medieval and Islamic sites, finds and inscriptions. 345p, 96 b/w pls, b/w figs (Elek Books 1976) Hb was £17.50 now £6.95

The Archaeology of Christianity in Africa by Niall Finneran.

Investigates the archaeological evidence for the Christian faith from its emergence in the first millennium AD through to European colonialism and the missionaries of the 19th century; it is an ‘investigation of diversity and change on a massive continent’. 192p b/w illus col pls (Tempus 2002) Pb was £19.99 now £9.95

The Middle Stone Age of Zambia by Lawrence Barham.

A detailed study of prehistoric sequences in south central Africa, largely based around the results of investigations at the sites of Mumbwa and Twin Rivers. An introductory chapter provides the background context to the prehistory of Zambia followed by studies of the Mumbwa Caves and their chronology, faunal, micro-fauna and human remains, ecological and environmental evidence. 303p b/w illus (WASP 2000) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

The Rock Tombs of ElHawawish 2 by N. Kanawati.

Reports on the excavation of the tomb of Shepsi-Pu-Min/Kheni, Tomb H25, Tomb H28, Tomb H28a, Tomb H29, Tomb H30 and Tomb H31. (Australian Centre for Egyptology 1981) Pb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Rock Tombs of ElHawawish 3 by N. Kanawati.

Reports on the excavation of the tombs of Tjeti/Kai-Hep, WenuMin, Tombe H-26, and the Tomb of Nebet. b/w and col pls (ACEG 1982) Pb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Rock Tombs of ElHawawish 4 by N. Kanawati.

Reports on the excavation of the tombs of Hesi-Min and KheniAnkhu, the stela of ShepsitKau, the coffins of Hetepet and Shepsi-Pu-Min and tombs M27, M28, M29 and H14. (ACEG 1983) was £34.50 now £9.95

The Rock Tombs of ElHawawish 5 by N. Kanawati.

Reports on the excavation of the tomb of Hem-Min (M43), tombs in the forecourt of M43, The tomb of Memi (M23), tombs in the forecourt of M23, the tomb of Ankhu (M21), and the coffins from Akhmin. (ACEG 1986) Pb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Akhenaten Temple Project, Volume 2

Rwd-mnw and Inscriptions by Donald Redford.

This volume contains hitherto unpublished talatat scenes from the temple Rwd-Mnw, matched from blocks in the concession of the Akhanaten Temple Project. As well as these reliefs, the volume contains five papers on previously published material. 177p, 16p b/w figs, 43p b/w pls (Aegypti Texta Propositaque I, Akhenaten Temple Project 1988) Pb was £30.00 now £7.95

Horemheb

The Forgotten Pharaoh by Charlotte Booth.

Horemheb ruled Egypt after Tutankhamun, and was fundamental in bringing Egypt back to the rich and powerful nation it was before Akhenaten took the throne. Rather than simply clearing up the mess left behind after the Amarna period, he lay the foundations for the kings who were to come, and was seen by the ancients as the start of the Ramessid era, achievements which are chronicled in this study. 160p b/w illus (Amberley 2009, repr. 2012) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

The Myth of Ancient Egypt by Charlotte Booth.

In this book, Charlotte Booth sets out to investigate eight facets of Ancient Egypt around which popular myths have sprung up, the origins of such myths, and how they have developed. These range from the River Nile itself, through the pyramids and mummification, to three of the most famous names to have come out of ancient Egypt. 223 b/w illus, col pls (Amberley 2011) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Deir el-Ballas

Preliminary Report on the Deir el-Ballas Expedition, 19801986 by Peter Lacovara.

This preliminary report covers the results of four brief seasons of survey and limited excavation undertaken by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, partly as a followup to the Hearst Expedition excavations originally conducted at the site by George Reisner in 1900-1901. 67p (American Research Center in Egypt 1990) Hb was £25.00 now £5.95

The Tomb Chamber of Hsw the Elder, Part 1 Illustrations

by David P. Silverman.

Publishes reliefs and inscriptions from this significant tomb at the site of Kom el-Hisn. 146p b/w illus (American Research Center in Egypt 1988) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

Essays and Texts in Honour of J Thomas edited by T. Gagos and Roger Bagnall.

A collection of nine essays focused on military and administrative institutions in the ancient world, and supplemented by a presentation of thirty texts in Greek and Latin written on papyrus and wooden fragments, some previously unpublished. 290P (American Society of Papyrologists 2001) Hb was £45.00 now £19.95

Herakleopolite Nome

by Maria Rosaria Falivene. Falivene presents an A-Z listing of names in the Herakleopite nome, a district of Middle Egypt, largely based on Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth century AD. The importance of the Herakleopite villages is discussed along with the likely provenance of the documents upon which this study is based. 324p (American Society of Papyrologists 1998) Hb was £41.95 now £6.95

In Pursuit of Invisibility

Ritual Texts from Late Roman Egypt by Richard Phillips.

A close examination of invisibility in the context of the Greco-Roman world, from the role invisibility enjoys as a literary motif to the ritual spells whose logos and praxis in magic papyri promise the individual that he will move about unseen by others. 160p b/w illus and pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2009) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Egypt Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn

edited by A.J.B. Sirks and K.A. Worp.

Presents 61 previously unedited papyri from Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Egypt on a wide range of literary, documentary and religious themes. 445p, 65 b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2007) Hb was £70.00 now £12.95

A Yale Papyrus

ASP 41 (P Yale III 137) by Paul Schubert.

This papyrus is a return of taxable private land for the village of Philadelphia dating from AD 216/217. The document assesses the amount of land retained by individuals in the village, the basis forwhich contributions to the armies of Emperor Caracalla were determined. 123 p, b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2001) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

Ancient Egypt by Farid Atiya.

Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, this informative coffee-table style book takes the reader on a tour of the sites of Ancient Egypt. Organised geographically rather than chronologically, but with sections on the historical and religious background, the glorious photographs illustrate a text which describes a wealth of tombs and monuments, their construction, function and excavation. 228p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2006) Hb was £36.50 now £9.95

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

by Giorgio Agnese and Maurizio Re.

This gazetteer of the most important Egyptian sites provides a sumptuous photographic record along with brief descriptions. An introductory section gives background on Ancient Egyptian culture and the history of archaeology in Egypt. 256p col illus t/out (American University in Cairo Press 2004) Hb was £24.99 now £7.95

Description de l’Egypte edited by Franco Serino.

Announced in 1802, the Description de l’Egypte took twenty years to complete and published the work of archaeologists, scientists, artists and engravers. Its stunning plates bring Napoleon’s Egypt and the discoveries of his archaeologists and scientists to life. This large-format book is a `condensed’ version, supported by examples of the most representative engravings and paintings. It presents 128 images, mostly in colour, of monuments, tomb paintings and temple plans. 128p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2003) Hb was £22.95 now £7.95

Egypt

The World of the Pharaohs edited by Regine Schulz and Matthias Seidel.

A huge lavishly illustrated introduction to ancient Egyptian history and culture, which explores the achievements of Egypt under the pharaohs through archaeological sites, monuments and artefacts, as well as examining the functions of the state, and religion. 540p col and b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 1998) Hb was £35.00 now £14.95

Egypt - Yesterday and Today Lithographs and Diaries by David Roberts edited by Fabio Bourbon.

This is a beautifully presented tour down the Nile, through large, colour reproductions of 124 of David Robert’s lithographs,first published in the 1840s. Each lithograph is accompanied by a smaller colour photograph of the site or monument today, revealing how much or, as in some cases, how little Egypt has changed during the last 150 years. 272p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Golden King

The World of Tutankhamun by Zahi Hawass.

This beautifully illustrated book provides an ideal general introduction to both the reign of Tutankhamun and its background in Akhenaten’s relgious iconoclasm, and to the history of excavations in the Valley of the Kings and Howard Carter’s famous discovery of his tomb. 162p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2004, Pb 2006) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

In Search of Cosmic Order Selected Essays on Egyptian Archaeoastronomy

edited by Juan Antonio Belmonte and Mosalam Shaltout.

These essays bring together Spanish and Egyptian specialists in Ancient Egyptian archaeoastronomy. Among the subjects examined are the constellations of ancient Egypt, the Egyptian calendar, and landscape and symbolism, especially how they relate to the orientation of temples and royal tombs. 360p b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 2009) Pb was £24.95 now £9.95

Monarchs of the Nile by Aidan Dodson.

A revised edition of Adrian Dodson’s concise and highly readable collection of royal biographies. Beginning with the reign of Horus Djer in c.2975 BC and ending with Nektanebo II’s flight from Egypt in 342 BC, Dodson introduces the reader to renowned, recently rediscovered or forgotten kings and Pharaohs. 256p b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 2nd ed 2001) Pb was £14.95 now £5.95

17 The Pyramids and the Sphinx by Corinna Rossi

Replete with full-color photographs and drawings, this beautifully illustrated book explains the history and significance not only of the famous Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza - the emblems and legacy of the powerful Fourth Dynasty - but also of the lesser-known tombs that stretch from Saqqara to Meidum and Dahshur. 160p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2005) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Tutankhamun: Eternal Splendour of the Boy Pharaoh by T.G.H. James.

In this large book T.G.H. James provides an authoritative account of the discovery of the tomb, an overview of the reign of Tutankhamun and a description of the tomb and the objects found within it. The photographs are stunning in their beauty and attention to detail and form one of the best visual archives to the tomb of Tutankhamun published to date. 319p, many col pls (American University at Cairo Press 2000) Hb was £59.50 now £14.95

Tomb KV39 in the Valley of the Kings by John Rose.

John Rose’s search for the tomb of Amenhotep led him to direct a series of excavations at Tomb KV39 in the Valley of the Kings. This report on the excavations includes details on the tomb itself, the finds and specialist reports on the human remains, pottery, mummy cloth, mud seals, chemical analyses, geology and restoration. 158p, 226 b/w pls (Western Academic & Specialist Press 2000) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Ancient Egypt on 5 Deben a Day by Donald P. Ryan.

This guidebook takes the armchair tourist/time traveller back to Egypt in the Ramesside period. The reader can find advice on where to stay, what to eat, what to wear, culture and customs and a few useful phrases. The key sites are all explained, but as functioning temples and so on, rather than archaeological sites. 144p b/w illus, col pls (Thames & Hudson 2010) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

Letters From the Desert by Margaret Drower.

During his long career Flinders Petrie revolutionised Egyptian archaeology but this book is not about his scientific work or finds, but his letters and journals. They are selected for the vivid picture they paint of living in Egypt and Palestine over sixty years. They describe Petrie’s austere approach to excavating and life on a dig where creature comforts were non-existent. 250p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2004) Hb was £35.00 now £10.00

Egypt

18 A Late Paleolothic KillButchery-Camp in Upper Egypt by Fred Wendorf et al.

An excavation report which charts the perils of archaeology in the face of Egyptian farmers keen to reclaim and thus destroy the site. Icludes a detailed assesment of methodology and of the lithic artefacts. 63P b/w figs (Southern Methodist UP 1997) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Studies on Scarab Seals, Volume 1 by William A. Ward.

A study of the chronology and classification of scarab seals. Volume I deals with the early history of scarab manufacture down to Amenemhet I. An Appendix by Dr. S.I. Bishara describes the life cycle and habits of the scarab beetle, and Professor Ward also discusses the significance of the scarab form. (Aris & Phillips 1992) Hb was £35.00 now £7.95

The Tomb of Simut Called Kyky by Maged Negm.

This book provides the first full record of Theban Tomb 409, that of Simut called Kyky, the Chief Counter of Cattle of Amun during the reign of Rameses II. The decoration of the tomb is interesting for its subject matter, variety of detail and artistic presentation, and in particular for its funerary and religious scenes and texts. 47p, 63 b/w pls (Aris and Phillips 1997) Pb was £45.00 now £7.95

Ancient Egypt by P.R.S. Moorey.

A revised edition of Roger Moorey’s guide to the Ashmolean Museum Egyptian collections. This attractive, slim volume combines informative text and a useful bibliography with a good selection of photographs, many of which are in colour. 64p b/w and col illus (Ashmolean Museum rev ed 2000) Pb was £7.95 now £2.95

Egypt Through the Eyes of Travellers

edited by Paul Starkey and Nadia El Kholy.

Investigates the 18th and 19th Century European fascination with Egypt. This interest had begun during the Enlightenment and was fuelled by the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon in 1798. For many Europeans of this age, Egypt represented all the exoticism, sensuality and mystery of the Orient, and these nine papers (one of which is in French) seek to explore this relationship. 187p (ASTENE 2002) Pb was £19.95 now £6.50

Tutankamen

The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley.

The first part of this book details Howard Carter’s search for the tomb and its discovery, going on to describe the grave goods in detail, and to explain and appraise the various studies which have been made of the mummy itself. The second part is dedicated to the myths and conspiracy theories surrounding Tutankamun which have proliferated in the years since the discovery of the tomb. 316p col pls (Basic Books 2012) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Die Magischen Gemmen im Britischen Museum by Simone Michel.

An impressive catalogue of the 649 magical gems in the BM. Includes Egyptian gems dedicated to the sun or moon, Jewish and Christian gems, medicinal gems, astrological gems and more recent examples. German text. 2 vols: 424p of text, many b/w pls and illus (BMP 2001) Hb was £195.00 now £19.95

Mummy

The Inside Story by John Taylor.

This richly illustrated and accessible study, squarely aimed at general readers, presents the results of the British Museum’s non-invasive investigation of the 3000-year old mummy of the priest Nesperennub. The book combines an analysis of the tecniques involved in the analysis and the forensic results along with a consideration of the priest’s life and work in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak. 48p, col illus (British Museum Press 2011) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

The Secret Lore of Egypt Its Impact on the West by Erik Hornung.

Western culture regularly adopts and appropriates themes and motifs from ancient Egyptian art, religious practices, and literature. Hornung here looks at the history of one aspect of this process, the idea of ancient Egypt as the source of esoteric lore and traces the influence of the esoteric image of Egypt on European intellectual history from antiquity to the present. 229p, 37 b/w figs (Cornell UP 2001) Hb was £26.95 now £9.95

Egyptology Today

edited by Richard Wilkinson.

This book, at the more academic end of those designed for the non-specialist, takes an interesting tack - it isn’t the usual introduction to Ancient Egypt, but to Egyptology as a discipline in the modern age. Topics range from how tombs and other monuments are discovered, excavated, recorded and preserved, to the study of Egyptian history, art, artifacts, and texts. 283p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £64.99 now £14.95

Abusir IX

The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeology by Miroslav Verner.

The main archaeological results of the excavation of the pyramid complex of Neferre in Abusir are published in this report. Chapters on the structural analysis of Neferre’s mortuary temple, the chronology of the complex and the shape and meaning of the pyramid in the Old Kingdom complement the archaeology. 500p b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2006) Hb was £110.00 now £20.00

Joseph Lindon Smith

Abusir VI

edited by Barbara S. Lesko.

by Vivienne G. Callender and Miroslav Verner.

Paintings from Egypt

Catalogue of an exhibition of Smith’s paintings held at Brown University in 1998. This slim volume includes introductions to the artist’s life (Barbara S. Lesko) and to his work (Diana Wolfe Larkin). The forty plates are nicely reproduced in color. 60p, 40 color plates (Brown University 1998) Pb was £19.95 now £5.95

The Remarkable Women of Egypt by Barbara S. Lesko.

Third edition of readable survey of women in Ancient Egypt. Chapters include: Divine Women/Royal Women; The Average Woman; Public Life/ Private Life; Women in the Cults; Sex, Marriage and Family Life. 68p, b/w illus, col pls (Brown UP 1996) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Djedkare’s Family Cemetery Verner and Callender describe the structure and archaeology of the tomb including plans of the rooms, its owner, wall paintings and finds from the tomb. These chapters are suceeded by a discussion of the chronology of the tombs, a typology and details on the skeletal remains. Appendices look at the role of female members of the Djedkare family in the old Kingdom. 164p, 32 b/w and col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2002) Hb was £45.00 now £10.00

Abusir XII

Minor Tombs in the Royal Necropolis I (The Mastabas of Nebtyemneferes and Nakhtsare, Pyramid Complex Lepsius no. 24 and Tomb Complex Lepsius no. 25) by Jaromir Krejci, Vivienne Gae Callender and Miroslav Verner.

This monograph presents the results of archaeological excavations undertaken from 1987 until 2004 and held in the area of the Abusir minor tombs clustered around the tombs of the 5th Dynasty kings. 284p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2008) Hb was £106.00 now £20.00

Egypt Abusir XIII

edited by Miroslacv Barta.

The first of the three planned publications dedicated to the complex of the vizier Qar and his sons, dating to the Sixth Dynasty, reign of Teti - Pepy II. It comprises a full record of the tombs accompanied by chapters on the geology and geophysical survey of Abusir South, faunal and floral remains from the tombs, and anthropological evaluation of the human remains. 380p b/w illus, col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Hb was £120.00 now £20.00

Abusir XIX

Tomb of Hetepi (AS 20), Tombs AS 33-35 and AS 50-53 by Miroslav Barta, Filip Coppens and Hana Vymazalova.

The tombs published in this volume of the Abusir series have been excavated during several seasons at Abusir South. They do not form a single cemetery; rather, they represent different groups of sacral structures that illustrate very well the diachronic development of the Abusir South necropolis during the Old Kingdom and the Late Period-Ptolemaic era. 387p, 38 col pls, b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2010) Hb was £125.00 now £20.00

Abusir XVI

Sahure - The Pyramid Causeway. History and Decoration Program in the Old Kingdom by Tarek El-Awady.

The sixteenth volume in the Abusir series contains the publication of the blocks with relief decoration found by the Supreme Council of Antiquities along the causeway of the pyramid complex of Fifth Dynasty ruler Sahure in Abusir. 264p b/w illus, col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Hb was £84.00 now £20.00

Abusir XVII

The Shaft Tomb of Iufaa, Volume 1: Archaeology by Kveta Smolarikova and Ladislav Bares.

This volume describes archaeological situation and finds from the main burial chamber and the funerary cult area in front of the eastern enclosure wall of the tomb, including the subsidiary burial chambers. 401p b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2008) Pb was £73.00 now £20.00

Abusir XX

Lesser Late Period Tombs at Abusir. The Tomb of Padihor and the Anonymous Tomb R3 by Kveta Smolarikova and Filip Coppens.

The present volume offers the results of the excavations in two shaft tombs of small dimensions which have been unearthed in the Late Period (Saite-Persian) cemetery at Abusir: the tomb of Padihor and the anonymous tomb R3. 139p b/w and col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Pb was £42.50 now £10.00

Abusir

Secrets of the Desert and the Pyramids edited by Petra Vlckova and Hana Benesovska.

This is the catalogue of the exhibition Abusir , held at the Náprstek Museum in 2005. It presents for the first time a complete overview of the archaeological work and its results at Abusir, showing the activities of Czech and German archaeological teams. 500p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2007) Hb was £55.00 now £5.00

Altagyptisch, Hamitosemitisch und ihre Beziehungen zu einigen Sprachfamilien by K. Petracek.

An important text for discussing the relationship between Egypt and the rest of Africa, this monograph by an eminent Czech scholar traces the linguistic roots of Egyptian and Semitic languages. 156p (Czech Institute of Egyptology 1988) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

Egypt and Austria II

edited by Johanna Holaubek, Hana Navratilova and Wolf B. Oerter.

This is the second collection of proceedings from the workshop of the Austrian and Czech Egyptologists and historians. The contributions are connected by the theme of Egyptomania, and the use of Ancient Egypt as an inspirational source to modern art. 200p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2006) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

Egypt and Austria III

edited by Johanna Holaubek, Hana Navratilova and Wolf B. Oerter.

This is the third collection of proceedings from the workshop of the Austrian and Czech Egyptologists and historians. 280p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2007) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

The Egyptian Revival in Bohemia

by Hana Navratilova. This study looks at the Egyptian revival in the second half of the 19th century within Czech society. Asking who these Egyptomaniacs were and why they chose Egypt, Hana Navrátilová looks at the historical and cultural background of the period, arguing that Egyptian revivalism was important for both Czech cultural development and the formation of national identity. 300p (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2003) Pb was £25.00 now £5.00

19 Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology edited by Miroslav Barta.

Conference proceedings containing papers by more than 30 archaeologists specialising in Old Kingdom topics. 300p, b/w illus, col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £10.00

The Scribe of the Place of Truth

The Biography of Egyptologist Jaroslav Cerny by J. Ruzova.

A biography of Jaroslav Cerny, one of the world’s leading Egyptologists. He became the most famous expert in hieratic texts of the New Kingdom. He was a devoted teacher, an altruistic and constant friend to Egyptologists around the world, as well as a loving husband and father. 250p pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2010) Hb was £21.00 now £5.00

Shadow King

The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut’s Mummy by Jo Marchant.

This gripping, journalistic account, tells the story of Tutankhamun’s mummy and the various scientific analyses it has undergone. After first sketching the nineteenth century background to the study of mummies Jo Marchant guides the reader through the techniques, tests and diagnoses as well as the controversies and personalities involved. 288p b/w pls (Da Capo 2013) Hb was £17.99 now £6.95

The Royal Mummies by G. Elliot Smith.

A new edition of a classic text, first published in 1912, which reports on the mummies of kings, queens and lesser nobles found at Deir el-Bahri and in the tomb of Amenophis. It includes discussions of the mummies of Ahmose, Tuthmosis III, Amenophis III, Akhenaten and more besides. With many photographs of the human remains. 224p with 103 b/w pls, 20 figs (Duckworth 2000) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

The Tomb of Siphtah with the Tomb of Queen Tiyi by Theodore M Davis.

Davis’ excavations (1905–8) of the tomb of Siphtah uncovered the greatest hoard of 19th Dynasty jewellery ever found along with a colllection of mummified pets, including a dog, a duck and several monkeys. 162p b/w pls (Duckworth 2001) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Egypt

20 Tomb of Thoutmosis IV

edited by Theodore M. Davis.

First published in 1904, this is Davis’ full report on Howard Carter’s discovery of Tuthmosis IV’s rich tomb which had not been disturbed for 3,000 years. Much of the volume comprises Carter and Newberry’s illustrated catalogue of the large number of antiquities that were found. 28 b/w pls, b/w illus (Constable 1904, Duckworth 2002) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen The Annexe and the Treasury by Howard Carter.

Originally published in 1933, this third volume in Howard Carter’s trilogy of books describes the discovery and investigation of the annexe and treasury, two store rooms containing a wealth of funerary gifts for the king. 256p, 80 b/w pls (Duckworth 2000) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen The Burial Chamber by Howard Carter.

This is a reprint of Howard Carter’s report on the second and third seasons of excavations at the tomb of Tutankhamun, originally published in 1927. It details `the opening of the four protective shrines; the discovery within Tutankhamun’s quartz-sandstone sarcophagus; the extraction of the king’s three anthropoid coffins... and the final examination of the pharaoh’s splendidly bejewelled mummy’. 367, 88 b/w pls (Duckworth 2001) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Tombs of Harmhabi and Toutankhamanou by Theodore M. Davis.

A reissue of Davis’ account of his last great discovery in the Valley of the Kings. In 1908 Davis discovered the rchly decorated tomb and ornate sarcophagus of Horemheb [Harmhabi], Tutankhamun’s general and the founder of the 19th Dynasty. The other tomb described here was mistakenly interpreted as that of Tutankhamun himself. 135p, 91 b/w pls, b/w illus (1912, Duckworth 2001) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Egypt Exploration Society: The Early Years

edited by Patricia Spencer.

Published to celebrate the Society’s 125th Anniversary in 2007, this volume gives a fully illustrated account of the earliest years (1883-1915) of the Society’s work in Egypt, describing life on excavations run by pioneers such as Flinders Petrie and setting major discoveries in their archaeological and cultural contexts. 272p (EES 2007) Pb was £22.00 now £6.95

The Roman Imperial Quarries

Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites, 1994-1998, Volume 2: The Excavtions by David Peacock and Valerie Maxfield.

Mons Porphyrites, in the heart of the Red Sea mountains, was the only source of imperial porphyry known to the ancient world, and was quarried from the Tiberian period to the fifth century. This volume reports on the excavations and provides a review of the overall development of the quarry complex. 450p b/w illus (Egypt Exploration Society 2007) Hb was £65.00 now £19.95

Egyptian Fakes

by Jean-Jacques Fiechter.

The enormous popular appeal of Egyptian antiquities from the end of the 18th century to the present day has led to a thriving market for fakes and forgers, and it is these fakes which Fiechter examines in his well-written narrative. He investigates the background and techniques of the great forgers, alongside the evolving techniques used to spot them. 252p b/w illus (Flammarion 2009) Hb was £22.50 now £7.95

The Tombs of Amenhotep, Khnummose and Amenose at Thebes by Nigel Strudwick.

Publishes three 18th Dynasty tombs arranged round a single courtyard on the Theban West Bank. Also contains a catalogue of finds, discussion of the human remains, and Appendices of archive photos. 2 Vols, 203p, col and b/w pls (Griffith Inst, Ashmolean 1996) £120.00 now £79.95

Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, Statues and Paintings, Vol. VIII Objects of Provenance Not

Known; Parts 1 and 2 by Jaromir Malek.

This three volume set consists of; Part 1: Royal and Private Statues (Predynastic to Dynasty XVII), Part 2: Private Statues (Dynasty XVIII to the Roman Period) and Statues of Deities, and an index to parts 1 and 2. 3 vols, 1300p (Griffiths Institute 1999) Hb was £145.00 now £50.00

A Dedicated Life

Tributes Offered in Memory of Rosalind Moss edited by TGH James and J Male.

Between 1924 and 1972 Rosalind Moss (1890–1990) edited the Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egypt forming a major contribution to Egyptology. These 20 reminiscences by friends and colleagues present a vivid picture of the Egyptological community during these years. 128p 12 illus (Griffith Institute 1990) Hb was £21.00 now £4.95

Game Boxes from Turankhamun’s Tomb by W.J. Tait

This fascicle covers the gaming material found in the tomb, namely the gameboxes and the playing pieces, the sets of casting-sticks, and the knucklebones. The several items are fully described in the catalogue, with individual comments on matters of interest, and there is a general discussion concerning the method of play. 63p b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1982) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

Hieratic ostraca in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow by AG McDowell.

This volume presents the 27 limestone and hieratic ostraca collected by Rev. Colin Campbell in Egypt at the turn of the century and donated by him to the Hunterian Museum. All but one come from the New Kingdom community of Deir el-Medina, the exception being a Ptolemaic copy of the Offering of the mnw-vase. 34p with 33 plates. (Griffith Institute 1993) Hb was £25.00 now £12.95

Model Boats from Tutankhamun’s Tomb by Dilwyn Jones

This volume publishes the thirtyfive wooden model boats found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, the only complete group known from the 18th Dynasty. It also includes a study of eleven magical oars discovered in the Burial Chamber. 126p, 38 b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1990) Hb was £42.00 now £19.95

Ramesside Administrative Documents by AH Gardiner.

This volume contains hiero­glyphic tran­ s criptions of 26 hieratic documents, inckuding such texts as the Turin Strike papyrus, the Gurob fragments and parts of the Journalk of the Theban Necropolis. 125p (Griffith Institute 1995) Hb was £25.00 now £12.95

Self Bows and other Archery Tackle from Tutankhamun’s Tomb by W. McLeod

This catalogue deals in detail with the fourteen self bows and the many arrows found in the tomb, together with the decorated bow-case, the bow box, the two quivers, and two pairs of bracers. 75p, b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1982) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

Egypt Stone Vessels, Pottery and Sealings from the Tomb of Tutankhamun edited by John Baines

A complete publication of four important and closely related groups of material from the tomb of Tutankhamun: the plain vases manufactured in a variety of stones; the pottery, much of which contained wine from a wide variety of vintages; the jar sealings; and the door sealings removed in the clearance of the tomb as well as the object seals. 177p, 66 b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1993) Hb was £60.00 now £29.95

Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt by Eunice Dauterman Maguire

Dating primarily from the third to seventh centuries, these handwoven fabrics from the collection of Rose Choron showcase colourful images of dancers, haloed saints with hands raised in prayer, and a plethora of flowers and animals. Eunice Daughterman Maguire illuminates the objects by providing a rich historical and mythical context, as well as detailed technical explanations. 176p, col illus (Krannert Art Museum 2005) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

Catalogue of Egyptian Art

Ancient Egypt as it Was:

by Lawrence Berman and Kenneth J. Bohac.

by Charlotte Booth.

The Cleveland Museum

A complete catalogue of Egyptian objects held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Includes a detailed history of the collection, followed by the catalogue of objects (sculpture, vessels, jewellery, scarabs, seals, cosmetic objects, inlays, furniture, implements and funerary equipment) dating from c.5000 BC to the Roman period. 584p, 46 col pls, b/w illus (Hudson Hill 1999) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

Marsa Matruh I The Excavation

by Donald White.

These at Marsa Matruh on Bates’s Island, which is located on the seacoast at the north of Egypt’s western desert, uncovered a small site with a metalworking workshop and nearby houses. This volume provides an overview of the excavations at the site, the Late Bronze Age and historical period occupations, and an introduction to the environmental morphology and history of the island. 126p b/w illus, 47 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Marsa Matruh II The Objects

by Donald White.

This volume of the report on the excavations at Marsa Matruh on Bates’s Island, which is located on the seacoast at the north of Egypt’s western desert, publishes the local and imported pottery, the crucibles and other evidence for metalworking, the organic finds (including ostrich egg shells), and the other discoveries made at the site. 174p, 20 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £59.50 now £29.95

Acta Nubica

Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference of Nubian Studies edited by I. Caneva and Alessandro Roccati.

In these numerous archaeological, archaeometrical, and epigraphical contributions, scientists present new groundwork for the understanding of Egypt, not as a lone oasis of civilization, but rather as a key part of a larger ancient world. Most essays are in English, though some are in French or Italian. 497p b/w and col illus (Libreria Dello Stato 2006) Pb was £150.00 now £19.95

Exploring the City of Thebes in 1200 BC Written in the style of a contemporary guidebook, Ancient Egypt As it Was paints a vivid picture of the sights and sounds of the ancient world through a combination of historical fact and practical advice. Focusing on Thebes in the year 1200 BC it is packed with useful information on everything from where to stay and eat to visiting iconic sites. (Lyons Press 2008) Hb was £9.99 now £3.95

A Secret History of Tutankhamun by Paul Doherty

Paul Doherty re-examines scientific, forensic, and archaeological evidence, as well as the historical accounts of Howard Carter, to reconstruct the life, death and burial of Tutankhamun. His reconstruction is set within the context of political rivalry at court, especially amongst Tutankhamun’s closest advisers (Ay and Horemheb), and is set against a backdrop of social and religious dissent in Egypt as a whole. 260p col illus (Magpie 2002) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Giza au Premier Millenaire by Christiane M. Zivie-Coche.

Publication of the Kate Period Isis Temple in the Eastern Cemetery, along with a large number if Late Period objects relating to the history of Giza Necropolis. 362p 31 b/w figsd (Museum of Fine Arts Boston) Pb was £35.00 now £6.95

Giza Mastabas VII

The Senedjemib Complex Part I by Edward Brovarski

The tombs of Senedjemib Inti (G2370), Khnumenti (G2374) and Senedjemib Mahi (G2378) which form the focus of this publication are three of the largest tombs in the complex, located at the northwest corner of the Great Pyramid. Volume one includes a complete history and description of all three tombs. 2 vols: vol 1, 185p, 126 b/w pls; vol 2, 131 b/w figs and fold-outs (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2002) was £150.00 now £65.00

21 Ancient Byblos Reconsidered

by Alessandra Nibbi. This study aims to debunk much of what has been written about links between Byblos and Ancient Egypt, finding no real evidence for the large scale trade in cedar wood which is often postulated. 127p b/w illus (Alessandra Nibbi 1985) Pb was £9.50 now £3.95

Ancient Egyptian Anchors and the Sea by Alessandra Nibbi.

This work presents a catalogue of more than 200 anchors found at Maersa Matruh and compares them to other anchors found along the Nile, ultimately questioning the attribution to the Ancient Egyptians. 120p b/w figs (A. Nibbi 2002) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Some Geographical Notes on Ancient Egypt by Alessandra Nibbi.

Collected papers by Alessandra Nibbi. They are largely concerned with the physical aspects of ancient Egypt – the identification of places, the meaning of words, plant types, interpetation of hieroglyphs and Egyptian concepts of geography 423p b/w illus (DE Publications 1997) Pb was £40.00 now £4.95

The Official Gift in Ancient Egypt by Edward Bleiberg.

Economic anthropology is used here to gain a fuller understanding of the long-standing practice of the official exchanging of gifts between individuals of unequal status ( inw -exchange). To overcome the problem of patchy and biased sources, the author first proposes a model to study this social obligation. This identifies reciprocity and redistribution at work, instead of the profit-making goal usually assumed active 174p. (Oklahoma UP 1996) Hb £29.95 now £8.95

The Boy Behind the Mask by Charlotte Booth.

Charlotte Booth’s popular history takes a different tack to most books on Tutankamun - instead of focusing on his tomb, its rediscovery and its spectacular treasures, she attempts to reconstruct his life. She explores the religious revolution of Akhenaten as the backdrop to his childhood, and shows how his short reign was spent not only restoring the old gods, but also Egypt’s capital, and diplomatic and economic relations. 176p b/w illus and pls (Oneworld 2007) Hb was £14.99 now £4.95

Egypt

22 Excavations at Serra East, Parts 1-5 by Bruce Beyer Williams.

In the New Kingdom, Serra East was the site of an important centre, one closely connected to the family of rulers of Teh-Khet. This volume, the first in a series of reports, looks at the ancient burials and outlying structures. 236p, 44 b/w pls, b/w illus (Oriental Institute 1993) Hb was £42.00 now £12.95

The Crown of Arsinoe II

The Creation of an Image of Authority by Maria Nilsson.

A detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II. Images of Arsinoë are represented in a broad spectrum of iconographic media, depicting this historical figure in a Greek as well as Egyptian cultural setting, and as queen and goddess alike. 272p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £55.00 now £19.95

Current Research in Egyptology 10 (2009)

edited by Judith Corbelli, Claire Malleson and Dan Boatright

The tenth annual Current Research in Egyptology confer­ ence was held at the University of Liverpool in January 2009 and welcomed Egyptology graduates from all over the world. This volume is a compilation of some of the papers that were given at the conference, that show the diverse nature of current research in Egyptology. 190p (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00 now £6.95

Current Research in Egyptology 2010

edited by Martin Horn et al.

Topics covered include Egyptian religion, ranging from the Coffin Texts to the decoration of temple walls in Ptolemaic times, as well as sociological issues in the Middle and New Kingdom. Other contributions focus on the study of the chronology of the Middle Kingdom with the help of lunar ephemerides or well-stratified radiocarbon data versus pottery data. 216p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00 now £6.95

Current Research in Egyptology 2011

edited by Heba Abd El Gawad.

Contributors to this volume approach a broad range of subjects spanning from Prehistory to modern Egypt, including: selfpresentation, identity, provenance and museum studies, funerary art and practices, domestic architecture, material culture, mythology, religion, commerce, economy, dream interpretation and the birth of Egyptology as a discipline. 232p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £48.00 now £8.95

Current Research in Egyptology 4 (2003)

edited by Katryn Piquette and Serena Love.

Thirteen papers illustrate a range of subject areas and approaches; an underlying theme, though, is apparent; a greater degree of reflexivity and a wider engagement with interdisciplinary research. 224p (Oxbow Books 2004) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Current Research in Egyptology 5 (2004)

edited by Rachael J Dann.

The fifth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium was held in January 2004, at the University of Durham. The conference offers the majority of postgraduates researching Egyptology their first opportunity to present academic work to their peers, and to receive critical feedback. An interesting development in the direction of research in this volume is the emphasis on aspects of identity and individuality. 168p (Oxbow Books 2006) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Encyclopaedia of the Pharaohs, Volume 1

Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty, 3300 - 1069 BC by Darrell D. Baker.

A comprehensive guide to the known rulers of ancient Egypt. Each entry includes: a brief biography of the reign; tomb location and number (if known); location of known mummies; chief consorts; hieroglyphs and transliterations of each form of the pharaoh’s name; pertinent biographical references. 587p b/w illus (Stacey International 2008) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Reports from the Survey of the Dakhleh Oasis 1977-87 edited by C.S. Churcher and A.J. Mills.

The survey’s major aspects archaeological, anthropological, biological - provide a general introduction to the oasis. The major topics presented are geomorphology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, recent biology, Pleistocene and Holocene lithic cultures, pottery from Neolithic to Islamic times, and Roman period settlement. 271p (Oxbow 1999) Hb was £45.00 now £4.95

Dakhleh Oasis Project

Medusa’s Gaze

edited by Colin Hope and Anthony J Mills.

by Marina Belozerskaya.

Preliminary reports 1992–94 This volume contains progress reports on the work of these two seasons as well as a number of short reports on excavations at the Roman site of Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab). 152p (Oxbow 1999) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity

edited by D. Michaelides, V. Kassianidou and R. Merillees.

While the island’s links with the Aegean and the Levant have been well documented and con­ tinue to be the subject of much archaeological attention, the exchanges between Cyprus and the Nile Valley are not as well known and have not before been comprehensively reviewed. They range in date from the mid third millennium B.C. to Late Antiquity and encompass every kind of interconnection, including political union. 288p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Greek Painted Pottery From Naukratis in Egyptian Museums by Marjorie Susan Venit.

This book introduces the pottery and provides a rationale behind the classifications of individual fragments, including a description of each fragment. 224p and 85 plates (ARCE 1988) Hb was £32.50 now £12.95

The Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farnese The banded agate bowl known as the Tazza Farnese is a libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medua’s head on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian Gods. This book traces its remarkable story, from its creation in Ptolemaic Egypt, to Rome, Constantinople, Sicily, Sarkand, and finally back to Europe, to inspire antiquarians from the Renaissance to the modern age. 292p (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

A History of Ancient Egypt

From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid by John Romer.

In this engaging and ambitious work, John Romer explores the Egyptian Neolithic, and the growth of a centralised state. He traces fifteen hundred years of development, from the emergence of farming communities along the route of the Nile to the creation of the sophisticated administrative, transport and supply systems which allowed the construction of the Great Pyramid. 512p pls (Penguin 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Quest for Immortality Treasures of Ancient Egypt by Erik Hornung and Betsy M. Bryan.

This colour catalogue, from an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington during the summer of 2002, mostly presents objects drawn from the collection of the Cairo Museum. These are complemented by four essays that discuss the religious beliefs of ancient Egypt with emphasis on the artistic achievements of the reign of Thutmose III and the New Kingdom in general. 240p col illus (Prestel 2002) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Egypt City of the Ram Man:

The Story of Ancient Mendes by Donald B. Redford.

In this richly illustrated book, Donald Redford draws on the latest discoveries to tell the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Mendes, home of the mysterious cult of the ‘fornicating ram who mounts the beauties’. He traces its development from its prehistoric founding, through its development of a great society and its brief period as the capital of Egypt, up to its final decline and abandonment in the 1st century BC. 240p col and b/w illus (Princeton UP 2010) Hb was £27.95 now £12.95

Cleopatra of Egypt

From History to Myth edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.

This stunning collection of essays and images accompanies a 2001 exhibition at the British Museum. Eleven essays are divided into four main subjects areas (The Ptolemies and Alexandria; Cleopatra, Lady of the Two Lands; Cleopatra and the Power of Rome; Egypt in Rome/The Myth of Cleopatra) each section being followed by a catalogue of objects. 304p, col illus (Princeton UP 2001) Hb was £49.95 now £19.95

Egypt

A Short History by Robert L. Tignor.

This ambitious work covers the whole of Egyptian history from the Old Kingdom to the rule of Mubarak. As well as narrating the sequence of events and the development of Egyptian culture, Tignor also offers comparative reflections across this broad sweep of history. 363p col pls (Princeton UP 2011) Hb was £20.95 now £6.95

Tutankhamun’s Funeral by H.E. Winlock.

This beautifully illustrated book reprints Winlock’s 1941 essay describing the cache of artefacts, discovered in 1907 by Theodore Davis, but only later identified as materials used in the embalming and funeral ceremony of Tutankhamun. Dorothea Arnold introduces the essay, and provides a commentary, reviewing Winlock’s work in the light of subsequent research. 79p, col illus (Yale UP 2010) Pb was £10.99 now £4.95

The Art of Death in GraecoRoman Egypt by Judith A. Corbelli.

Some of the most spectacular discoveries made in Egypt during the twentieth century were in the field of Graeco-Roman funerary archaeology - the poignant mummy portraits and stelae, the extensive cemeteries of Alexandria, Marina el-Alamein and Tuna el-Gebel, the magnificent golden mummies of Bahariya - and this work brings together in one volume an introduction to all the categories of funerary art of the period. 80p b/w illus (Shire 2006) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Egyptian Models and Scenes by Angela M.J. Tooley.

A discussion of Egyptian models, where they are found, who owned them, what purpose they served, where in the tomb they were placed and how they relate to tomb scenes. 72p b/w illus (Shire 1995) Pb was £6.95 now £2.95

Egyptian Statues by Gay Robins.

A guide to the variety of statues of Egyptian deities, kings and other authoritarian figures erected in tombs and temples over a three thousand year period. Gay Robins considers the materials used, techniques of production, the different types and styles, the subjects, inscriptions and their historical and social context. 64p b/w illus (Shire 2001) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Egyptian Towns and Cities by E.P. Uphill.

A short guide to the history of urbanism and town planning in ancient Egypt. Uphill discusses the reasons for urban growth and describes the various different types of centres that developed: provincial centres, workmen’s villages, royal residences, military and frontier towns, religious centres. 72p b/w illus (Shire 1988, repr 2002) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Tutankhamun’s Egypt by Frances Welsh.

This book discusses the historical, archaeological and artistic aspects of Tutankhamun’s brief reign and interprets the objects from his tomb, the paintings on its walls and its location. 80p with 65 figs and illus. (Shire Egyptology 19, 1993, 2nd ed 2007) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Their Bones Shall Not Perish by Patricia V Podzorski.

An examination of predynastic human skeletal remains from Naga-ed-Der in Egypt. Excavated around the turn of the century, the bones are now inevitably dispersed and partly destroyed. What survives is here subjected to modern analysis: determination of age, sex and study of pathological and congenital perculiarities. 166p (SIA Publishing 1990) Hb was £20.00 now £3.95

23 The Secret of the Great Pyramid by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin.

This book provides a novel solution to the problem of how the Great Pyramid was built, proposing an internal ramp corkscrewing up the inside of the pyramid. 224p b/w illus, col pls (Smithsonian Institute 2008) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

The Prehistory of Wadi Kubbaniya, Volume 2 and 3 edited by Fred Wendorf and Romauld Schild.

Two volumes which report on excavations in 1978 and 198184 of Late Palaeolithic sites in southern Egypt. Volume 2 provides a detailed study of stratigraphy and environmental evidence, whilst Volume 3 presents the Late Palaeolithic archaeology, building up a detailed reconstruction of diet and subsistence strategies. 2 vols 863p b/w illus (Southern Methodist UP 1989) Hb was £56.95 now £12.95

The Gold of the Pharaohs by Henri Stierlin.

A stunningly illustrated study of masterpieces of the goldsmith’s art, with special emphasis on the treasures of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, and of Psusennes I at the Delta site of Tanis. With general discussion of metallurgical technology and specialisms, and plans of the two royal tombs. 216p col illus (Terrail 1997) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

The Pharaohs

Master Builders by Henri Stierlin.

This is a popular account of Egyptian architecture which discusses building techniques and technologies before examining the great monuments of Egypt in roughly chronological succession, ending with the temples at Philae. Very attractively illustrated in colour, this remains a serious book which juxtaposes glossy (and some unusual) photos with temple plans and other pictorial sources for reconstructing the architects and builders lives. 221p col illus (Terrail 1995, reprint 2007) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Akhenaten

Egypt’s False Prophet by Nicholas Reeves.

This fascinating, well-illustrated study, which makes full use of archaeological and documentary sources, searches for the truth about Akhenaten, his family, including his nephew Tutankhamun, his political and religious revolution, the city of Amarna and the systematic eradication of the pharaoh by his successors. 208p, 23 col and 118 b/w illus (Thames and Hudson 2001, Pb 2005) Pb was £14.95 now £6.95

Egypt and the Near East

24 Exploring the World of the Pharaohs by Christine Hobson.

An invaluable popular guide to the history, people and archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Illustrations, charts and chronologies support the detailed and informative discussions about many of Egypt’s most important sites and archaeologists, all aimed at helping the visitor to make the most from their visit. 192p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 1987, repr. 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

The Egyptians

by Cyril Aldred, revised by Aidan Dodson.

A revised and updated edition of Cyril Aldred’s classic text. The text retains its original lucidity, while new discoveries and ideas have been taken into account, the dating revised, new photographs and a chronology added, and the bibliography amended and expanded. 224p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 1961, 3rd ed 1998) Pb was £9.95 now £3.95

The Eternal Light of Egypt A Photographic Journey by Sarite Sanders.

This book of stunning black and white photography captures a sense of timelessness, calm and stillness about Egypt’s ancient monuments. The photographs are set alongside quotations from ancient sources and the thoughts of more modern travellers to Egypt, and the photos themselves seem to consciously reference the drawings and etchings of the nineteenth century, adding an enigmatic slant to the remains. 219p b/w illus on every page (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £24.95 now £7.95

Lives of the Ancient Egyptians by Toby Wilkinson.

This slightly unusual book takes the form of a series of 100 short biographies of Ancient Egyptians. Some are well known such as Akhenaten, Hatshepsut and Cleopatra, but most are much more obscure and thus allow the reader to build up a more complete picture of life in Egypt. 356p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 2007) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

The Nile and Its People

7000 Years of Egyptian History by Charlotte Booth.

This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history. Much of the book concentrates, as one might expect, on the Pharaonic period, but Booth shows how the Nile and its cycles of innundation provides a common thread linking Egyptian history through the Middle Ages and right up to the cruises of the present day. 191p, b/w illus, col pls (The History Press 2010) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Anthony E. David.

Important historical and cultural figures as well as some wellknown individuals in Egypt’s long history (c 3100 BC - c AD 600) are incorporated in this work of reference. Rulers and members of their families, significant figures and important foreigners with whom the Egyptians came into contact are all included. The entries are based on original source material and there are bibliographies for each entry. 179p (University of Oklahoma Press 1992) Pb was £24.95 now £6.95

Cleopatra and Antony by Diana Preston.

An unashamedly popular approach to the lives of the famous lovers. Diana Preston tells the story well from the rise of Caesar to the final defeat of Cleopatra and Antony at the hands of Octavian. She aims to bring the ancient world to life with plentiful descriptive passages and to present her characters as properly three-dimensional human beings, rather than the propagandist stereotypes of the Augustan sources. 333p col pls (Walker 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

The Great Pharaohs by T.G.H. James.

This gloriously illustrated book combines T.G.H. James’ publications Tutankhamun: The Eternal Splendor of the Boy Pharaoh and Ramesses II in a single volume. The format is slightly smaller, but this is still a sumptuous undertaking, with the history of the two pharaohs’ reigns juxtaposed with discussion and illustrations of the monuments and artefacts which can be associated with them, most notably the finds from Tutankamun’s tomb. 640p col illus on every page (White Star 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Gifts for the Gods

Images From Ancient Egyptian Temples by Marsha Hill.

The images to which the title refers are metal Egyptian a n t h ro p o m o r p h i c sta t u e s designed for use in a religious context. The accompanying essays place the works in context, offering a detailed historical survey, together with notes on their production and use and reports on the statuary at specific sites. 240p col illus (Yale UP 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Bersheh Reports I

by Edward Brovarski et al.

This cemetery on the east bank of the Nile is a vast site with a long history from the Predynastic Period through the Coptic era. This volume summarises the 1990 season of the Bersheh

Expedition. 77P (Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1992) Pb was £25 now £6.95

Coins of Ancient Meiron by Joyce Raynor and Ya’akov Meshorer.

This volume contains 1017 coin specimens, presented chronologically by period and reign. Also included are a Meiron coin profile organized by mint, a catalogue of selected Meiron coins, and an index of coins by area and locus. 140p b/w pls (ASOR 1988) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

Desire, Discord and Death Approaches to Near Eastern Myth by Neal H. Walls.

The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic visions of ancient Near Eastern mythology. The author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict and death’s realm in selected ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythological narratives using contemporary methods of literary analysis. 212p (ASOR 2001) Pb was £22.95 now £6.95

Late Bronze Palestinian Pendants

Innovation in a Cosmpolitan Age edited by Patrick E. McGovern.

Late Bronze Age Palestine witnessed a remarkable floruit of ornamental and amuletic jewelry pendants. This study presents a typology of the major classes and types, drawing on over 600 examples, many unpublished, supported in particular by an analysis of the material from Beth Shan. 184p b/w pls (JSOT 1985) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

Preliminary Excavation Reports

Bab edh-Dhra, Sardis, Meiron, Tell el-Hesi, Carthage (Punic) edited by David Noel Freedman.

This volume of the Annual Schools of Oriental Research presents various preliminary excavation reports from sites around the Mediterranean and the Near East. 190p (ASOR Vol 43, 1978) Hb £30.00 reduced to £7.95

Living the Lunar Calendar

edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov, Wayne Horowitz and John M. Steele.

The papers in this volume address the question of how ancient and medieval societies lived with the uncertainties of a lunar calendar, and the effects it had on administration, record keeping and the planning of festivals. They address this topic from the perspectives of a variety of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Ancient and Medieval European, Asian and American cultures. 350p b/w figs (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £34.00 now £7.95

Near East Anatolian Iron Ages 5

edited by A. Cilingiroglu and G. Darbyshire.

The papers gathered in this volume cover the area from Urartu in the east to Phrygia in the west, and range from the dis­ cussion of broad problems of chronology and cultural interaction to the presentation of new material from both major and less well known sites. 240p b/w illus (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 2005) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

The Asvan Sites 3

The Early Bronze Age by A.G. Sagona.

The three sites discussed in this volume provide a series of overlapping sequences that flesh out the cultural developments in East-Central Anatolia during most, if not all, of the third millennium BC. The ceramic evidence, forming the greater part of the material remains, is generously illustrated. 260p with 160 figs and 3 col pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1994) Pb was £35.00 now £12.95

Beycesultan Vol.III Pt.I by Seton Lloyd.

Covers the Late Bronze Age archi­ tecture from the excavations at Beycesultan in Turkey. The report contains sections on the secular buildings at the walled settlement on the eastern summit, and at the western summit area, as well as religious buildings on the northern periphery of the western hill. 37p 22 b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1972) Hb was £16.00 now £8.95

The Black Sea

Past, Present and Future edited by Gulden Erkut and Stephen Mitchell.

These papers cover a period from the first appearance of human settlers in the Black Sea region to the present day, and all emphasize the significance of the sea itself, linking communities and histories in a wider regional context, extending westward along the Danube basin, northward into the Ukraine and south Russia, east into the Caucasus and southward over the Anatolian hinterland. 172p, b/w illus, 6 col illus (British Institute at Ankara 2007) Hb was £30.00 now £12.95

An Epigraphical Survey in the Kibyra-Olbasa Region by N.P. Milner.

This volume presents (with text, translations and brief com­ mentary) some 160 ancient stones and inscriptions recorded by the late Alan Hall in 1984 and 1985 which attest to the influence of the Hellenistic and Roman kingdoms. 127p, 23 b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1998) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia in Memoriam AS Hall edited by David French.

A collection of unpublished papers by Alan Hall a leading authority on the history and epigraphy of classical Asia Minor, supported by contributions from scholars associated with him. 120P b/w pls (BIAA 1994) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Madra River Delta

Environment, Society and Community Life from Prehistory to the Present by Kyriacos Lambrianides and Nigel Spencer.

The results presented here shed important new light on environmental changes in this part of the Anatolian coastal region, on their long-term impact on the inhabitants of the Delta, and cultural ties with the island of Lesbos from the prehistoric to the Roman period. 158p, b/w illus, 65 col pls (BIAA 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Tille Hoyuk 1

The Medieval Period by John Moore.

Between the 12th and 15th centuries the prehistoric mound was occupied by the fortified residence of a local chieftain. This volume contains a discussion of the methodology and stratigraphy of the excavation, followed by catalogues of the pottery, metal objects and coins. 205p b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1993) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum Vol VIII Tablets from Sippar 3

by Erle Leichty JJ Finklestein and CBF Walker

The third and final Sippar volume catalogues some 12,000 Babylonian tablets acquired by the British Museum between 1882 and 1895. The tablets, which are catalogued by date, include a large number of Old Babylonian examples. 442p (BMP 1988) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Catalogue of Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum Vol II by M Sigrist et al.

Second in a series publishing the entire Babylonian and Sumerian cuneiform holdings of the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities. Over 8000 examples aquired by the British Museum in the years 1892-8 are described including the major archives of Ur III and Old Babylonian periods. 368P (BMP 1996) Hb was £45.00 now £6.95

25 Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Volume III by M. Sigrist, R. Zadok and C.B.F. Walker.

Over 7,000 tablets acquired in the years 1898-9 are described. They include Sumerian tablets from the administrative archives of the district of Lagash of the time of the Third Dynasty of Ur, Old Babylonian tablets from the cities of Kisurra, Larsa, Sippar and Uruk, and tablets of the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods from Babylon and Borsippa. 352p (British Museum Press 2006) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Excavations at Qasrij Cliff and Khirbet Qasrij

by John Curtis with contributions by Dominique Collon.

Qasrij Cliff, a small Late Assyrian site of the 8th–7th centuries BC has produced an interesting range of Assyrian pottery. Khirbet Qasrij is later, dating from the obscure period between the fall of Assyria in 612 BC and the start of the Achaemenid era in 539 BC. 75p plus 49p of figs and 13p of b/w plates (British Museum Press 1989) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum VI Tablets from Sippar I by E Leichty.

Publishes over 10,000 Babylonian Tablets acquired by the British Museum in 1882, the majority of which come from the archives of the Shamash temple at Sippar and date from 625–331 BC. 308p (BMP 1986) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Archaeological Field Survey in Cyprus edited by Maria Iacovou.

The volume contains fifteen papers. Ten of them record the genesis and the development of archaeological survey in Cyprus; the ‘biographies’ of eight very different projects offer a representative sample of survey archaeology in Cyprus in the last quarter of the 20th century. The others offer comparative perspectives and place the research in a wider Mediterannean context. 208p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2004) Hb was £49.00 now £9.95

Abu Salabikh Excavations volume 1 West Mound Surface Clearance by J.N. Postgate.

A report on the surface clearnce from a 4th to 3rd Millennium city site, which allowed for the mapping of walls and other features on a wide scale. Specialist reports detail the pottery and other finds. 111P, 12 pls (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 1983) Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Near East

26 Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 2

Ivories from Nimrud Volume 3

Governor’s Palace Archive

Furniture from SW7, Fort Shalmaneser

By J.N. Postgate

Tablets dating from 802 to 710 BC, and comprising private legal documents, administrative texts and letters. 283p 98 pls (British School in Iraq 1973) Hb was £18.00 now £9.95

by Max Mallowan and Georgina Herrmann

This volume illustrates a unique set of ivory panels discovered in a single chamber of Fort Shalmaneser and discusses their iconography and their arrangement and function as palace furniture.

120p, 111 pls (British School in Iraq 1974) Hb was £18.00

now £9.95

Excavations at ‘Ana

by Alastair Northedge, Andrina Bamber and Michael Roaf.

A report on a rescue project in the basin of the Qadisiyya Dam. ‘Ana, on the Middle Euphrates some 150 km below the modern Iraqi-Syrian border was the centre of an autonomous governorate under the Assyrians, a border fortress under the Parthians, Romans and Sasanians, and a caravan town and bedouin centre under Islam. 192p pls (British School in Iraq 1998) Pb was £48.00 now £25.00

Elmali-Karatas I

The Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods by Christine Eslick.

The first volume to publish the final results from excavations at Elmali-Karatas (1963-1975) on the Lycian coast of southwestern Anatolia focuses on the area’s earliest material. The volume reports on Neolithic and Chalcholithic structural remains from Bagbasi and other sites as well as ceramics and environmental evidence. 103p, 113 b/w pls and illus, tbs (Bryn Mawr 1992) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Excavations at Tell Al Rimah

Elmali-Karatas II

by Caroline Postgate, David Oates and John Oates.

by Jayne L Warner.

The Pottery

Introductory report and a detailed catalogur of the pottery finds from this second millenium BC Assyrian site, in modern Iraq. 275p illus (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 1998) Pb was £48.00 now £25.00

Excavations at Tell Rubeidheh by RG Killick.

A report on the excavation of an Uruk period mound dug as part of the Hamrin Dam rescue project in East Iraq. It includes sections on the archaeology, finds, animal

bones and flints. 210p illus (British School in Iraq 1989) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

Historical Topography of Samarra by Alastair Northedge.

Northedge sets out to explain the history and development of this enormous site, 45 km long, using both archaeological and textual sources to weave a new interpretation of how the city worked: its four caliphal palaces, four Friday mosques, cantonments for the military and for the palace servants, houses for the men of state and generals. 426p, 91 pls, 116 b/w illus (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 2006, paperback reprint with corrections 2007) Pb was £40.00 now £10.00

The Early Bronze Age Village of Karatas This volume examines the archi­ tecture and arrangement of the Karatas settlement which surrounded a fortified central complex (Elmali-Karatas I) and was itself surrounded by an extensive cemetery. 219p, 206pl (Brym Mawr 1994) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Ancient Jordan from the Air by David Kennedy and Robert Bewley.

Sites are everywhere in this vast open museum, one tally has calculated 25,000 visible from above ground alone, and as is so often the case the best view is seen from the air. This book contains over 200 high quality colour photos illustrating the range of sites together with full descriptions and an overview of Jordan’s fascinating history. 282p, 214 col pls (Council for British Research in the Levant 2004) Hb was £30.00 now £12.00

Euphrates River Valley Settlement

The Carchemish Sector in the Third Milennium BC edited by Edgar Peltenberg.

This well-illustrated book ex­ am­ i nes recently discovered evidence from the hinterlands of archaeologically inaccessible Carchemish in its regional context. 286p b/w illus (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £55.00 now £10.00

Excavations by Kathleen Kenyon at Jerusalem V by K. Prag.

Describes the discoveries made in six sites in the ancient city and places them in the archae­ ological and historical context of Jerusalem and the surrounding lands. Among the most debated issues are the extent of the occupation of the city during the Iron Age, the location of the southern defence line in Herodian and Roman times, and the date of the destruction of an Umayyad palatial structure. 592p, b/w illus, col pls (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £75.00 now £15.00

Excavations at Jericho Volume V

The Pottery Phases of the Tell and Other Finds by Kathleen Kenyon and T.A. Holland.

The final Jericho report with further description, classification and discussion of the pottery and other finds ranging from flints to jewellery. 864p, 40 b/w pls (British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem 1983) Hb was £75.00 now £5.00

Geology and Paleontology of the Miocene Sinap Formation, Turkey by Mikael Fortelius and John Kappelman.

The Sinap Formation in central Turkey near the city of Ankara preserves a rich record of mammalian evolution from about 15 to 5 million years ago and is one of the few sites in this region that also has fossil apes. The authors have been able to piece together a detailed record of faunal change. 448p, illus. (Columbia UP 2003) Hb was £60.00 now £9.95

Can a History of Ancient Israel be Written? edited by Lester L. Grabbe.

The question of writing the ‘history of ancient Israel’ has become fiercely debated in recent years. The European Seminar on Methodology in Israel’s History was founded specifically to address this problem, and this volume contains the papers prepared for their first meeting, asking if, and if so how a history of Israel might be written, and the place of the Hebrew Bible as a source. 201p (T&T Clark 1997, Pb 2004) Pb was £39.99 now £9.95

Copper Scroll Studies

edited by George J. Brooke and Philip R. Davies.

These papers cover the history of the Scroll’s interpretation; how it should be conserved, restored and read; how it was produced; the meaning of its technical terms; its genre; its geography; its correlation with archaeological remains; and not least who wrote it, when and why. 344p b/w illus (T&T Clark 2002, Pb 2004) Pb was £42.99 now £9.95

Near East Every City Shall Be Forsaken Urbanism and Prophecy in Ancient Israel and the Near East edited by Lester L. Grabbe and Robert D. Haak.

Topics include positive and negative responses to the city in prophetic discourse, social-scientific method in the study of urbanism, the reconstruciton of the socioeconomic urban background to Haggai, and the definition of the city. 226p (Sheffield Academic Press 2001) Hb was £80.00 now £12.95

Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography by Mario Liverani.

This collection publishes earlier articles by Mario Liverani, all written during the 1970s and 1990s and now translated into English for the first time. They are all `rigorous investigations of how the historian makes meaning of an ancient document’ which, in this case, is a Near Eastern inscription, stele, tablet or Biblical text. 214p (Cornell UP 2004) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

Piety and Politics

The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia by Dale Launderville.

Focusing on Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Mesopotamia, this comparative and thematic study assesses the role of the king as a divine messenger and his use of, and reliance on, piety to legitimate his position and ensure the compliance of his subjects. 407p (Eerdmans 2003) Hb was £75.00 now £14.95

Adapa and the South Wind

Language has the Power of Life and Death by Shlomo Izre’el.

Izre’el explores the myth of Adapa and the South Wind, originally discovered on a tablet from the Amarna archive, as mythos, as story. He offers an edition of the extant fragments of the myth, including the transliterated Akkadian text, a translation, and a philological commentary. 180p b/w pls (Eisenbrauns 2001) Hb was £36.00 now £9.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 2

edited by D.I. Owen and M. A. Morrison.

A mixed bag of essays on Nuzi, some important new texts, and the first part of volume 9 of Lacheman’s excavations at Nuzi. 723p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1987) Hb was £70.00 now £14.95

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Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 3

Tell el-Hesi IV

The Site and the Expedition

by E.R. Lacheman and M.P. Maidman.

The publication of 200 tablets excavated by the American Schools of Oriental Research and the Iraq Museum, based on preliminary copies by the late Ernest R. Lacheman and prepared for publication by Maynard P. Maidman with collations, additions, and corrections, including an annotated catalogue. 307p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £59.50 now £14.95

edited by Bruce T. Dahleberg abd Kevin G. O’Connell.

This volume combines reports on the excavations at Tell el-Hesi with analysis of the 19th century excavations and changing methodology in the ongoing work there, as well as on the physical environment of the site. 233p, 5 inserts (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £48.00 now £7.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 4

Uncovering Ancient Stones edited by Lewis M. Hopfe.

by E.R. Lacheman, M.A. Morrison and D.I. Owen.

Dr. Morrison’s study of the Eastern Archives combines both archaeological and philological data bringing order to the organization of the Eastern Archives and showing how they might have been grouped originally when excavated. The second part of the late E. R. Lacheman’s Excavations at Nuzi, volume 9 is also published in this volume. 420p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1993) Hb was £79.00 now £14.95

Shechem I

The Middle Bronze IIB Pottery by Dan P. Cole.

This volume reports on, and catalogues, the pottery from the Middle Bronze IIB period (c.17501650 BC) recovered during excavations of Tell Balatah, otherwise known as Schechem. The material is also contrasted with pottery found elsewhere, on the coast and in the Jordan Valley. 203p, b/w figs, fold-outs (ASOR 1984) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 5

by E.R. Lacheman and D.I. Owen.

The first part of the volume contains 7 articles on various facets of Nuzi, the texts found there and the archaeology of the site. Part two completes the publication of the excavations at Nuzi series begun by E.R. Lacheman. 357p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1995) Hb was £79.50 now £14.95

£45.00 now £9.95

This volume contains nineteen essays on Old Testament archaeology and Biblical studies collected in memory of H. Neil Richardson. 270p (Eisenbrauns 1994) Hb was

Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter by Sheila Hoey Middleton.

Well illustrated catalogue of the fine collection of seals at the Exeter Museum, which docu­ ment the history of seal engraving from 3000 BC to the nineteenth century, from the Near East, Greece and Rome, and the Renaissance; from Akkadian cylinder seals to Sassanian stamp seals and Bactrian ringstones.147pb/w illus (Exeter City Museums 1998) Hb was £26.00 now £7.95

Spies of the Bible

by Rose Mary Sheldon.

This work highlights the importance of espionage and guerilla warface in ancient Israel and traces the role intelligence has played from the Jewish exodus from Egypt to the Bar

Kochba Revolt. 304p (Greenhill Books 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Tell el-Hesi III

From Egypt to Babylon

by W.J. Bennett Jr. and Jeffrey A. Blakely.

by Paul Collins.

The Persian Period (Stratum V) This volume presents an analysis of all the remains of Stratum V (The Persian Period) excavated at Hesi. Specific chapters present the results of the analysis of recovered ceramic materials, with special emphasis on imported Aegean fine ware, as well as faunal, floral, lithic, and artifactual materials. Concluding chapters present an interpretation of the use and function of the site during the 5th century B.C.E. 510p, 23 plans (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £95.00 now £9.95

The International Age, 1550500 BC The eastern Mediterranean was linked during this period by military expansion, diplomatic exchanges and movements of goods and peoples over enormous distances, resulting in cultural transfers and technological and social revolutions. This book explores these interactions and interconnections. 208p col illus (Harvard UP 2008) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

Near East

28 Catalhoyuk Perspectives

Themes from the 1995–99 Seasons edited by Ian Hodder.

This volume, number six in the Çatalhöyük Research Project series, draws on material from Volumes 3 to 5 to deal with broad themes. Data from architecture and excavation contexts are linked into broader discussion of topics such as seasonality, art and social memory. 246p b/w illus (McDonald Institute 2006) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Changing Materialities at Catalhoyuk Reports from the 1995–99 Seasons edited by Ian Hodder.

Discusses the changing materi­ ality of life at the site over its 1100 years of occupation. It in­ cludes a discussion of ceramics and other fired clay material, chipped stone, groundstone, worked bone and basketry. 395p b/w illus, CD-Rom (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £59.00, now £14.95

Excavations at Tell Brak 4 Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre, 1994–96

by Roger Matthews. Provides an account of the architecture, artefacts, and environ­m ental evidence, sup­ ported by a program of radiocarbon dating. The results emphasize the indigenous nature of cultural development in Upper Mesopotamia during the early 4th to 2nd millennia BC. 512p b/w illus (McDonald Institute 2003) Hb was £75.00 now £19.95

Inhabiting Catalhoyuk

Reports from the 1995–99 Seasons edited by Ian Hodder.

Deals with various aspects of the habitation of Çatalhöyük, including the relationship between the site and its environment, diet, lifestyle and population size, and ways in which houses and open spaces in the settlement were lived in. 446p b/w illus, CD-Rom (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

Towards a Reflexive Method in Archaeology The Example of Catalhoyuk edited by Ian Hodder.

The aim of the volume is to discuss some of the reflexive or postprocessual methods that have been introduced at Catalhoyuk in the work there since 1993. These methods involve reflexivity, interactivity, multivocality and contextuality or relationality. 300p, b/w pls (McDonald Institute 2000) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum, Volume 2 Neo-Sumerian Texts from Umma and Other Sites by P.J. Watson.

This second volume of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum presents some 300 neo-Sumerian economic texts, mainly from Umma, formerly in the Wellcome Collection.263p with figs. (Aris and Phillips 1993) Pb was £18.00 now £3.95

Busayra

Excavations by Crystal M Bennett 1971-1980 by Piotr Bienkowski

Busayra, identified with the Biblical site of Bozrah, is the largest Iron Age site in southern Jordan. This volume forms the final report of the site and includes detailed chapters on architecture and stratigraphy, pottery and small finds such as bone, ivory and metal objects, stone vessels, beads, figurines, coins and faience, glass and crystal. 500p (Oxford UP 2002) Hb was £99.00 now £20.00

Nippur III

Kassite Buildings in Area WC–1 by Richard L. Zettler.

Details the construction and re­b uild­i ngs of a large Kassite private house near the western city wall (Area WC–1), which furnished information on Kassite architectural practice as well as unanticipated patterning in intramural burials. 347p b/w illus (Oriental Institute 1993) Hb was £52.00 now £9.95

The Excavations at Tawilan in Southern Jordan by Crystal M Bennett and Piotr Bienkowski.

First report on the Iron Age site of Tawilan, in the Biblical kingdom of Edom. Particular attention is paid to the cuneiform tablet and gold jewellery hoard. The stratigraphy, ceramics and other finds are also comprehensively analysed and an overview of the development and nature of the site is provided. 300p, pls, illus (British Academy 1995) Hb was £60.00 now £10.00

Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961-67 Volume IV edited by I Eshel and Kprag.

The Iron Age cave deposits on the south-east hill and isolated burials and cemeteries elsewhere. 278P b/w figs (OUP 1995) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Water Engineering in the Ancient World by Charles Ortloff.

Charles Ortloff provides a new perspective on archaeological studies of the urban and agricultural water supply and distribution systems of the major ancient civilizations of South America, the Middle East and South-East Asia, by using modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/ hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples. 424p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2009) Hb was £102.00 now £39.95

The Stamp Seals of Ancient Cyprus by A.T. Reyes.

This study examines stamp seals in order to discover what they reveal about society at the end of the Bronze Age when they first appear and the subsequent Iron Age when they proliferated and moved into common use within the island. 304p, b/w illus throughout (Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph 52, 2001) Pb £45.00 now £5.00

Cyprus: An island culture

Society and Social Relations from the Bronze Age to the Venetian Period edited by Artemis Georgiou.

This volume presents a diversity of excavation, material culture, iconographic and linguistic evidence to explore the themes of ancient landscape, settlement and society; religion, cult and iconography; and Ancient Cyprus and the Mediterranean. 256p b/w illus. (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £52.00, now £9.95

Archaeology and Desertification

The Wadi Faynan Landscape Survey, Southern Jordan edited by Graeme Barker, David Gilbertson and David Mattingly.

An inter-disciplinary study of landscape change in the Wadi Faynan, with the goal of contributing to presentday desertification debates by providing a longterm perspective on the relationship between environmental change and human history. 510p, b/w illus, CD-Rom (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £70.00 now £10.00

Crossing the Rift

Resources, Settlements, Patterns and Interactions in the Wadi Arabah edited by Piotr Bienkowski and Katharina Galor.

The Wadi Arabah falls between the two areas of southern Jordan and Negev, and has traditionally been seen as a barrier and border. This book (and the conference it came out of) is an attempt to look at this neglected area anew: bridge, rather than barrier. 288p b/w illus (CBRL/Oxbow Books) Hb was £45.00 now £10.00

Near East The Development of PreState Communities in the Ancient Near East

edited by Diane Bolger and Louise C. Maguire.

This book explores the dynamics of small-scale societies in the ancient Near East by examining the ways in which particular communities functioned and interacted and by moving beyond the broad neoevolutionary models of social change which have characterised many earlier approaches. 256p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £38.00 now £9.95

The Early Prehistory of the Wadi Faynan

edited by Bill Finlayson and Steven Mithen.

This edited volume provides a full report on the Pre-Pottery Neo­lithic A site of WF16, southern Jordan. Excavations have shown that the site contains a highly dynamic use of architecture, and the faunal assemblage reveals new information on the processes that lead to the domestication of the goat. 640p (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

Gilgal

Early Neolithic Occupations in the Lower Jordan Valley edited by Ofer Bar-Iosef, A. Nigel Goring-Morris and Avi Gopher.

The Gilgal Neolithic sites are among the first sites where cultivation emerged in the Levant. This book provides the full report of the late Tamar Noy’s excavations including stratigraphy, architecture, artifacts, art objects, faunal, and botanical collections.

Saddling the Dogs

Journeys Through Egypt and the Near East edited by Diane Fortenberry and Deborah Manley.

An investigation of the experience of travel in Egypt, Greece, the Ottoman Balkans and the Near East from the 17th to the early 20th century, looking not so much at what was seen as the process of travel itself; the vicissitudes and travails, both expected and strange that characterised the passage. 170p (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Siraf

History, Topography and Environment by David Whitehouse.

Siraf played a leading role in the network of maritime trade that supplied Western Asia with the products of India, the Far East and Eastern Africa between A.D. 800 and 1050. This volume synthesises the written evidence of the history of Siraf, and introduces the results of seven seasons of excavation and survey. 128p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £38.00 now £12.95

South Eastern Mediterranean Peoples Between 130,000 and 10,000 Years Ago edited by Elena A.A. Garcea.

This book highlights and syn­ thesizes the latest research and current scientific debate on the archaeology of the Pleistocene in North Africa and the Near East. 192p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

300p b/w ilus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Knowledge Is Light

Travellers in the Near East edited by Katherine Salahi.

Essays which explore the experience of travel in Egypt and the Near East from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The book features travellers of great character who visited Egypt and the Near East seeking trade, adventure and knowledge. 103p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

On the Margins of Southwest Asia by Joanne Clarke.

This book examines social change in Cyprus during the 6th to 4th millennia BC. It is proposed that many of the observable differ­ ences between mainland south­ west Asia and Cyprus during this period are the result of divergent adaptive strategies in response to different environmental conditions, low population density and low resource stress. 160p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Tell Kosak Shamali Vol II

The Archaeological Investigations on the Upper Euphrates, Syria. edited by Yoshihiro Nishiaki and Toshio Matsutani.

The four seasons of excavation at Tell Kosak Shamali yielded around 33,000 flaked stone artefacts from the Chalcolithic period. The tools are described and documented within their chronological context, and their functional and morphological properties discussed. 318p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2004) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Have We Learned? by Eileen M. Schuller.

This stimulating overview of Dead Sea Scroll studies first recounts the key phases of fifty years of scholarship, then explores the value of the scrolls for our knowledge of ancient Jewish scripture and its formation, prayers and liturgy, and the place of women in the Qumran community. 126p (SCM Press 2006) Pb was £16.99 now £5.95

29 Qumran Questions

edited by John Charlesworth.

This collection of ten studies aims to reconstruct the history and theology of early Judaism. Various topics are covered, such as the progress made on the new edition of the Genesis Apocryphon, the philological understanding of Psalm 155, the laws regarding prophets in Early Judaism, and an examination of literatures predicting the destruction of the Temple. 210p (Sheffield Academic Press 1995) was £14.95 now £3.95

Society and Polity at Bronze Age Pella An Annales Perspective by A Bernard Knapp.

Employing a framework based on Annales socio-historical methodology, this study examines the uncritical and often unquestioned comparison or contrast of archaeological data and ancient documentary evidence, relating to Middle and Late Bronze Age Palestine and Transjordan. 116p, b/w figs (Sheffield Academic Press 1993) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

Nineveh and its Remains by Austen Henry Layard.

Sir Austen Henry Layard (181794) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilisation. First published in 1849, his journals form a mixture of excavation report, ancient history, anthropology and travel writing. 518p (Skyhorse Publishing 2013) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Solomon’s Temple Myth and History

by William Hamblin.

This book looks principally not at the Temple as a building or archaeological site, but rather as an idea which runs through all the monotheistic religions. The central premise, that the Temple is a unique place of communication between God and man has proved a captivating one, and William Hamblin shows how much the architecture and conceptualisation of subsequent places of worship has been influenced by it. 224p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2007) Hb was £19.95 now £7.95

The Cemetery at Tell EsSa’idiyeh, Jordan by James B. Pritchard.

Tell es-Sa’idiyeh is a large double mound, situated immediately south of the Wadi Kufrinjeh, 1.8 km east of the River Jordan. A mound was used for burials during the Bronze Age. A summary of the pottery types is followed by a description of the contents of each of the 45 tombs. 103p, b/w pls (University Museum, Pennsylvania 1980) Pb £16.50 now £4.95

Mediterranean Prehistory

30 Dictionary of the Ancient Near East by Piotr Bienkowski.

More than 500 cross-referenced entries in one compact volume, presenting explanations and descriptions of all manner of subjects from the Palaeolithic to 539 BC: architecture, literature and literary works, religion, social and political institutions, archaeological sites, notable personalities, and so on. Also includes maps, chronological summaries, plans, drawings and reconstructions. 342p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press/BMP 2010) Pb was £23.00 now £7.95

Orientalizing Bucchero from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate (Murlo) by Jon Berkin.

This volume presents the reconstruction and study of a large assemblage of bucchero pottery recovered from the Lower building at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate in deposits dating to the late Orientalizing period. 200P b/w pls (AIA 2003) Hb was £29.95 now £6.95

En Boqeq 2

Before Knossos

by Moshe Fischer.

by Ann C. Brown.

Excavations in an Oasis on the Dead Sea This volume reports on the excavation of an early Roman building which served as a workshop for the manufacture of cosmetic products. Three strata of occupation are identified and specialist reports detail pottery, stone vessels, glass vessels, metal artefacts, coins, industry, dendroarchaeological remains and animal bones. 181p b/w illus and pls (Philip von Zabern 2000) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

From Nineveh to New York by John M. Russell.

The strange story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School. With an interesting discussion of the English reception of Ninevite art, and the Assyrian Revival, the book continues with the events surrounding the rediscovery of the Ninevah Porch and the last of Layard’s sculptures recently sold at auction. 232p b/w and col illus (Yale UP 1997) Hb was £45.00 now £17.95

Neo-Babylonian Letters and Contracts from the Eanna Archive edited by Eckart Frahm and Michael Jursa.

This new volume presents facsimile copies of over two hundred previously unpublished Babylonian letters and documents written in cuneiform script. The texts, dating from the sixth century B.C., mainly originate from the archives of the Eanna temple in Uruk in southern Mesopotamia. 83p, 125 b/w pls (Yale UP 2011) Hb was £85.00 now £14.95

Arthur Evans’ Travels in the Balkans and Crete Before making his name at Knossos, Evans had already travelled in Scandinavia and the Balkans; this book reconstructs his early journeys. It also makes use of Evans’ previously unpublished work describing many archaeological sites in remote areas of Crete which are still unexcavated. 96p b/w and col illus (Ashmolean 1994) Hb was £12.95 now £3.95

Etruscan Mirrors

Archaic and Classical by Judith Swaddling.

The British Museum houses one of the most important collections of Etruscan and Greek mirrors, including 140 highly decorated examples. This fascicule focuses on Archaic and Classical examples which depict scenes from everyday life, religious and mythological scenes and inscriptions. 192p, 118 b/w figs and pls (British Museum Press 2001) Hb was £75.00 now £9.95

Archaeoseismology

edited by S. Stiros and R.E. Jones.

The papers in this volume, which have sprung from collaboration between archaeologists and seis­ mologists, investigate the social, historical and physical effects of ancient earthquakes. Sites where archaeological and historical evidence of palaeoseismic events is investigated include Mycenae, Late Helladic III Kynos, 13th century BC Tiryns and Late Minoan Crete. 268p b/w illus (British School at Athens 1996) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Cretan Quests

British Explorers, Excavators and Historians edited by Davina Huxley.

Seven introductory essays provide a chronological overview of British research in Crete, whilst the bulk of the book takes a more thematic approach, discussing the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Linear A and B, Minoan religion, Greek, Hellenistic and Roman Crete, Byzantine and Arab Crete and the role of the British School at Knossos. 227p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2000) Hb was £27.00 now £4.95

Explorations in Albania 1930–1939

by Karen Francis.

1999 saw the rediscovery of Luigi Cardini’s site notebooks, photo­graphs, drawings and maps relating to work carried out in Albania from 1930–39 where he was sent on a governmental mission to `reinforce Italian supremacy in Albania through archaeological research’. This monograph publishes extracts from these notebooks within a historical, political and archaeological context. 222p, b/w figs and pks (British School at Athens 2005) Hb was £56.00 now £9.95

Knossos

The Protopalatial Deposits in Early Magazine A and the South-West Houses by Colin F. MacDonald and Carl Knappett.

This volume represents the first complete publication of sub­ stantial deposits dating to this period, specifically the Middle Minoan IB and IIA phases. They are presented with their contexts, the stratified pottery and small finds. 204p (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £68.00 now £14.95

Knossos

The South House by P.A. Mountjoy.

The South House, located im­ mediately south of the Palace of Knossos was first excavated by Arthur Evans in 1908, with subsequent work carried out in 1924, but was never published. This volume pieces together evidence from the finds from the excavation housed in the Stratigraphical Museum, as well as the Daybooks of Duncan Mackenzie, to form an overview of the excavation and the history of the building. 224p, b/w illus and pls (British School at Athens 2003) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

The Archaeology of Heinrich Schliemann

Ayios Stephanos

Markiani, Amorgos

An Annotated Bibliographic Handlist, 2nd Edition

Excavations at a Bronze Age and Medieval Settlement in Southern Laconia

edited by Curtis Runnels.

by W.D. Taylour and R. Janko.

by Lila Marangou, Colin Renfrew, Christos Doumas and Giorgos Gavalas.

This engaging extended essay offers a critical appreciation of Schliemann’s archaeological work based on his many publications. A complete listing of all of Schliemann’s archaeological publications is provided. (Archaeological Institute of America 2007) Pb was £12.99 now £5.95

The Bronze Age port of Ayios Stephanos lay on an important Minoan trade route and played a crucial part in exporting lapis lacedaemonius to Cretan workshops. This publication studies the architecture and stratigraphy, the burials, the Medieval period, the pottery and small finds, the human and other organic remains, the settlement pattern and the regional and historical context. 710p, b/w illus and pls (British School at Athens 2008) Hb was £150.00 now £19.50

An Early Bronze Age Fortified Settlement

Markiani in Amorgos is the first rural settlement of the Early Cycladic period to be excavated systematically and published comprehensively. The abundant finds contrast strikingly with the elite products recovered from the Cycladic cemeteries. 312p, 56 pls. (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £85.00 now £19.95

Mediterranean Prehistory Palaikastro

Ustica I

by J.A. MacGillivray, L.H. Sackett and J.M. Driessen.

by R. Ross Holloway and Susan S. Lukesh.

Two Late Minoan Wells This volume gives the first detailed template of LM IB to LM IIIA2 pottery at Palaikastro along with final reports on the wells’ excavation and complete contents. 260p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £85.00 now £14.95

Servia I

Anglo-Hellenic Rescue Excavations 1971-73 by Cressida Ridley, K.A. Wardle and Catharine A. Mould.

A report on excavations at the Neolithic-Early Bronze Age site of Servia in Thessaly. Sections are given on the stratigraphy of the site, which includes five successive building levels, chronology, small finds and the environmental evidence. 370p, b/w pls, figs and tbs, CD-rom (British School at Athens 2000) Hb was £90.00 now £9.95

The Latest Sealings from the Palaces and Houses at Knossos by Mervyn R. Popham and Margaret A.V. Gill.

All the sealings of known and unknown context are illustrated here. Margaret Gill’s original study of the sealings made in the 1960s has been updated following more recent work on material in the Heraklion Museum. 65p with 48pls (British School at Athens 1996) Pb was £24.00 now £9.95

Excavations of 1990 and 1991 This volume presents the results of excavations at the site of the Bronze Age Citadel at I Faraglioni on the island of Ustica. The walls of the citadel are the best preserved defenses of this period known in Italy or Sicily. 105p b/w illus (Brown UP 1995) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

Ustica II

Excavations of 1994 and 1999 by R. Ross Holloway and Susan S. Lukesh.

Among the subjects of special attention are a second cult place discovered within the citadel, new domestic structures long the interior of the citadel’s fortifications, and the relation of this island and its fortress to the Mycenean world. 83p, 90 b/w illus. (Brown UP 2001) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

Cretan Offerings

Studies in Honour of Peter Warren edited by Olga Krzyszkowska.

Essays on Bronze Age Crete. Among the topics addressed are material culture and iconography, including frescoes, pottery, seals and stone vases; chronology, inter-site relationships, overseas connections and religion; Knossos and the legacy of Sir Arthur Evans; and the natural world, Minoan and modern. 400p b/w and col illus (BSA 2010) Hb was £79.00 now £25.00

La Muculufa

The Pottery from Karphi

by R. Ross Holloway, Martha S. Joukowsky and Susan S. Lukesh.

by Leslie Preston Day.

the Early Bronze Age Cemetery This publication presents the discovery of the first known federal sanctuary of the Early Bronze Age in Sicily and the finely decorated pottery dedicated there. It also records the first phases of the work in the village site at La Muculufa which is the subject of La Muculufa II. 57p, 90 b/w illus (Brown UP 1990, rep 2001) Pb was £13.00 now £5.95

La Muculufa II

by Brian E. McConnell.

This volume presents the final report of the excavations. It documents a village belonging to the later 3rd millenium BC, its Castellucian architecture being amongst the most extensively recorded of any site. 210p b/w illus (Brown UP 1995) Pb was £42.00 now £6.95

A Re-examination

The site of Karphi, high above the Lasithi plateau, remains one of the most extensively investigated settlements of Early Iron Age Greece; it was excavated by the British School at Athens under the direction of John Pendlebury in 1937-39. This volume now presents a thorough study of the Karphi pottery, much hitherto unpublished, accompanied by copious new drawings and photographs. 392p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2011) Hb was £95.00 now £29.50

The Hill-Forts of the Samnites by S P Oakley.

As the Roman state emerged people of surrounding areas became increasingly concerned about their security. This volume describes all the fortified centres which are known in Samnium and interprets their date and purpose. 164p, illus (British School at Rome 1995) Pb was £37.50 now £15.00

31 The Archaeology of Etruscan Society by Vedia Izzet.

The late sixth century was a period of considerable change in Etruria; this change is traditionally seen as the adoption of superior models from Greece. In a re-alignment of agency, this book examines a wide range of Etruscan material culture - mirrors, tombs, sanctuaries, houses and cities - in order to demonstrate the importance of local concerns in the formation of Etruscan material culture. 320p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £74.99 now £24.95

Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterranean by Andrew Bevan.

Andrew Bevan explores this diverse and prolific industry in all its many facets, bringing some clarity to an artefact which has the potential to reveal much about the nature of Bronze Age production, the function and use of certain objects, the movement of people, ideas and goods, as well as the value ascribed to such objects, all of which are covered in the book. 301p, b/w figs and pls (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £79.99 now £19.95

A Social Archaeology of Households in Neolithic Greece

An Anthropological Approach by Stella G. Souvatzi.

Using detailed case studies from Neolithic Greece, Stella Souvatzi examines how the household is defined socially, culturally, and historically; she discusses household and community, variability, production and reproduction, individual and collective agency, identity, change, complexity, and integration. 309p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £66.00 now £19.95

Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta by Robert B. Koehl.

This comprehensive study of Bronze Age rhyta from the Aegean builds on nearly a century of discoveries and scholarly contributions, and addresses questions of typology, function, context, and the uses of these vessels. The volume includes a thoroughly illustrated catalogue, an index of sites and the present locations of rhyta. 450p, b/w illus, 59 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2006) Hb was £75.00 now £36.00

Ayioryitika

The 1928 Excavations of Carl Blegen at a Neolithic to Early Helladic Settlement in Arcadia by Susan L. Petrakis.

Ayioryitika, a large open-air settlement in Arcadia, in central Greece, was inhabited during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The site is particularly important for its beautifully decorated Middle Neolithic pottery and for its figurines of human figures and animals. This volume gathers together the scattered and fragmentary evidence for the excavation and its finds. 144p, 40 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £49.50 now £24.95

Mediterranean Prehistory

32 The Cave of the Cyclops

Mesolithic and Neolithic Networks in the Northern Aegean, Greece, Volume I by Adamantios Sampson.

The setting and stratigraphy of this cave on the island of Youra and a survey of the area are discussed. The Mesolithic and Neolithic ceramic, lithic, and small finds are organised into catalogues. Additionally, this volume presents the connections between this outlying area and mainland Greece. 430p b/w illus, 37 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Crete Beyond the Palaces

edited by James D. Muhly, Leslie Preston Day and Margaret S. Mook.

This volume is divided into the following sections: Trade, Society and Religion, Chronology and History, Landscape and Survey, and Technology and Production. 340p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Kingship in the Mycenaean World and Its Reflections in the Oral Tradition by Ione Mylonas Shear.

This investigation of the character of Mycenaean kingship surveys the conclusions drawn by individual scholars studying the Linear B tablets, contrasts their theories with our knowledge of the Mycenaean kingdoms as derived from the archaeological record, and finally compares this evidence with possible reflections in the oral tradition, specifically in the Iliad and Odyssey. 120p b/w pls (INSTAP 2004) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Krinoi kai Limenes

Studies in Honor of Joseph and Maria Shaw edited by Philip P. Betancourt, Michael C. Nelson and Hector Williams.

Topics include Aegean Bronze Age architecture, harbors,

frescoes, and trade. 315p, b/w illus, 16 col pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2007) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

The Hagia Photia Cemetery I

Midea

by Costis Davaras and Philip P. Betancourt.

by Gisela Walberg.

The Tomb Groups and Architecture

This large Early Minoan burial ground with over fifteen hundred Cycladic imports was discovered in 1971. A total of 263 tombs were excavated, and among the 1800 artefacts are some of the earliest known Cretan discoveries of several types. 290p, b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Kavousi I

The Archaeological Survey of the Kavousi Region by Donald C. Haggis.

Provides a comprehensive look at the topography of the area, its natural resources, and the way in which the local people interacted with them over time, as shown in the changing pattern of settlement. 392p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Kavousi IIA

The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Summit by Leslie Preston Day, Nancy L. Klein and Lee Ann Turner.

Kavousi IIA is devoted to the excavation of material from the Late Minoan IIIC settlement at Vronda, particulary the houses on the summit of the Vronda ridge (Buildings A-B, C-D, J-K, and Q), along with earlier (Building P) and later (Building R) structures around them. 400p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2009) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

The Megaron Complex and Shrine Area This volume presents the 19941997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and catalogued. 550p, 2 vols, b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2007) Hb was £86.00 now £39.95

Mochlos IA: Period III Neopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Sites by Jeffrey S. Soles.

The Artisans’ Quarter consisted of a series of workshops with evidence for pottery manufacture, metalworking, and weaving. Chalinomouri was a semi-independent farmhouse. This volume, Mochlos IA, presents the process of excavation and the architecture. 337p b/w illus, 36 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IB: Period III Neopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Neopalatial Pottery by Kellee A. Barnard and Thomas M. Brogan.

This volume, Mochlos IB presents the pottery from the site. 345p b/w illus, 25 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IC: Period III Neopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Small Finds by Jeffrey S. Soles.

This volume, Mochlos IC, presents the small finds from the site. 300p, b/w illus, 24 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IIA: Period IV The Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery: The Sites by Jeffrey S. Soles.

The results of excavations carried out at two Late Minoan III sites at Mochlos in eastern Crete are presented. The stratigraphy and architecture of a total of 31 tombs and 11 houses are discussed together with a complete list of artefacts, ecofacts, and skeletal remains from each context. 402p, b/w illus, 57 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IIB: Period IV The Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery: The Pottery by R. Angus K. Smith.

Excavations carried out at two Late Minoan III sites at Mochlos in eastern Crete yielded a pottery assemblage from 31 tombs and 11 houses, which are cataloged, discussed, and illustrated together with petrographic analyses. 320p, b/w illus, 35 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2010) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Monastiraki Katalimata

Excavation of a Cretan Refuge Site, 1993-2000 by Krzysztof Nowicki.

This monograph provides a detailed discussion of the six occupational phases recorded on the largest of Monastiraki Katalimata’s terraces (Final Neolithic, MM II, LM IBIIIA1, LM IIIC, Early Byzantine, and Late Venetian to the 17th century A.D.) and offers a reconstruction of the site’s role in the context of Cretan history. 275p, b/w illus, 32 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £46.00 now £22.00

Moni Odigitria

A Prepalatial Cemetery and Its Environs in the Asterousia, Southern Crete edited by Andonis Vasilakis and Keith Branigan.

This volume presents the final report on the excavation of two Prepalatial tholos tombs and their associated remains at Chatzinas Liophyto in south-central Crete. The grave goods and burial remains include pottery, metal objects, chipped stones, stone vases, gold and stone jewelry, sealstones, and human skeletal material. 530p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2010) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mediterranean Prehistory The Politics of Storage

Pseira IX

by Kostandinos S. Christakis.

by Richard Hope Simpson, Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras and Jacqueline Simpson.

Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete This study reassesses the intrinsic relationship between storage and sociopolitical complexity by combining testimonies on the storage of staples from palatial, nonpalatial elite, and ordinary domestic contexts dated to the LM I period. 185p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £39.95 now £19.95

The Pseira Island Survey, Part 2: The Intensive Surface Survey

The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction of Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island, the results of which are published here. 350p, b/w illus, 44 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

33 Soil Science and Archaeology

Three Test Caves from Minoan Crete by Michael W. Morris.

In this book Michael Morris presents a detailed study of the prehistoric landscape in three regions of Crete. He examines the development, stability, and physio-chemical composition of selected soils near three archaeological sites. 181p, 39 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Pseira I

Pseira VI

Tholos Tomb Gamma

by Philip P. Betancourt.

by Costis Davaras and Philip P. Betancourt.

by Yiannis Papadatos.

The Minoan Buildings on the West Side of Area A The site is a seaport dating from the end of the Final Neolithic until the Late Minoan period. This volume presents a series of houses whose main period of occupation is Late Minoan IB. The architecture is constructed of stone and remarkably well preserved. 200p, b/w illus, 30 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1995) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

The Pseira Cemetery I. The Surface Survey T h i s v o l u m e c o v e rs t h e methodology that was employed in the investigation, the topography of the cemetery area, and the ceramic petrography for the cemetery pottery. The survey showed that the cemetery was first used in the Neolithic period, and that it was abandoned in Middle Minoan II, before the expansion of the nearby town in the Late Minoan I period. 188p, 19 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £53.00 now £19.95

Pseira II

Pseira VII

by Philip P. Betancourt.

by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras.

Building AC (the `shrine’) and Other Buildings in Area A This volume reports on the new researches on building AC, the Late Minoan I shrine. The recent excavations have paid particular attention to the architecture including the reconstruction of the wall paintings, and the textile patterns from stucco reliefs, which are reported in full in this volume. 150p, 48 b/w pls, 8 col pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1997) Hb was £46.00 now £19.95

Pseira III

The Plateia Building by Cheryl Floyd.

This third volume focuses on the Plateia building discovered in 1986. This report on the findings includes an introduction to the project, followed by a detailed discussion of the architecture and small finds: pottery, stone tools, terracotta objects, sealstones, shell artefacts, faunal remains, charcoal, lithics, plaster and so on. 329p, b/w illus, 21 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1998) Hb was £46.00 now £19.95

Pseira IV

Minoan Buildings in Areas B CDF by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras.

Volume four in the series of final reports on the Bronze Age town of Pseira located on Pseira island just off the coast of Crete. This volume reports on the architectural remains and associated finds from Areas B, C, D and F, including pottery, stone tools, lithics, fauna and micro-fauna. 346p, b/w illus, 38 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1999) Hb was £56.00 now £24.95

The Pseira Cemetery II. Excavation of the Tombs edited This volume covers the excavation and cleaning of the 19 tombs that still exist at the Pseira cemetery. The cemetery is remarkable for the diversity of its communal tomb types including burials in cist graves built of vertical slabs, in small tombs constructed of fieldstones, in house tombs, and in jars. 192p, 167 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £49.50 now £24.95

A Prepalatial Tholos Tomb at Phouni, Archanes This publication includes a detailed discussion of the pottery, the finds and their parallels, and a reconstruction of both the excavation and stratigraphy of Tholos Gamma in the Bronze Age cemetery of Phourni at Archanes. This evidence is used to give the historical outline of the tomb from its foundation in Early Minoan IIA until its excavation in 1972. 166p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Faces of Archaeology in Greece Caricatures

by Piet de Jong by Rachel Hood.

Piet de Jong was draughtsman and architect to Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, and worked with numerous other archaeologists on great sites in Greece. This book presents full colour cartoons in a striking modernist style of 40 of his archaeological colleagues together with biographies, and a detailed biography of De Jong himself. 279P col illus (Leopards Head Press 1998) Hb was £32.00 now £9.95

Pseira VIII

Klithi

edited by Costis Davaras, Philip P. Betancourt and Richard Hope Simpson.

edited by Geoff Bailey.

The Archaeological Survey of Pseira Island, Part 1

The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction of Philip Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island. Pseira VIII presents the results from the corollary studies that accompany the surface survey. 200p, b/w illus, 14 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £49.95, now £24.95

Pseira X

The Excavation of Block AF by Philip Betancourt.

Block AF provides the fullest sequence of building phases from any one area at Pseira, with habitation extending from before MM II to LM III. It has examples of complex architectural details including a “pillar crypt,” elaborate upstairs floors, a well-preserved U-shaped staircase, and a well-designed kitchen, all of which contribute significantly to our knowledge of East Cretan building practices. 330p, b/w illus, 45 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2009) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Palaeolithic Settlement and Quaternary Landscapes in Northwest Greece A two volume set which sets out the history of Palaeolithic occupation in the Epirus region of north-west Greece over the last 100,000 years, bringing together the full range of studies carried out between 1981 and 1983 as part of the Klithi project. 396p, 231 illus, 64 tables 2 Volume Set (McDonald Institute 1998) Hb was £70.00 now £24.95

The Interpretation of Mycenaean Greek Texts by Leonard R. Palmer.

Intended as an introduction to the information contained in the Linear B texts from Mycenaean sites and addressed to the nonspecialist, this book provides a selection of the most interesting texts with a full commentary. The introduction deals with epigraphy, decipherment and the Mycenaean language, together with questions of geography, social structure, economy and religion. 488p (Oxford UP 1963, repr. 1998) Hb was £19.99 now £9.95

Mediterranean Prehistory

34 Back to the Beginning

Reassessing Social and Political Complexity on Crete during the Early and Middle Bronze Age edited by I Schoep, P. Tomkins and J.M. Driessen

These papers re-evaluate our theories and models and ask anew what we really know about social and political complexity on Crete from the end of the Neolithic to Middle Minoan II (c.3600-1750/00 BC). 352p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £7.95

Born to Rebel

The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes by Mary Allesbrook.

Harriet Boyd was the first woman to lead an archaeological investigation in the Aegean, excavating at the Minoan town of Gournia in Crete. Mary Allesbrook’s lighthearted and extremely readable account of her mother’s extraordinary experiences shows Harriet Boyd to be truly one of America’s pioneers. 236p illus (Oxbow Books revised ed 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Communicating Identity in Italic Iron Age Communities edited by Margarita Gleba and Helle W. Horsnaes.

explores the many and much varied identities of the Italic peoples of the Iron Age, and how specific objects, places and ideas might have been involved in generating, mediating and communicating these identities. A wide range of evidence is discussed including funerary iconography, grave offerings, pottery, vase-painting, coins, spindles and distaffs and the excavation of settlements. 228p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £7.95

Escaping the Labyrinth The Cretan Neolithic in Context

edited by V Isaakidou and P Tomkins.

Thirteen papers explore two aspects of the Cretan Neolithic: the results of recent re-analysis of a range of bodies of material from J.D. Evans’ excavations at EN-FN Knossos; and new insights into the Cretan Late and Final Neolithic and the contentious belated colonisation of the rest of the island, drawing on both new and old fieldwork. 240p, 80 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £24.00 now £9.95

Exotica in the Prehistoric Mediterranean edited by Andrea Vianello.

This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age. A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materials depended on the context in which they were consumed. 216p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Political Economies of the Aegean Bronze Age edited by Daniel J. Pullen.

These papers examine the political economies of state (and prestate) entities within the Aegean Bronze Age, including the issues of centralization and multiple scales of production, distribution, and consumption within a polity; importance of extraregional trade; craft specialization; the role of non-elite institutions, and the political economy before the emergence of the palaces. 256p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

Textile Production in PreRoman Italy by Magarita Gleba.

T h i s b o o k exa m i n e s t h e archaeological evidence for textile production in Italy from the transition between the Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages until the Roman expansion (1000-400 BCE), and sheds light on both the process of technological development and the emergence of large urban centres with specialised crafts. 280p, 120 b/w figs, tbs, maps (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Well Built Mycenae Fasc 27 by Don Evely and Curtis Runnels.

This fascicule describes the ground stone objects from the 1959-69 excavations at Mycenae. Don Evely describes the vases (36 complete and fragmentary pieces including `Minoan’ birds’ nest bowls and Mycenaean piriform jars,, fragments of rhyta and legged mortars) and other objects (inlays in valuable stones such as lapis lazuli and lapis lacedaemonius , mushroom shaped pommels, a steatite jewellery mould and other items). Curtis Runnels discusses sixteen domestic millstones. 44p 2 fiches (Oxbow 1992) Pb was £15.00 now £5.00

Well Built Mycenae Fasc 36 The Hellenistic Dye Works by L.C. Bowkett.

The structures, building techniques, distribution of finds function of the complex and parallels with similar sites. The bargain copies no longer contain

the fiches. 55p, map (Oxbow 1995) Pb was £15.00 now £5.00

Well Built Mycenae, Fasc.24

The Ivories and Objects of Bones and Antler and Boar’s Tusk by Olga Krzyszkowska.

Provides a full discussion of the material supported by a detailed catalogue and wide range of photo­graphs and line drawings. The material includes not only the well known head and lion, fully published here for the first time, but also an intriguing range of raw material, prepared blanks, off-cuts and waste pieces. 86p, 2 CDs (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

Rome: Day One

by Andrea Carandini.

Carandini, drawing on his own excavations as well as historical and literary sources, argues that the core of Rome’s founding myth is not purely mythical. He makes the case that a king whose name might have been Romulus founded Rome one April 21st in the mid-eighth century BC, most likely in a ceremony in which a white bull and cow pulled a plow to trace the position of a wall, newly discovered by Carandini himself, marking the blessed soil of the new city. 172p b/w illus (Princeton UP 2011) Hb was £16.95 now £7.95

Etruscan Treasures from the Cini-Alliata Collection by Francesco Buranelli and Maurizio Sannibale.

This catalogue presents 225 pieces of jewellery, predominantly Etruscan, but also including some Classical Greek and Roman artefacts. Objects include hairpins, hair ornaments, wreaths and diadems, earrings, necklaces, pendants, fibulae, bracelets, rings and gems, whilst appendices detail production techniques and materials. 191p col illus (Crisalide 2004) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Morgantina Studies Volume 4 The Proto-Historic settlement on the Cittadella by R Leighton.

A full study of this extensive protohistoric settlement in Sicily. The survival of long houses and tombs with much of their structures and contents preserved, permits a thorough examination of indigenous cultural traditions prior to the foundation of the Greek town in the Archaic period. 240p, 164 pls (Princeton UP 1993) Hb was £120.00 now £14.95

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins from the Museum at Amasya (ancient Amaseia), Turkey by S. Ireland

Over 4,500 coins held in the museum are catalogued, ranging in date from the 5th century BC until the 11th century AD. Most are finds from the surrounding region, but over 50 other mints in Asia Minor are represented and some coins come from as far afield as Alexandria in Egypt and Arles in Gaul. 132p, map, 61 b/w pls (BIAA 2000) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic, Volume 2

Ancient Greece and Rome by Valerie Flint et al.

Contains four sections: curse tablets and voodoo dolls (D Ogden); witches and sorcerers in Classical literature (G Luck); Imagining Greek and Roman magic (R Gordon); Demonisation of magic and sorcery in Late Antiquity (V Flint). 395p (Athlone Press 1999) Pb was £34.99 now £7.95

Classical World The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric edited by Erik Gunderson.

This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theory and practice in the Classical world, from Homer to early Christianity. Its basic premise is that rhetoric is less a discrete object to be grasped and mastered than a hotly contested set of practices that include disputes over the very definition of rhetoric itself. 368p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £64.99 now £14.95

Critical Moments in Classical Literature by Richard Hunter.

Through a series of innovative critical readings Richard Hunter builds a picture of how the ancients discussed the meaning of literary works and their importance in society. Attention is given both to the development of a history of criticism, as far as our sources allow, and to the constant recurrence of similar themes across the centuries. 217p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £64.99 now £14.95

Growing Up Fatherless in Antiquity

by Sabine Hubner and David M. Ratzan.

Ancient historians and classicists have rarely explored ancient father-absence, despite the likelihood that nearly a third of all children in the ancient Mediterranean world were fatherless before they turned fifteen. This book assesses the wide-ranging impact high levels of chronic father-absence had on the cultures, politics, and families of the ancient world. 333p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

The Parallel Worlds of Classical Art and Text by Jocelyn Penny Small.

We are so used to seeing text accompanied by pictures that we perhaps inadvertently assume that this was always the case. However, with reference to art from archaic Greece to the late Roman Republic, Small argues that `artists illustrate stories, not texts’. 253p, 74 b/w illus (Cambridge 2003, Pb 2008) Pb was £21.99 now £9.95

Performance and Identity in the Classical World by Anne Duncan.

This study traces attitudes towards actors in Greek and Roman culture as a means of understanding ancient conceptions of, and anxieties about, the self. Numerous sources reveal an uneasy fascination with actors and acting, from the writings of elite intellectuals (philosophers, orators, biographers, historians) to the abundant theatrical anecdotes that can be read as a body of “popular performance theory”. 242p (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum Antiquities

This volume illustrates a substantial selection of Classical highlights from the museum, among them a rare life-size Greek bronze statue depicting a victorious youth and J. Paul Getty’s personal favorite, the marble statue known as the Lansdowne Herakles. Also included are a number of Greek and Etruscan terracotta vases, bronze and marble sculpture, and delicate late Classical and Ptolemaic gold jewelry. 127p col illus (Getty Museum 1997) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

The Louvre and the Ancient World edited by Kelly Morris.

This beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue explores the flourishing of archaeology in the nineteenth century, the part played by the Louvre in the rediscovery of the Ancient world, and the growth of the Louvre’s departments of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities and Eastern Antiquities. The text (in English translation), is by current curators at the museum. 163p col illus (Louvre 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons by Konstantin Nossov.

This is a comprehensive and massively detailed history of siege weapons, from the first use of scaling ladders in Ancient Egypt to early cannon. The development of all types of weapon are covered, and the tables, charts and illustrations throughout the book aid the reader in understanding how these weapons were constructed and how they were used. 306p b/w illus (Lyons Press 2005, Pb 2012) Pb was £11.95 now £4.95

The Art of the Body

Antiquity and Its Legacy by Michael Squire.

This book tackles the wide-ranging legacy of Classical depictions of the body: it explores the complex relationship between GraecoRoman images of the body and subsequent western engagements with them, from the Byzantine icon to Venice Beach (and back again). 240p b/w illus, col pls (Oxford UP 2011) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Politics

Antiquity and Its Legacy by Kostas Vlassopoulos

This concise volume deftly examines the impact of Classical political thinking on subsequent generations of politicians and theorists. Vlassopoulos produces a nuanced argument, showing that reception is rarely straightforward, and that the lessons and theory drawn from aspects of the Classical tradition are seldom consistent. 168p (Oxford UP 2010) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

35 Slavery

Antiquity and Its Legacy by Page duBois.

As well as detailing the practical aspects of slavery through the ages, duBois sets aside the majority of the work for discussion of theoretical issues, such as the definition of slavery, and ancient and modern conceptions of slavery and freedom. She attempts as far as is possible to present the experience of slavery in the words of slaves as much as masters, exploring tactics of resistance and revolt. 154p (Oxford UP 2010) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs

Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor.

Starting with Hercules’ poisontipped arrows, Adrienne Mayor discusses ancient chemical and biological weapons by class. Ancient recipes for arrow poisons, booby traps rigged with plague, petroleumbased combustibles, choking gases and venomous insects are all covered, as well as ancient thoughts on the ethics of using them. 319p b/w illus (Overlook 2003) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

Bernard Ashmole an Autobiography

edited by Donna Kurtz

R e c o u n t s t h e a u t h o r ’s fascinating experiences as one of the outstanding classical archaeologists of the 20th century and his armed service in both world wars. Also included are a full bibliography of Ashmole’s published writings, and essays on his work at the British Museum and Kings College, London. 236P, b/w illus (Oxbow 1994) HB was £16.95 now £4.95

Graeco-Roman Slave Markets Fact or Fiction?

By Monika Trumper.

This book investigates whether certain ancient monuments were designed specifically for use as slave markets and whether they required special equipment and safety precautions, allowing them to be clearly distinguished from other nonspecific commercial buildings and marketplaces of the Graeco-Roman world. 160p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £32.00 now £9.95

Koine

Mediterranean Studies in Honor of R. Ross Holloway edited by Derek Counts and Anthony Tuck.

24 papers grouped in four sections (I. A View of Classical Art: Iconography in Context; II. Crossroads of the Mediterranean: Cultural Entanglements Across the Connecting Sea; III. Coins as Culture: Art and Coinage from Sicily; and IV. Discovery and Discourse, Archaeology and Interpretation). 288p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Classical World

36 Classical Mythology

edited by M.P.O. Morford.

A good introduction to Greek and Roman mythology based largely on literary works, although with some mention of art and architecture. The authors divide their subject according to the myths of creation, the Greek sagas, the nature of Roman mythology and the survival of Classical mythology. 864p, col illus (Oxford UP 9th edition 2012) Pb was £34.99 now £12.95

Hellenistic and Roman Naval Warfare, 336-31 BC by John D. Grainger.

Battles at sea were a frequent feature of Hellenistic warfare. Grainger begins with Alexander the Great’s expedition to Persia and, focusing on other key figures such as Demetrius, Hannibal and Philip V of Macedon, examines the role of naval warfare as a factor in winning control of the Mediterranean and, as time went on, resisting Rome. 208p (Pen & Sword 2011) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

The Victor’s Crown by David Potter

This engaging study takes a look at the role of sport in the ancient world. It begins by looking at the emergence of competitive sport in Greece in the archaic period, before moving on to the original Olympic Games, the disciplines in which athletes competed and the conditions for the participants and spectators. The book is rounded off with a look at the gladiatorial games and chariot races of ancient Rome. 416p (Quercus 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

Masters of Command

Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and the Genius of Leadership by Barry Strauss.

Aimed at the general reader and delivered in a chatty style, Barry Strauss’s new book provides a comparative analysis of the generalship of Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar, reconstructing their key campaigns and asking what key strategies, tactics and methods contributed to their military successes. 288p (Simon & Schuster 2012) Hb was £17.99 now £6.95

Classical Compendium by Philip Matyszak.

This light hearted little book takes a similar format to the Schott’s miscellany series, and contains a wealth of trivia, anecdotes, and so on about the ancient world, with an eye for the entertaining and the bizarre. The hundreds of short entries range from curse tablets from Bath, to the fratricidal Parthian royals, from the wit of Socrates, to the interpretation of oracles and with plenty of quotations from primary sources, Martial getting a particular look-in. 192p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2009) Hb was £9.99 now £3.95

Mystery Cults in the Ancient World by Hugh Bowden.

Hugh Bowden sets out the evidence for mystery cults in a clear and accessible fashion, assisted by a wide range of well selected illustrations. He draws equally on literary and archaeological sources, as well as insights from anthropology and cognitive science to reconstruct the practices of the cults - “where and when they took place, what they involved, and what they meant to those that underwent them”. 256p b/w illus, col pls (Thames & Hudson 2010) Hb was £28.00 now £9.95

Panorama of the Classical World by Jonathan Spivey

Avoiding the chronological format that is usual in this type of broad survey, this panorama adopts a thematic approach, looking at how men and women lived their lives and constructed the world around them for over a thousand years. The scholarly yet accessible narrative is supported by many colour photographs of Greek and Roman works of art, of buildings and ruins, portraits and artefacts. 368p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2004) Pb was £18.95 now £7.95

Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World by Chris Scarre.

Expanding on the traditional seven wonders of the world, this book presents seventy examples of ancient ‘wonders’ including the Great Temple of the Aztecs, Stonehenge, the Nazca lines in Peru, the Egyptian obelisks, the Colossal Buddha of Bamiyan. 304p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 1999) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

Some Talk of Alexander by Frederic Raphael.

Do the ‘classics’ still have relevance at the start of the 21st century? Raphael answers resoundingly in the affirmative, taking the reader from his personal experiences in modern Greece into the rich store of Greek civilisation: its art, politics, philosophy, warfare, ethics, personal relationships, government, literature and much much more. 336p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2006) Hb was £24.95 now £6.95

Citizens to Lords

A Social History of Western Political Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages by Ellen Meiskins Wood.

This book taces the development of Western political theory from classical antiquity through to the Middle Ages. It shows how the canon, while largely the work of members or clients of dominant classes, was shaped by complx interactions among proprietors, labourers and states. 246p (Verso 2008) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

The John Max Wolfung Collection in Washington University by Kevin Herbert.

An illustrated catalogue of 437 Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins which Wolfung donated to the Classics Dept of Washington

University in 1928. 30p 22 pls (ANS 1979) Hb was £15.50 now £4.95

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain VII: Manchester by John F. Healey

A corpus of the Güterbock and Raby collections of Greek coins in the Manchester University Museum. 135p, b/w pls (British Academy/Oxford UP 1986) Hb £60.00 now £19.95

Corinth 20

The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams II and Nancy Bookidis.

26 papers explore current research on Ancient Corinth including its geology, architecture, pottery from the 8th century BC to the Frankish period, bronze objects, figurines, sanctuaries, trade, coinage, Roman portraiture and baths. 473p b/w illus (ASCSA 2003) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

Excavations at Pylos in Elis by John E. Coleman.

This report is divided chronologically: Middle Helladic, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Roman, Byzantine and Frankish. Each chapter consists of a brief description of the remains in the field, followed by a catalogue of the finds. 176p b/w illus (Hesperia Supplement 21, ASCSA 1986) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Isthmia IV

Sculpture I (1952-1967) by Mary C. Sturgeon.

The finds range in date from the seventh century B.C. to third century A.D. but are mostly fragmentary objects of Roman date. The two most important works are the Archaic perirrhanterion (a large shallow basin) from the sanctuary of Palaimon, and a cult statue group of Amphitrite and Poseidon on a base decorated with reliefs depicting the Calydonian board hunt and the slaughter of the Niobids. 223p (ASCSA 1987) Hb was £47.50 now £6.95

Greece The Argive Heraion I

The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera by Christopher A. Pfaff.

This work, the first monograph devoted solely to the Classical Temple and the first concerning the site to be published in more than fifty years, will be the definitive source for scholars and students investigating the buildings of the Argive Heraion and a vital tool for those researching architectural trends of the period. 450p, 209 figs, 24 tbs (ASCSA 2003) Hb was £75.00 now £19.95

The Propylaia to the Athenian Akropolis, Volume 1 by William B. Dinsmoor Jr.

The famous monumental gateway to the Acropolis is a successor to a Mycenaean building. But what did this Bronze Age gateway, in use up to the fifth century BC, look like? This detailed architectural study explores this problem, and reveals the existence of an earlier theatral area for viewing the Panathenaic procession, and some half-built ‘trial runs’, below the current Propylon. 87p 24 pls (ASCSA 1980) Hb was £20.00 now £8.95

Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture by Ian Jenkins.

Greek Architecture and Sculpture is the first book to present this fascinating subject as one story, taking the British Museum’s unique collection as its starting point. It discusses remarkable works such as the archaic and later temple of Artemis at Ephesos, the Parthenon and other temples of the Athenian Acropolis, the temple of Apollo at Bassai, the sculptured tombs of Lycia, the Mausoleum at Halikarnossos and the temple of Athena Polias at Priene. 252p col and b/w illus (British Museum Press 2006) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Daidalikon

edited by Robert F Sutton Jr.

Thirty-four essays on classical archaeology, history, literature and art in memory of Father Raymond Schoder. The diverse collection covers topics including Greek phonology, authors such as Sophocles, Hesiod, Homer, Thucydides and Vergil, red-figure vase painting and monuments such as the Ara Pacis. 424p, b/w pls (Bolchazy-Carducci 1989) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Summary Guide to Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, second edition

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain Fascicule 18

Compiled by Thomas H Carpenter, updated by Thomas Mannack

In 1984, a handy Summary Guide was published to help students find their way around the 239 fas­ cicules of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, with their differing editorial systems. This essential reference tool is brought up to date in this new edition, which adds the details of a further sixty fascicules. 100p (BA/OUP 2000) Pb was £14.99 now £4.95

The Glasgow Collection by Elizabeth Moignard.

Makes accessible the undeservedly neglected collections of vases in the Hunterian Museum, the Burrell collection and Kelvingrove Museum. The collections include Bronze Age, Etruscan, Archaic and Classical Greek, and South Italian material. 54p, 60 pls (British Academy 1997) Hb £60.00 reduced to £19.95

Athens

A History by Robin Waterfield.

In this well-written and accessible study, Robin Waterfield describes the `tragic drama’ that is Athenian history, focusing on the events of 480 to 340 BC. This is not a conventional narrative history, although chronological discussions are included, instead, Robin Waterfield focuses on themes as well as the people who shaped Athenian history and formed its legacy. 362p b/w pls (Basic Books 2004) Hb was £19.99 now £5.95

Cleaning and Controversy

The Cleaning of the Parthenon Sculptures, 1811–1939 edited by Ian Jenkins

The essays in this volume compile documentary and visual evidence for the cleaning, assess how and to what extent it had altered the surface of the affected sculptures, and look at wider issues relating to the history and ideas of conservation. 84p, 21 colour plates, 12 b/w illus (British Museum 2001) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Canada, Fascicule 1 Royal Ontario Museum

37 Sculptors and Sculpture of Caria and the Dodecanese

edited by I Jenkins and G B Waywell

21 papers, from a 1994 meeting held in London to commemorate the work of Sir Charles Newton and Sir Bernard Ashmole, discuss research into marble sculpture from the south-east Aegean, with a particular focus on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. 272p, 21 col pls, 290 b/w illus (BMP 1997) Hb was £65.00 now £19.95

The British School at Athens The First Hundred Years by Helen Waterhouse.

Published to celebrate the BSA’s centenary in 1986, this book reflects on its influence in the development of Greek archaeology and Hellenic studies. Chapters look at the BSA in London, Athens and Knossos, before providing a detailed overview of the School’s various excavation campaigns and life at the School more generally. 170p b/w illus (BSA 1986) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

The Laconia Rural Sites Project

by William Cavanagh, Christopher Mee and Peter James

Over the past 30 years many hundreds of small rural sites have been identified in Greece (and throughout the Mediterranean) through intensive field survey. This volume reviews the current theories on the variety and character of rural sites, land tenure and residence in Prehistoric, Classical, Roman and Byzantine Greece. 366p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2004) Hb was £49.00 now £9.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Canada, Fascicule 1

Scholars, Travellers, Archives

by J.W. Hayes.

edited by M. Llewellyn Smith, P.M. Kitromilides, and E. Calligas

Royal Ontario Museum A fascicule of the Attic black figure wares and related wares in the collection of the Royal

Ontario Museum. 55p of text, 42 cards of b/w pls (British Academy/ Royal Ontario Museum 1981) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Catalogue of Greek Terracottas in the British Museum Volume III

by Lucilla Burn and Reynold Higgins.

A catalogue of almost 1,000 Hellenistic terracottas, each of which is illustrated and described in full. Arranged geographically, most of the Mediterranean is represented. 528p, 4 col and 160 b/w pls, 2 maps (BMP 2001) Hb £145.00 reduced to £49.95

Greek History and Culture through the British School at Athens

Examines the contribution of British scholars to the study of Byzantine and modern Greek culture, art and architecture, anthropology, geography, folklore, history and language. 254p b/w illus 16 col pls (British School at Athens 2009) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

The Theatre at Butrint by Oliver Gilkes.

The Italian Archaeological Mission, directed by Luigi Maria Ugolini, undertook major excavations of this Hellenistic and Roman theatre between 1928 and 1932. The original reports and surveys are published here for the first time and provide a significant contribution to our knowledge of the development of Butrint. 290p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2003) Hb was £72.00 now £9.95

Greece

38 Kerkyra

Artefacts from the Palaiopolis (the Kasfiki site) edited by Rolf Winkes.

Reports on finds from excavations carried out at the Kasfiki site from 1987-1996. They include Greek docrative pottery, loom weights, terracottas, bone tools, Roman red slip ware, mould-made ceramics, glass and mosaics. 78p illus (Brown UP 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £6.95

Love for Antiquity

Selections from the Joukowsky Collection edited by Rolf Winkes

Catalogue of an exhibit of Greek and Roman pieces from the collection of Artemis and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, held at the Bell Gallery, Brown University in 1985. 125p illus (Brown UP 1985) Pb £14.95 now £5.95

Miscellanea Mediterranea edited by R. Ross Holloway.

These essays cover a variety of subjects concerned with the Mediterranean: the sanctuary of Hercules-Melkart at Gades; Iberian warrior figurines; Etruscan Sigla (“graffiti”); Poseidonia; unidentified Italic ‘touta’; the Parthenon program; Theseus in the Parthenon metope; mutilation of statuary; Binding Curse tablet; Boukephalas; RomanByzantine dwelling in Galilee and the Golan. 125p, b/w figs and pls (Brown UP 2000) Pb was £29.00 now £5.95

The Sanctuary of Apollo Hypoakraios and Imperial Athens by Peter E. Nulton.

The Cave Sanctuary of Apollo on the North Slope of the Acropolis at Athens was investigated in 1896-97 and produced a rich collection of inscriptions relating to the cult. These inscriptions are published in full for the first time in this work. 96p, illustrated (Brown UP 2003) Pb was £29.00 now £7.95

Knossos Pottery Handbook Greek and Roman

by J.N. Coldstream, L.J. Eiring and G. Forster.

A guide to pottery from the site of Knossos dating from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. Each of the four chapters addresses a different period (Subminoan to Late Orientalising, Late Archaic and Classical, Hellenistic and Roman), outlining both finewares and coarsewares, with emphasis on local wares and some imports. 178p, 43 b/w pls (British School at Athens 2001) Hb was £47.00 now £15.00

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece edited by Paul Cartledge.

This richly illustrated book sheds light on both ends of the scale of Greek life, from the great philosophers, playwrights, rulers and artists to the daily concerns of men, women and children, at work and at leisure. The contributors’ approach is often original, considering the `big events’ of war and politics, yet also the effects of a unique environment, and of the political system, at once inclusive and divisive, on ordianary lives. 380p col illus (Cambridge UP 1998, Pb 2002) Pb was £28.99 now £12.95

Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art by Andrew Stewart.

This introductory guide provides historical context for the ‘Classical revolution’ in art. Andrew Stewart examines Greek architecture, painting, and sculpture of the fifth and fourth centuries BC in relation to the great political, social, cultural, and intellectual issues of the period. 376p, b/w and col illus (Cambridge UP 2008) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

Sophocles and Alcibiades

Athenian Politics in Ancient Greek Literature by Michael Vickers.

It has long been assumed that the plays of Sophocles were not intended to mirror political events in contemporary Athens, an assertion which Michael Vickers here sets about refuting. He looks specifically at Sophocles’ attitude towards Alcibiades, the most prominent and flamboyant Athenian politician during the height of Sophocles’ career. 205p (Cornell UP 2008) Hb was £42.95 now £12.95

The Greek City State A Sourcebook by P.J. Rhodes.

Rhodes presents in translation a selection of texts illustrating the formal mechanisms and informal workings of the Greek states in all their variety. For this second edition the book has been thoroughly revised and three new chapters added (on women and children, economic life, and religion). 339p (Cambridge UP 2nd ed 2007) Hb was £64.99 now £14.95

A History of Greek Art by Martin Robertson.

Classic but never bettered this massive two volume work takes the reader through developments in Greek art from the archaic to the Hellenistic period. The coverage is chronological rather than thematic, allowing changes in style and focus to be seen fully in their historical context. The second volume contains a full and beautifully selected array of illustrations. 2 vols, 835p, 192 b/w pls (Cambridge UP 1975) Hb was £194.99 now £49.95

Plague and the Athenian Imagination

Drama, History, and the Cult of Asclepius by Robin Mitchell-Boyask.

This volume studies the impact of the plague on Athenian tragedy early in the 420s and argues for a significant relationship between drama and the development of the cult of the healing god Asclepius in the next decade, during a period of war and increasing civic strife. 209p (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

Women and Humor in Ancient Greece by Laurie O’Higgins.

This study explores the role of women in the production of joking speech and their active participation in cultic joking. O’Higgins examines the contexts in which women may have produced jokes and those where they formed the butt of men’s jokes, arguing that women and the tradition of cultic joking acted as an important source of inspiration in the development of iambic poetry and Attic old comedy. 262 (Cambridge UP 2003) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

Art in Athens During the Peloponnesian War edited by Olga Palagia.

This collection examines the effects of the Peloponnesian War on the arts of Athens and the historical and artistic contexts in which this art was produced. During this period, battle scenes dominated much of the monumental art, while large numbers of memorials to the war dead were erected. 286p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £24.95

The Feminine Matrix of Sex in Classical Athens by Kate Giuly.

Explores the relationship between the prostitute, the wife, and the ritual performer in Athenian literature. She suggests that these three roles formed a symbolic continuum that served as an alternative to a binary conception of gender in classical Athens and provided a framework for assessing both masculine and feminine civic behaviour. 208p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £53.00 now £14.95

Lord Elgin and Greek Architecture by Lauciana Gallo.

This book analyses the rich and remarkable collection of archaeological drawings, now housed in The British Museum, drawn in Greece by a team of architects and artists in the service of Lord Elgin. It offers a new interpretation of Elgin’s interest in antiquities and reveals the aims, innovative approach, and significant achievements of this specialised tour. 344p b/w and col illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £99.99 now £24.95

Greece Ambush

Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare by Rose Mary Sheldon.

A reappraisal of the importance of irregular warfare in the strategy of the Ancient Greeks. Chapters cover ambush tactics, night attacks, surprise seaborne landings and the use of trickery to capture towns and cities. 282p (Frontline 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum

Ancient Greek Pottery, Joslyn Art Museum

by Ann Steiner and Charles Rowan Beye.

A well illustrated exhibition catalogue which showcases the Greek pottery collection of the Joslyn Art Museum through commentary on 41 vases. Introductory essays explore Greek culture through the vase painting, and give an overview of the archaeology of Greek vases. 95p b/w illus (Joslyn Art Museum 1985) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Ghost on the Throne

Joslyn Art Museum Omaha, Fasc 1 (USA Fasc 21)

The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire

by Ann Steiner.

by James S. Romm.

A diverse collection, including Cypriot, Attic and South Italian pieces, mostly previously

unpublished. 50p fold-out pls (Getty 1986) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum J Paul Getty Museum, Fascicule 5

by Marit Jentoft-Nilsen. Mycenaean faience, east Greek, Proto-Corinthian, Corinthian, Laconian, Euboean, Chalcidian, Attic geometric, Attic blackfigure, Attic network, Attic black body, Attic black glaze, Lead glaze and Arretine. 60p, 55 pls (Getty Museum 1994) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece by Corinne Ondine Pache.

Babies and children may seem the most unlikely heroes but they frequently appear in ancient Greek literature, iconography and religious practices from the 5th century BC onwards. This book explores why this was so. In studying literary, pictorial and numismatic evidence, Pache seeks to identify who the child heroes were, what myths were associated with them, what rituals were performed in their honour and what this meant for Greek religion. 234p (Illinois UP 2004) Hb was £27.99 now £12.95

Morality and Custom in Ancient Greece by J.M. Dillon.

A lively introductory survey of the customs, attitudes and beliefs of the ancient Athenians, which draws primarily on literary sources to build up a picture of daily life. Topics include the family, marriage, noncitizen women, inheritance, friendship, homosexual relationships, slavery, religion and more. 217p (Indiana UP 2004) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

A gripping account, popular but backed by rigorous scholarship, which reconstructs the events which followed the death of Alexander at the height of his fame and power. Romm describes the unsuccessful revolt of the Athenians, and the struggles among Alexander’s generals to control the two remaining representatives of the Argead line. 341p (Knopf 2012) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Ancient Greece As It Was

Exploring the City of Athens in 415 BC by Eric Chaline

Written in the style of a modern travel guide, this book covers everything the visitor to fifth century Athens needs, with historical background and practical advice on matters from where to stay and eat to visiting iconic sites. 160p b/w illus (Lyons Press 2008) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Greek Vases in Cape Town by John Boardman and Maurice Pope.

Brief guide to Greek pieces in the South African Museum. The majority are Attic black and red-figure ware, as well as a Mycenaean stirrup jar, three examples of early Corinthian ware, Italian red-figure ware and Bucchero. 20p, 31 b/w pls (SA Museum 1961) Pb reduced to £2.95

Alexander the Great

Treasures From an Epic Era of Hellenism edited by Dimitrios Pandermalis.

This catalogue explores the historical and cultural context of Alexander, including full illustration and commentary on a collection of rare and precious artifacts recently excavated in Vergina from the tomb of an ancient queen known as “The Lady of Aigai”. 152p col and b/w illus (Onassis Foundation 2005) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

39 Tarentine Horsemen of Magna Grecia by Nic Fields.

Taras was the leading power of the scattered Greek states of southern Italy and built their reputation on the unmatched horse warriors who helped the Tarantines claim and maintain their power. In this book Nic Fields examines the Tarentine horsemen in detail, discussing their tactics, weapons and equipment and detailing how they operated as mercenaries throughout the region. 64p col illus (Osprey 2008) Pb was £11.99 now £5.95

Archaic Pottery of Chios The Decorated Styles by Anna A. Lemos.

A major study of the decorated pottery of Chios. It ranges from the patterned chalices of the seventh century, and the Wild Goat style, through the Reserving Styles of the sixth century to the Black-Figure Styles, with full discussion of shapes and changing styles. 2 vols, 350p, 245 b/w and 5 col. pl. (Oxford University Committee for Archaeology 1991) Hb was £75.00 now £20.00

Some Attic Vases in the Cyprus Museum

by J D Beazley, revised by Donna Kurtz.

A new edition of Beazley’s account of 25 Athenian vases in the Nicosia Museum. Each of the vases introduces a theme relating to Greek vases in general. 46p, 19 pls (Oxford University Committee for Archaeology 1989) Pb £7.95 now £3.95

Athenian Homicide Law in the Age of the Orators by Douglas M. MacDowell.

A study of Athenian legal procedures relating to homicide which examines how the various ideas of revenge, purification and deterrence were translated into a practical legal system. 161p (Manchester UP 1963, repr. 1999) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain Fasc 19, Winchester College by John Falconer and Thomas Mannack.

The collection of Winchester College includes more than 80 Greek vases which are catalogued here, some published for the first time. 25p, 16 b/w pls (Oxford UP for the British Academy 2002) Pb was £50.00 now £12.95

Greece

40 Grain-mills and Flour in Classical Antiquity by L.A. Moritz.

Beginning with a review of the milling implements and equip­ ment of Greece and Rome, this study argues that the grain-mill underwent two fundamental changes in its history and that one of these – the invention of the rotary mill - took place in classical antiquity at a time much later than used to be believed. 258p (1958 OUP reprint 2002) Hb was £25.00 now £5.00

The Invention of Greek Ethnography

From Homer to Herodotus by Joseph Skinner.

Greek ethnography is commonly believed to have developed during the Greeks’ “encounter with the barbarian” - Achaemenid Persia. Skinner argues that, on the contrary, ethnographic discourse was already ubiquitous throughout the archaic Greek world, not only in the form of texts but also in a wide range of iconographic and archaeological materials. 343p (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

Trademarks on Greek Vases Addenda by Alan W. Johnston.

More than twenty years on from the publication of Trademarks on Greek Vases, this Addenda brings up to date the evidence from finds, improving on the cata­loguing of the original, and adding in newly discovered examples, many sadly having surfaced via the antiquities market. 241p b/w pls (Aris & Phillips 2006) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

Trireme Olympias The Final Report

edited by Boris Rankov

This volume represents the final publication of the Olympias project, which saw the building of a full-scale reconstruction of a 170-oared Athenian trireme of the 4th century BC and its operation in sea-trials. As well as presenting evidence from the project the papers here offer a critical analysis, suggest improvements that could be made to the trireme, and discuss the light it sheds on the functioning of Greek warships. 243p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

Greek Art in View

Ancient Greece

edited by Simon Keay and Stephanie Moser

by Sarah B. Pomeroy, Stanley M. Burstein, Walter Donlan and Jennifer Tolbert Roberts.

Studies in Honour of Brian Sparkes Essays which seek to explore the relationship between different kinds of text and material culture and the ways in which these can be interpreted. 184p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2004) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Poetry, Theory, Praxis

The Social Life of Myth, Word and Image in Ancient Greece. Essays in Honour of William J Slater edited by Eric Caspo and Margaret C Miller.

Looks at the social life of theories, artifacts and poems in ancient Greece. The central focus is on Greek theatre, but essays on ancient scholarship, lyric poetry, art and inscriptions are also included. 288p, 96 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2003) Hb was £45.00 now £4.95

Sailing to Classical Greece

edited by Olga Palagia and Hans Rupprecht Goette.

This volume of 15 papers is a tribute to Petros Themelis for his significant contribution to Greek archaeology and especially to the excavation, study and conservation of the ancient site of Messene in the Peloponnese. New, previously unpublished material from Messenia, Athens and elsewhere is here presented for the first time. 120p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

A Political, Social and Cultural History

A ‘new history’ of ancient Greece intended to represent the latest generation of thinking on the Classical World. The textbook style format spans the Bronze to the Hellenistic age, exploring military, political, social and economic matters, as well as selecting outstanding persons or themes for more in-depth treatment. 568p b/w illus, col pls (Oxford UP 2nd ed 2008) Pb was £37.50 now £9.95

The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey.

Nigel Spivey reveals that the ancient games was no friendly competition and celebration of unity and togetherness, but a contest of intense rivalry with great kudos to be won or lost. The place of athletics and the gymnasium in Greek society, and the citizen’s civic duty to be in good shape are discussed before Spivey turns to ancient Olympia where it all started. 273p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2004, Pb 2012) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

The Athenian Empire by Russell Meiggs.

A comprehensive re-examination of all the literary and epigraphic evidence relating to the nature of Athenian imperialism in the fifth century BC. Meiggs’ classic study in particular uses inscriptions to reconstruct the empire’s development, both institutionally, and in terms of how it was viewed by the allies and by the Athenians themselves. 648p (Oxford UP 1979) Pb was £67.00 now £24.95

The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Stephen English.

This book reconstructs the campaigns, and in particular the battles of Alexander, arguing that the course of the initial phases at least can be discerned with a reasonable degree of accuracy. An overall picture is built up of Alexander’s strategic and tactical brilliance. 245p (Pen & Sword 2011) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Persian Invasions of Greece by Arthur Keaveny.

This new account of the Persian Wars takes a traditional narrative approach, relying heavily on Herodotus and retaining much of his dramatic flavour. The story is however, not told solely from a Greek perspective, and in contextualising the events, Keaveny gives space to explaining Persian kingship, administration and warfare. 130p col pls (Pen & Sword 2011) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Tyrants of Syracuse War in Ancient Sicily by Jeff Champion.

This book traces the course of Syracuse’s wars under the tyrants from the Battle of Himera (480 BC) against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I (367 BC), whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city’s power and influence. 249p col pls (Pen & Sword 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

In Pursuit of the Absolute Art of the Ancient World The George Ortiz Collection by George Ortiz.

This sumptuous volume presents 280 objects from the important private collection of antiquities assembled by George Ortiz. The majority of the pieces are ancient Greek, but the collection also covers Egypt, the Near East and the wider Mediterranean as well as artefacts from further afield. 450p, col illus (Benteli 1996) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

The First Clash

The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization by Jim Lacey

A popular military history of the events leading up to Marathon and the battle itself, taking up the position made famous by Victor Davis Hanson that the strategy deployed by the Greeks marks the beginning of a distinctive “western way of war”. 233p b/w illus (Bantam Books 2011) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Greece The Sculpture of the Sanctuary of Athena Polias at Priene by J C Carter.

Carter uses the notebooks of the original excavators to construct a detailed study of the Hellenistic temple’s sculpture, now largely preserved in the British Museum. He analyses the material and advances suggestions for the original position of the relief sculpture. Also contains a fully illustrated catalogue. 412p, 45 b/w pls (Society of Antiquaries 1983) Hb was £48.00 now £4.95

East Greek Influence on Attic Vases by D A Jackson.

A study of vase-painting in the 6th and 7th centuries BC, emphasising the importance of Ionic appreciation of shape and subsidiary decoration, whilst stressing the independence of the Athenian tradition of figure drawing. 86p, 33 b/w pls (Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1976) Pb only £2.95

Attrition

Aspects of Command in the Peloponnesian War by Godfrey Hutchinson.

A military narrative of the Peloponnesian War, focusing on the strategies employed by the generals who dominated the different stages of the war - Pericles, Brasidas, Kleon, Alcibiades, Lysander et al. 304p b/w pls (Spellmount 2006) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price edited by R Ashton and S Hurter.

42 essays covering a broad range of subjects, including coins from Phrygia, Pergamon, Samos, Athens, Syracuse, Lydia, Cyprus, the Black Sea and Poseidonia-Paestum, and questions of history, iconography, subject matter, links to political and social change and economic values. 400p, 79 b/w pls (Spink and Son 1998) Hb £90.00 now £19.95

The Great God Pan by John Boardman.

A lively survey by a leading expert on Greek art, examining the representation of the clovenhoofed deity from archaic Greece, through Pan’s `rediscovery’ in the Renaissance and up to our own times, accompanied by many illustrations of related art and sculpture. 48p, 53b/w pls (Thames and Hudson 1997) Hb was £7.95 now £3.95

Ancient Athens on 5 Drachmas a Day by Philip Matyszak.

Written in the style of of modern travel guide this fun book takes the reader around the sights of fifth century Athens. There’s advice on eating and drinking, on the correct protocol at the theatre or a symposium on where to stay and so on. 135p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 2008) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

Alexander at the Battle of the Granicus A Campaign in Context by Rupert Matthews.

The majority of this book is a detailed examination of Greek and Macedonian equipment, military organisation and tactics, highlighting the different roles of troop types. The background to the campaign is discussed before the battle itself is the subject of a detailed reconstruction. 256p b/w illus and pls (The History Press 2008) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Ireland, Fascicule 1

University College Dublin, University College Cork by Alan W Johnston and Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood.

A catalogue of 387 pieces including Late Bronze Age, Athenian black figure and red figure, Black-Glazed, Italian and Etruscan vases and sherds. 80p, 60 b/w pls, b/w figs (University College Dublin Classical Museum Publications 2000) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

The Mother of the Gods, Athens and the Tyranny of Asia by Mark H. Munn

Mark Munn examines how the cult of Mother of the Gods came from Phrygia and Lydia, where she was the mother of tyrants, to Athens, where she protected the laws of the Athenian democracy. 476p (University of California Press 2006) Hb was £39.99 now £14.95

Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture by Martin Ostwald.

This volume of essays, selected by Martin Ostwald from his work over the last forty years, contains significant contributions on Greek (especially Athenian) political culture and thought, both in theory and reality. Prominent themes include the nature of Athenian democracy and imperialism, the place of philosophy and philosophers within this, and the political thought of Herodotus and Thucydides. 322p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £45.50 now £12.95

41 Lords of the Sea

The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by J.R. Hale.

An eminently readable naval history of Athens, covering the years from the Battle of Salamis to the death of Alexander in 323BC. Hale, a maritime archaeologist, focuses his narrative on the great naval battles of the Peloponnesian War, the tactics and strategies employed, and the construction and logistics of the Athenian navy. 395p b/w illus (Penguin 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Why Socrates Died by Robin Waterfield.

Waterfield brings to life the background to the famous trial of Socrates, and by placing the events firmly in the context of Athenian political (and to some extent religious) culture he shows that Socrates’ death was by no means the act of senseless barbarism that it might seem to a modern observer. Rather he sees Socrates as a scapegoat, punished as the embodiment of a whole raft of political and social trends. 253p b/w pls (WW Norton 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Greece

History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization by Stefano Maggi

A sumptuous coffee-table style presentation of some of the glories of Greek art, from the frescos of Knossos to the Hellenistic age. The accompanying text provides an outline historical narrative and explains the main artistic developments. 207p col illus (White Star 2007) Hb was £19.99 now £9.95

A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics by Neil Faulkner.

Written in the style of a modern travel guide, Neil Faulkner here provides a light-hearted, but informative introduction to the ancient Olympics, bringing to life all of the sights and smells of the games. As well as describing the events themselves he looks at the religious aspects of the games, and also the more practical dimension, painting a picture of a vast unsanitary tent city, alive with hedonism, politics and poetry. 263p b/w illus (Yale UP 2012) Pb was £14.99 now £4.95

The Genius of Alexander the Great by Nicholas Hammond.

Based on a thorough analysis of the ancient sources and enriched by a lifetime of research, Hammond’s narrative pronounces the Macedonian conqueror a man truly deserving of the title Alexander the Great. According to Hammond, Alexander was a visionary statesman and general, the force behind a kingdom which rose above racism and nationalism to enjoy peace and prosperity. 220p (Duckworth 1997) Pb was £12.99 now £3.95

Greek Literature and Philosophy

42 Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt edited by K. McNamee.

This Corpus of Marginal and Interlinear Notes from the Greek and Latin literary papyri of Egypt is arranged alphabetically by author (from Aeschylus to Xenophon). A series of nine introductory essays sets the process of annotating back into the various contexts from which they derive - the scholar’s study, the teacher’s schoolroom, etc. - and examines the ways in which annotations were inscribed into the rolls and codices. 632p, 33 b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2007) Hb was £80.00 now £12.95

To Mega Biblon

Book-ends, End-Titles, and Coronides in Papyri with Hexametric Poetry by Francesca Schironi.

A systematic and chronological investigation into the nature and development of end-titles in papyrus rolls and codices of hexameter poetry from the 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD. The bulk of the evidence for presentation of hexametric verse derives from Homeric papyri. 250p b/w illus (American Society of Papyrologists 2010) Hb was £44.00 now £9.95

Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Euripides

Sophocles

edited by C. Collard, M.J. Crop and J. Gilbert.

edited by Alan H. Somerstein and Thomas H. Talboy.

Euripides

Xenophon

Suppliant Women

Apology & Memorabilia I

edited by James Morwood.

edited by M.D. MacLeod.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 260p (Aris & Phillips 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00, now £4.95

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 250p (Aris & Phillips) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb £18.00 now £4.95

Greek Orators I

The Old Oligarch

Fragmentary Plays, Volume II This volume contains: Alexandros (together with Palamedes and Sisyphus), Oedipus, Andromeda, Antiope, Hypsipyle, Archelaus. Greek text with facingpage translation, introduction and commentary. 400p (Aris & Phillips 2004) Hb £45.00 now £9.95, Pb was £22.50 now £4.95

Antiphon, Lysias

edited by M. Edwards and S. Usher.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 84p (Aris & Phillips 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Herodas

Mimiambs

edited by J.W. Rich.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 272p (Aris & Phillips 1990) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Euripides Medea

edited by Judith Mossman.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 392p (Aris & Phillips 2011) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Euripides Helen

edited by Peter Burian.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 292p (Aris & Phillips 2007) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Aristotle

edited by Stanley Ireland.

Euripides

edited by C.J. Rowe.

Roman History, 53.1 - 55.9

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 208p (Aris & Phillips 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Menander

Symposium

Cassius Dio

edited by J L Marr and P J Rhodes.

Greek text with parallel English translation, accom­ panied by an introduction and notes. 215p (Aris & Phillips 1996) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Plato

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 2005) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

The Constitution of the Athenians Attributed to Xenophon

On Sleep and Dreams

Greek text with facing translation. 240p (Aris & Phillips 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 224p (Aris & Phillips 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95, Pb was £19.99 now £4.95

edited by A.J. Podlecki.

The plays included are The Epigoni, Oenomaus, Palamedes, The Arrival of Nauplius, Nauplius and the Beacon, The Shepherds and Triptolemus. Greek text with facing-page translation. 320p (Aris & Phillips 2011) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95, Pb was £24.99 now £4.95

edited by Graham Zanker.

The Shield and Arbitration

Aeschylus Prometheus Bound

Fragmentary Plays Volume II

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 1998) Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Plutarch

Lives of Aristeides and Cato edited by D. Sansone.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 248p (Aris & Phillips 1989) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Sophocles Ajax

edited by A.F. Garvie.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 266p (Aris & Phillips 1998) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

edited by David Gallop.

Children of Heracles edited by William Allan.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 236p (Aris & Phillips 2001) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Pindar

Selected Odes edited by Stephen Instone.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 212p (Aris & Phillips 1996) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Sophocles Antigone

edited by A.L. Brown.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 1988) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Thucydides

History, Book IV - V.24 edited by P.J. Rhodes.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 343p (Aris & Phillips 1998) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Sophocles

Fragmentary Plays I edited by Alan H. Sommerstein, David Fitzpatrick and Talboy Thomas.

The selection includes four plays about the Trojan War and its aftermath, all concerned with Achilles or his son Neoptolemus (The Diners, Troilus, Polyxene, and Hermione), and two presenting episodes from Athenian legend (Tereus and Phaedra). Greek text with parallel English translation. 317p (Aris & Phillips 2006) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Xenophon and Arrian on Hunting

edited by A.A. Phillips and M.M. Willcock.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 196p (Aris & Phillips 1999) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Xenophon

Symposium edited by A.J. Bowen.

Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 160p (Aris & Phillips 1999) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Greek Literature and Philosophy Greek Drama IV

edited by David Rosenbloom and John Davidson.

Euripides forms the heart of the volume. Eight of its fourteen papers deal with his plays, whilst two papers examine plays by Sophocles, and one is on Aescylus’ Persians. Other contributions look at the democratic context of Athenian drama, and the means of financing plays. 328p b/w illus (Aris & Phillips 2012) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Playing Around Aristophanes

edited by Lynn Kozak and John Rich.

£35.00 now £10.00

Essays in celebration of the completion of the edition of the comedies of Aristophanes by Alan Sommerstein (Aris & Phillips 2006) Hb was

Iphigenias at Aulis

Textual Multiplicity, Radical Philology by Sean Alexander Gurd.

Gurd offers a new perspective on modern textual criticism of the classics based on the fact that they are constantly in flux as scholars continue to produce new translations and commentaries on the different extant versions and fragments that have survived. He takes the Euripidean tragedy Iphigenias at Aulis as his case study, exploring thirteen different versions of the piece. 188p (Cornell UP 2005) Hb was £37.50 now £7.95

Masks of Authority Fiction and Pragamatics in Ancient Greek Poetics by Claude Calame.

These interlinked essays explore the means used by ancient Greek poets to create in their works a fictional authorship. The volume shows that they made of their poems, through various discursive strategies, texts to be performed, with the collective, ritual, and pragmatic values implicit in the ideas of craft and performance. 248p (Cornell UP 2005) Hb was £46.50 now £14.95

Thucydides

Simplicius

by N K Rutter.

translated by Barrie Fleet.

Books VI-VII (Companion) A companion to the Penguin translation with a commentary on the historical intricacies. Books VI and VII describe the disastrous Athenian expedition to Sicily and their powerful narrative reinforces Thucydides’ own view of the scale on which the war was fought and the amount of suffering and destruction caused. 83p (Bristol CP 1997) Pb was £7.95 now £2.95

Aristotle and the Stoics by F H Sandbach.

Sandbach argues that the influence of Aristotle on the Stoics has often been exaggerated and that there is little evidence that Aristotle’s importance as a philosopher was known at the time.

88p (Cambridge Phil Soc Supplementary Vol 10, 1985) Pb £15.00 now £3.95

The Eudemian and Nicomachean Ethics

A Study in the Development of Aristotle’s Thought by C J Rowe.

A discussion of the authorship and themes of these two texts and the surviving manuscripts. 123p (Cambridge Phil Soc Supplementary Vol 3, 1971) Pb £15.00 now £2.95

On Aristotle’s Categories 7-8 In Categories chapters 7 and 8 Aristotle considers his third and fourth categories - those of Relative and Quality. Critics of Aristotle had suggested for each of the non-substance categories that they could really be reduced to relatives, so it is important how the category of Relative is defined. 226p (Cornell UP 2002) Hb was £44.95 now £10.00

Simplicius

On Aristotle’s Physics 8.6-10 translated by Richard McKirahan.

Aristotle’s Physics is about the causes of motion and culminates in a proof that God is needed as the ultimate cause of motion. Simplicius reveals that his teacher, Ammonius, harmonised Aristotle with Plato to counter Christian charges of pagan disagreement, by making Aristotle’s God a cause of beginningless movement, but of beginningless existence of the universe. 244p (Cornell UP 2001) Hb was £44.95 now £10.00

Plato’s Arguments for Forms by R W Jordan.

This study of Plato’s Forms demonstrates his concern with the nature of knowledge and explanation and his interest in the contradictions that he thought to be presented to the intellectual by the sensible world; contradictions that could not be resolved without knowledge of the Forms. 103p (Cambridge Phil Soc Supplementary Vol 9, 1983) Pb was £15.00 now £3.95

43 Plato’s Myths

edited by Catalin Partenie.

This volume is a collection of ten studies by eminent scholars that focus on the ways in which some of Plato’s most famous myths are interwoven with his philosophy. The myths discussed include the eschatological myths of the Gorgias, the Phaedo, the Republic and Laws 10, the central myths of the Phaedrus and the Statesman, and the so-called myth of the Noble Lie from the Republic. 255p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £69.99 now £14.95

Theocritus and the Invention of Ancient Fiction by Mark Payne.

The bucolic poetry of Theocritus is the first literature to invent a fully fictional world that is not an image of reality but an alternative to it. This book examines these poems in the light of ancient and modern conceptions of fictionality. It explores how access to this fictional world is mediated by form and how this world appears as an object of desire for the characters within it. 192p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £69.99 now £14.95

Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry by Marco Fantuzzi.

This revised and expanded study, translated into English from Italian, examines Hellenistic poetry of the 3rd and 2nd centuries within its intellectual and cultural context. The works of poets such as Callimachus, Apollonius, Posidippus, Philodemus and Theocritus are discussed in terms of the continuity of genre and tradition, and striving for independence from it. 511p (Cambridge UP 2002) Hb was £104.99 now £24.95

Ancient Epistemology by Lloyd P/ Gerson.

Gerson explores ancient accounts of the nature of knowledge and belief from the Presocratics up to the Platonists of late antiquity. He argues that ancient philosophers generally held a naturalistic view of knowledge as well as of belief. Hence, knowledge was not viewed as a stipulated or semantically determined type of belief, but was rather a real or objectively determinable achievement. 179p (Cambridge UP 2009) Pb was £17.99 now £7.95

Euripides and the Poetics of Nostalgia by Gary S. Meltzer.

This book provides detailed studies of four of Euripides’ plays (Hippolytus, Hecuba, Ion and Helen), looking at the tension between nostalogia and skepticism. Whilst Euripides has often been seen as shockingly new - in Aristophanes he represents everything that is wrong about the questioning sophistry of Athenian society - Gary Meltzer argues that there is another side to his work, a deep nostalgia for the past and a belief in a golden age of simplicity and truth. 266p (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.99 now £14.95

Greek Literature and Philosophy

44 The Narrator in Archaic Greek and Hellenistic Poetry by A.D. Morrison.

This book examines the ways in which the great poets of the Hellenistic age were influenced by their Archaic forebears. It focuses on narrative poetic texts and examines the role of the narratorial voice. 358p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £74.99 now £19.95

The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle’s Polis By D. Brendan Nagle.

The success of the polis in all its forms lay in the reliability of households to provide it with the kinds of citizens it needed to ensure its functioning. In turn, the state offered the members of its households a unique opportunity for humans to flourish. This book explains how Aristotle thought household and state interacted within the polis. 352p (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

The Rape of Troy

Evolution, Violence and the World of Homer by Jonathan Gottschall.

The fierce competitiveness and violence of Homeric society is often remarked upon. Jonathan Gottschall proposes a highly original explanation for this phenomenon, that the practice of enslaving the women of conquered enemies and concentrating them in the hands of leading men meant that there was a chronic imbalance of available women to men within Homeric society. 221p (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £62.00 now £9.95

Alexander of Aphrodisias On Aristotle Metaphysics 2 and 3

translated by William E Dooley and Arthur Madigan

Aristotle’s Metaphysics 2 consists of two chapters on methodology flanking an important discussion of the impossibility of infinite causal chains. Alexander’s commentary was subsequently used by the Neoplatonists, two of whom have left their own commentaries, so that Alexander’s Aristotelian interpretation can be compared with its rivals. 242p (Duckworth 1992) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

Alexander of Aphrodisias On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.1-7

trans. by Jonathan Barnes, Susanne Bobzien, Kevin Flannery and Katerina Ierodiakonou

This volume contains a translation of the first third of the commentary - the part dealing with nonmodal syllogistic. The translation is preceded by a substantial introduction which discusses Alexander’s place in the commentatorial tradition and his use of logical terminology. 260p (Duckworth 1991) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

Euripides

Ancient Fable

by Emma Griffiths.

by Niklas Holzberg.

Heracles

This book is a useful companion to the play, in which Emma Griffiths analyses key themes and characters, while situating the drama in the wider context of Greek tragedy and mythology. Euripides’ approach to drama is illustrated through consideration of the hero’s self-awareness, and the reception of the play in later art and literature is discussed as part of an exploration of the ‘universality’ of tragedy. 175p (Duckworth Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy 2006) Pb was £11.99 now £4.95

An Introduction This unique `introduction’ to the history of the fable looks at both literary form and structure, and at generic history through the works of Greek and Roman authors and those fabulists who re-shaped the material of their predecessors to form new fables. Among the fables discussed are the books of Phaedrus (1st century AD), Babrius (3rd century AD), Avianus (4th-5th century AD), and the Aesopic tradition. 128p (Indiana UP 2002) Pb was £11.50 now £4.95

Philoponus

Pindar

translated by William Charlton

edited and translated by Anne Pippin Burnett.

On Aristotle on the Intellect In his commentary on a portion of Aristotle’s de Anima (On the Soul) known as de Intellectu (On the Intellect), Philoponus drew on both Christian and Neoplatonic traditions as he reinterpreted Aristotle’s views on such key questions as the immortality of the soul, the role of images in thought, the character of sense perception and the presence within the soul of universals. 183p (Duckworth 1991) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

The Poetics of Aristotle by S Halliwell.

An introduction, translation and commentary providing a reliable version of Aristotle’s Poetics and guidance to their significance. For each chapter of the Poetics there is a running commentary which explains the structure and detail of Aristotle’s argument, attempts to provoke further thought about the work’s strengths and weaknesses, and offers some suggestions on relating the Poetics to later stages of literary theory and practice. 198p (Duckworth 1987) Pb was £16.99 now £2.95

Simplicius

On Aristotle Physics 4.1-5 and 10-14 translated by J. O. Urmson

A translation of Simplicius’ commentary on the chapters on place and time in Aristotle’s Physics book 4. It is a rich source for the preceding 800 years’ discussion of Aristotle’s views. 225p (Duckworth 1992) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

Wooden Horse

The Liberation of the Western Mind from Odysseus to Socrates by Keld Zeruneith.

Taking as his starting point the Illiad and Odyssey of Homer, specifically Odysseus’ use of guile rather than force to prevail, Keld Zeruneith argues that the heroic age of Greece represented a major turning point in the history of human thought, opening the way for modern ideas of philosophy, poetry and society. 606p (Duckworth Overlook 2007) Hb was £30.00 now 9.95

Odes for Victorious Athletes A new translation of Pindar’s Victory Odes. Brief introductions to each poem explain matters of context and mythological symbolism, as well as what we know of the victors and their patrons. 191p (Johns Hopkins UP 2010) Pb was £10.50 now £4.95

Aristeas of Proconnesus by J.D.P. Bolton.

This study draws together and classifies all of the fragments of the Arimaspea of Aristeas known to us from ancient texts. It also examines in detail its status in antiquity, and all the evidence of Aristeas the journey which his poem describes and his connection with Pythagoras. 258p b/w illus (Oxford UP 1962, repr. 1999) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

Heraclides of Pontus by H.B. Gottschalk.

An outline of the life of Heraclides and his fragmentary writings (on the theory of matter, astronomy, ethical and religious topics) is followed by an attempt to recon­ struct his thought. He emerges as not so much a profound thinker as a many-sided writer of considerable literary gifts and occasional flashes of brilliance. 178p (Oxford UP 1980, repr. 1998) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

Homer’s Cosmic Fabrication Choice and Design in the Iliad by Bruce Heiden.

A new attempt to get to the bottom of the organisation and construction of the Iliad, which proposes that the poem is structured in such a way as to make reading it profitable, as opposed to the standard conception of its being an oral experience. Heiden notes that Zeus provides a unifying plot driver, but that the division of the work into books also creates a structure to the work as it is read, which flags up major events, and delineates sub-plots. 254p (Oxford UP 2008) Hb was £52.00 now £19.95

Greek Literature and Philosophy Simplicius

On Aristotle’s On the Heavens 1.1-4 translated by R.J. Hankinson.

In chapter 1 of On the Heavens Aristotle instroduces a fifth element, beyond Plato’s four, to explain the rotation of the heavens. In explaining the creation, Simplicius follows the Neoplatonist expansion of Aristotle’s four ‘causes’ to six. 164p (Cornell UP 2002) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

Arion’s Lyre

Archaic Lyric into Hellenistic Poetry by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes.

This study examines how Hellenistic poetic culture adapted, reinterpreted, and transformed Archaic Greek lyric through a complex process of textual, cultural, and creative reception. It explores the ways in which the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Ibycus, Anacreon, and Simonides was preserved, edited, and read by Hellenistic scholars and poets. 252p (Princeton UP 2010) Hb was £32.95 now £12.95

From Protagoras to Aristotle Essays in Ancient Moral Philosophy by Hilda Segvic.

These papers range from a literary study of Homer’s influence on Plato’s Protagoras to analytic studies of Aristotle’s metaphysics and his ideas about deliberation. Most of the papers reflect directly or indirectly Segvic’s idea that both Socrates’ and Aristotle’s universalism and objectivism in ethics could be traced back to their opposition to Protagorean relativism. 196p (Princeton UP 2009) Hb was £37.95 now £12.95

Thucydides

The Reinvention of History by Donald Kagan.

This study of the great historian of the Peloponnesian War gets away from any idea of Thucydides as a neutral observer, contrasting his presentation of events and politics with other contemporary accounts to highlight his opinions and prejudices. Kagan reveals a sophisticated historian who puts forward his own agenda with great skill. 257p (Viking 2009) Hb was £22.95, now £9.95

The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece by Marcel Detienne.

In archaic Greece, three figures – the diviner, the bard and the king – all shared the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory. Beginning with this definition of the pre-rational meaning of truth, Detienne examines the conceptual and historical contexts for a notion of truth which still influences modern Western philosophy. 231p (Zone Books 1996) Hb was £27.99 now £9.95

The Public and the Private in Aristotle’s Political Philosophy by Judith A. Swanson.

A detailed discussion of Aristotle’s treatment of public and private morality, focusing on the household, mastery and slavery, women, the economy, law, political education and friends. 244p (Cornell UP 1992, Pb 1994) Pb was £16.50 now £4.95

Thucydides

Ancient Rome

by Perez Zagorin.

by Pat Southern.

An Introduction for the Common Reader An exploration of Thucydides’ continuing importance and profound originality as a historian. The first half of the book discusses the intellectual and historical background to Thucydides’ work. The following chapters deal with the portrayal of the Athenian leader Pericles and the account of some of the main episodes of the war, as well as Thucydides’ methodology. 190p (Princeton UP 2005) Pb was £14.95 now £5.95

Ancient Scepticism by Harald Thosrund.

An engaging, rigorous introduction to the arguments, central themes and general concerns of ancient Scepticism, from its beginnings with Pyrrho of Elis (c.360c.270 BCE) to the writings of Sextus Empiricus in the second century CE. 248p (University Press of California 2009) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

The Rise and Fall of an Empire, 753 BC - AD 476 A traditional narrative of Rome, ab urbe condita to the abdication of Romulus Augustulus. The focus is overwhelmingly political and military, but the clear and witty style means that you never feel that you are simply reading an endless list of emperors, battles and usurpations. 381p col pls (Amberley 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

The Ancient Romans by Michael Vickers.

An introduction to life in Rome and its Empire from the first century BC to the end of the fourth century AD, based on the collections of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Looks at the differences between town and country, at food and drink, medicine, religion, and the army. 64p b/w and col illus (Ashmolean 1992) Pb was £7.95 now £2.95

45 Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the Konya Archaeological Museum by B.H. McLean.

The texts here shed an irreplaceable light on city and country society around a major centre from the early Roman to the Byzantine period, and the photographs at the end of the volume illustrate most of the characteristic inscribed monuments for the first time. 192p, 189 b/w illus and 1 map (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Monograph 2002) Hb was £40.00 now £12.95

Temples, Religion and Politics in the Roman Republic by Eric M. Orlin.

This book explores the relationship between the individual and the community in the construction of a new temple and analyses the formal processes involved: the vow, the placing of a contract and the dedication, as well as the importance of the Sibylline books, use of war booty and the role played by the senate, which Orlin argues is more significant than previously thought. 240p (Brill 1997, Pb 2002) Pb was £45.00 now £19.95

Archives and Excavations

Essays on the History of Archaeological Excavations in Rome and Southern Italy from the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century edited by Ilaria Bignamini.

Archives and Excavations aims to stimulate a new approach to the history of excavation by drawing attention to a vast and important area of research that has been neglected for almost a century. 308p, 151 b/w illus (Archaeological Monograph 14, British School at Rome 2004) Pb was £49.50 now £22.50

Bridging the Tiber

Approaches to Regional Archaeology in the Middle Tiber Valley edited by Helen Patterson.

Few river valleys can claim the historical importance of the Tiber, and an understanding of the river and its valley is key to an understanding of Rome and its place in the ancient world . Here 19 essays examine the changing landscapes on both sides of the valley from 1000 BC to AD 1300. 336p, 128 b/w figs, 8 col pls, 14 tabs (British School at Rome 2004) Pb was £49.95 now £22.50

Excavations at the Mola di Monte Gelato A Roman and Medieval Settlement in South Etruria by T W Potter, A C King et al.

Reports on the excavations in the late 1980s of an Augustan villa 30 km north of Rome as well as a 9thcentury fortified ecclesiastical centre and papal estate. 456p, 255 figs, tbs (British School at Rome 1997) Pb was £55.00 now £15.00

Rome

46 Portus

An Archaeological Survey of the Port of Imperial Rome by Simon Keay, Martin Millett, Lidia Parolli and Kristian Strutt.

This volume presents the full results of a survey undertaken between 1997 and 2002 and uses them as the basis for a re-evaluation of the whole port complex. The geophysical survey results are interpreted in the context of earlier work at the site in order to offer new perspectives on the character and development of the site. 360p, 233 b/w illus, one fold-out (British School at Rome 2006) Pb was £49.50 now £35.00

Roman Bodies

Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century edited by Andrew Hopkins and Maria Wyke.

This collection of seventeen essays explores the dramatic changes in Western conceptions of the body, encompassing the cultural shifts that occurred across Empire, religion and science, from antiquity to the eighteenth century. 266p, b/w illus (British School at Rome 2005) Pb was £32.00 now £16.00

Romans in Northern Campania by P Arthur.

Examines the archaeology and history of the area round the Massico and Garigliano Basin to discuss the regions settlement and land-use. Includes the famed Ager Falernus and the Roman and Latin colonies of Minturnae, Sinuessa and Suessa Aurunca. 137p, 22 figs, 20 pls (British School at Rome 1991) Pb was £30.00 now £12.50

San Rocco Villa at Francolise by M. Aylwin Cotton and Guy P. R. Metraux.

Full report on the 1962-6 excavations of the villa and on the finds, with discussion of the region. 277p incl. 66 figs plus 1 foldout and 98 photos (British School at Rome 1985) Hb was £15.00 now £5.00

The Late Republican Villa at Posto, Francolise by M A Cotton.

Reports on the 1962-5 excavations with a full description of pottery and other finds, as well as observations on the olive oil industry at the site, and the rural economy of the villa, more widely. 200p, 69 figs, 56 pls (British School at Rome 1979) Hb was £15.00 now £5.00

Visions of Rome

Thomas Ashby, Archaeologist by Richard Hodges.

An academic biography of Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), the first scholar and third Director of the British School at Rome. His ‘Roman Campagna in Classical Times’ remains a classic work of topographic research. 134p, 40 b/w figs (British School at Rome 2000) Hb was £13.95 now £8.95

Interpretatio Rerum

edited by Susan S. Lukesh.

Eight essays by students of R Ross Holloway discussing and interpreting Greek and Roman objects. Subjects: EBA Sicilian geometric decoration; sociopolitical symbolism in Greek vasepainting; mortal and divine scenes on Greek vases; the Herms of Hipparchos and the propaganda of wisdom; female sexuality and Danae; cityscape in the Roman world; family values; Augustan imagery on coinage from Paphos. 97p, b/w figs and pls (Brown University 1999) Pb was £29.00 now £6.95

Myth, Sexuality and Power Images of Jupiter in Western Art edited by Frances Van Keuren.

These essays deal with themes relating to Jupiter’s roles as father and lover, looking at issues of masculinity and sexuality in

Roman art. 114P b/w illus (Brown UP 1998) was £29.00 now £6.95

Rome’s Alpine Frontier edited by R. Ross Holloway.

Contains five papers: Frederick J a c ks o n Tu r n e r a n d t h e Roman Frontier in Italy; Signs, Communications and Culture Clash: Romans in Transalpine Europe; Celtic Importation of Roman Wine in the Second and First Centuries B.C.; Correlational Comparison of Philip II Horses imitated on Coins of Central and Northern Gaul; Alcuni aspetti della presenza dei Celti nell’Italia settentrionale. 50p, illus. (Brown University 1990) Pb was £14.95 now £5.95

Samnium

Settlement and Cultural Change edited by Howard Jones.

This volume, publishing the Proceedings of the Third E. Togo Salmon Conference on Roman Studies, includes papers by Emma Dench, Gianfranco de Benedittis, Maurizio Gualtieri, John Patterson, Helena Fracchia, Alexander G. McKay, Gianluca Tagliamonte and Tim Cornell. Texts in English and Italian. 133p, (Center for Old World Archaeology and Art, 2004) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Form and Fabric

Studies in Rome’s material past in honour of B R Hartley edited by J. Bird.

Colleagues, friends and students pay tribute to Brian Hartley’s contribution to Roman archaeology and particularly to

samian studies.. 324p (Oxbow Books 1998) Hb was £65.00 now £14.95

A Brief History of the Roman Empire by Stephen Kershaw.

A lively and entertaining narrative history of the Roman Empire, informal and colloquial in style, but reliable, and packing in a vast amount of information. Kershaw takes a traditional approach, charting events from the fall of the republic to the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD, and focusing overwhelmingly on political and military events, as well as the lives and characters who ruled Rome. 444p (Robinson 2013) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond.

An entertaining, if hardly historically rigorous, romp through the lives of the JulioClaudian emperors (plus Julius Caesar) along with chapters on aspects of Roman society and culture. 234p (Robinson 1994) Pb was £7.99 now £3.95

The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome by Ellen Perry.

Perry looks at the aesthetics of Roman imitation and studies Roman literary evidence voicing views on aesthetics and opinions on art. Concepts of appropriateness (decorum), eclecticism and phantasia emerge from the textual evidence as principles by which the Romans produced their `classicising creations’. 208p, 48 b/w figs (Cambridge UP 2005) Hb was £58.00 now £19.95

Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome by Lynne Lancaster.

Fo c u s i n g o n st r u c t u ra l l y innovative vaulting and the factors that influenced its advancement, Lynne Lancaster also explores a range of related practices, including lightweight pumice as aggregate, amphoras in vaults, vaulting ribs, metal tie bars, and various techniques of buttressing. She provides the geological background of the local building stones and applies mineralogical analysis to determine material provenance, which in turn suggests trading patterns and land use. 274p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2005) Hb was £84.99 now £19.95

Rome Ordering Knowledge in the Roman Empire edited by Jason Konig.

This innovative volume gathers together essays which consider the place of knowledge in the Roman Empire. They look at how knowledge was conceived and in what forms it was recorded, and how this relates to the wider social and political structures and realities of the Empire, with a broad assumption that methods of presenting and processing knowledge are implicitly grounded in ideology. 304p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £69.99 now £14.95

A History of Exile in the Roman Republic by Gordon P. Kelly.

Despite its importance in the political arena, Roman exile has been a neglected topic in modern scholarship. This study examines all facets of exile in the Roman Republic: its historical development, technical legal issues, the possibility of restoration, as well as the effects of exile on the lives and families of banished men. 260p (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £59.99 now £14.95

Hostages and HostageTaking in the Roman Empire by Joel Allen.

Hundreds of foreign hostages were detained among the Romans as the empire grew in the Republic and early Principate. As prominent figures at the centre of diplomacy and as exotic representatives, or symbols, of the outside world, they drew considerable attention in Roman literature and other artistic media. By focusing on the characterisations of hostages in Roman culture, Joel Allen sheds light on Roman attitudes towards ethnicity and imperial power. 291p b/w pls (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

The Natural History of Pompeii

edited by W.F. Jashemski and Frederick G. Meyer.

This volume brings together the work of geologists, soil specialists, paleobotanists, botanists, palaeontologists, biologists, chemists, dendrochronologists, ichthyologists, zoologists, ornithologists, mammalogists, herpetologists, entymologists, and archaeologists, affording a thorough picture of the landscape, flora, and fauna of the ancient sites. 502p, b/w and col illus (Cambridge UP 2002) Hb was £196.00 now £49.95

Religion in Republican Italy

edited by Celia Schultz and Paul B. Harvey Jr.

Using archaeological and epigraphic evidence as well as the literary sources the 10 essays presented here aim to shed light on the ‘Romanisation’ of religion in the Italian penninsula in the mid to late republic. Attempts are made to define precisely what Roman as opposed to Etruscan, Italic or Latin religion actually was and how religious practices interlinked and influenced each other through the period. 299p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.00 now £19.95

Roman Warfare

by Jonathan P. Roth.

Roth examines the evolution of Roman warfare over its thousandyear history. He highlights the changing arms and equipment of the soldiers, unit organisation and command structure, and the wars and battles of each era. The military narrative is used as a context for Rome’s changing tactics and strategy and to discuss combat techniques, logistics, and other elements of Roman warfare. 328p col illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Pb was £15.99 now £6.95

She-Wolf

The Story of a Roman Icon by Cristina Mazzoni.

Cristina Mazzoni examines the evolution of the she-wolf as a symbol in western history, art, and literature, from antiquity to contemporary times. Used, for example, as an icon of Roman imperial power, papal authority, and the distance between the present and the past, the she-wolf has also served as an allegory for greed, good politics, excessive female sexuality, and, most recently, modern, multi-cultural Rome. 282p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2010) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

47 Gladiators at Pompeii by Luciana Jacobelli.

The Vesuvian eruption not only sealed the oldest amphitheatre to survive from antiquity, but also grafitti, elaborate weaponry, stone monuments and paintings which all testify to the popularity of gladiators, several of which are known to us by name. This book presents the evidence from Pompeii in full colour photographs, accompanied by reconstruction drawings and an informative text that takes us through the streets of Pompeii as the gladiators would have known it. 128p col illus (Getty 2003) Hb was £24.95 now £7.95

The Lost World of Pompeii

by Colin Amery and Brian Curran.

An accessible look at everyday life in Pompeii. Besides outlining the history of the city and its destruction, Amery and Curran discuss the rediscovery of the site, the excavations carried out there since the early 18th century and attempts to restore and conserve the site which is under attack from mass tourism. ‘Voices’ from Pompeii are revealed through the buildings and architecture, and the frescoes and artefacts found there, accompanied by lots of superb colour photographs. 191p col illus (Getty Trust 2002) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Styling Romanisation

On The Spartacus Road

by Roman Roth.

by Peter Stothard.

Pottery and Society in Central Italy An analysis of black-gloss wares from 3rd and 2nd century BC Italy which emerged in large numbers at this time. These show both a broader cultural homogenisation and smaller localised variations, which Roth argues shows that non-elite populations were responding creatively to Romanisation and engaging with cultural change. 237p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £66.00 now £12.95

A Spectacular Journey Through Ancient Italy Peter Stothard retraces the steps of Spartacus and his slave army through Italy, interspersing narrative and analysis of the rebellion with modern travelogue. 368p, 70 b/w pls (Harper Collins 2010) Hb was £18.99 now £7.95

The Great Fire of Rome

Hadrian’s Empire

by Stephen Dando-Collins.

by Danny Danziger and Nicholas Purcell

The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City Written in a novelistic style, this book reconstructs the events leading up to the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, exploring the rumours that it had been started by Nero, Nero’s response to the fire (with a new suggestion as to how he apportioned the blame) and the long term political impact of the fire. 284p (Da Capo 2010) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier

From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC – AD 192 by Rafaele D’Amato and Graham Sumner.

Raffaele D’Amato argues for a far more diverse picture of Roman military equipment, one that never saw a completely standard issue set of kit, and which saw soldiers with differing equipment fighting alongside each other. 290p col illus t/out (Frontline Books 2009) Hb was £35.00 now £14.95

When Rome Ruled the World Hadrian, as this book makes clear was a remarkable emperor in many ways: a superb administrator, ceaselessly travelling throughout his empire, unwarlike and philhellenic. In addition to providing a thorough portrait of a somewhat complex man, this book also introduces the reader to Hadrian’s empire, to life within its borders and on its edges. 302p (Hodder 2005, Pb 2006) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Roman Arbitration by Derek Roebuck.

This study examines the Roman concept of the arbitrator, a duty that any ‘good man’ could have been called upon to perform, the types of cases he might be expected to settle, the settlements and compromises, the hearings and the enforcement measures available to him. 283p (Holo Books 2004) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

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48 Aphrodisias Papers

Recent Work on Architecture and Sculpture edited by Charlotte Roueché and Kenan T. Erim.

Twelve papers on the temple and sculpture of the Roman and Byzantine town in Asia Minor. Contributors include: Joyce Reynolds (Inscriptions of the temple of Aphrodite); Syhan Doruk (The architecture of the temenos); R. R. R. Smith (Myth and allegory in the Sebasteion); Kenan Erim (Portrait sculpture of Aphrodisias). 160p, b/w pls, fold out plans (JRA Supplement 1, 1990) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

Ancient Rome As It Was

Exploring the City of Rome in AD 300 by Ray Laurence.

Written in the style of a contemporary guidebook, this fun book shows the reader around the sights and sites of Ancient Rome, including “must-see baths”, temples, fora and monuments. It also provides handy advice on everything from transport to cuisine, and crime to etiquette. 160p b/w illus (Lyons Press 2008) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Julius Caesar by Nic Fields.

A well-illustrated look at Caesar’s military career, detailing each of his campaigns and battles, his opponents, and building a picture of his overall strategy and goals. 64p col illus (Osprey 2010) Pb was £11.99 now £4.95

The Rise of Imperial Rome, AD 14-193 by Duncan B. Campbell.

Between AD 14 and 193, the emperors fought to secure their frontiers and expand the empire, conquering Britain, campaigning on the Rhine and fighting the Dacian and Jewish Wars. This well illustrted book provides a concise overview of these wars, developing imperial policy and the troops involved. 96p col illus (Osprey 2013) Pb was £13.99 now £5.95

Rome and Her Enemies An Empire Created and Destroyed by War edited by Jane Penrose.

This lavishly illustrated book surveys the development of the Roman army alongside the fighting forces of its major foes, including Carthaginians, the Hellenistic kingdoms of the east, Gauls, Persians and Goths. The text covers battles and campaigns, military equipment, troop types, tactics and strategy. 304p col pls (Osprey 2005, Pb 2008) Pb was £14.99 now £6.95

Scipio Aemilianus by A E Astin.

An assessment of Scipio as a political figure and of the general development of the Roman Republic. His background, his character and the manner of his early success are examined and his career as a whole is considered in relation to issues of foreign policy, to social problems and to various trends in political behaviour. 374p. (Oxford UP 1967, rep 2002) Hb was £18.00 now £4.95

Archaeological Survey and the City

edited by Paul Johnson and Martin Millett.

The ability of archaeologists to reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the results of such projects with a marked focus on the Roman world, and in particular discusses the ways in which the subject might develop in the future. 288p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £36.00 now £9.95

Journal of Roman Pottery Studies 14

edited by Pamela Irving and Steven Willis.

Volume 14 contains papers on recent and current work on Roman pottery from around Britain, with papers also on case studies from the Netherlands and Gaul. 200p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

Journal of Roman Pottery Studies 15 edited by Steven Willis.

This volume of JRPS carries a broad range of papers reflecting the detailed ongoing scholarship in the field of Roman pottery studies. There is a marked international dimension to the eleven papers. 288p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £28.00 now £5.00

Bringing Carthage Home

Pompeii

by Joann Freed.

edited by Kevin Cole, Miko Flohr and Eric Poehler.

The Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859 This book recounts for the first time the extraordinary story of the excavations at Carthage directed by the British dilettante, Nathan Davis, and the political and cultural rivalry between representatives of the colonial powers as they asserted their rights to explore the buried remains of one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. 264p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Rubicon

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland

The end of the Roman Republic is vividly brought to life by Tom Holland. He looks at what each sector of the community wanted from the Republic, the violence that they were so ready to use to achieve it, the squabbles of the leaders and generals, the machinations of the senate, and the high ideals of politicians, writers and legislators. 430p, 38 col and b/w pls (Little Brown 2003, Pb 2004) Pb was £10.99 now £4.95

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies 4 edited by M.C. Bishop

Topics include a new hoard of objects from Belgium, two dolphin scabbards, finds of mail in the Netherlands, finds of military equipment from Switzerland and the question of the disposal of arms in the later empire. The volume also features a translation of Pseudo-Hyginus’ de munitionibus castrorom, and papers on tents and palisades. 104p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 1994) Pb was £35.00 now £7.95

Art, Industry and Infrastructure Even after more than 250 years since its discovery, Pompeii continues to resonate powerfully in both academic discourse and the popular imagination. This volume brings together a collection of ten papers that advance, challenge and revise the present conceptions of the city’s art, industry and infrastructure. 200p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £9.95

Roman Butrint

edited by Inge Lyse Hansen and Richard Hodges.

This volume is an assessment of the Roman archaeology of Butrint, a compilation of studies and field reports that focuses upon the foundation and early history of the colony. 224p, b/w illus, tbs, 16p col section (Oxbow Books 2006) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Roman Imperial Armour The production of early imperial military armour by D. Sim and J. Kaminski.

Roman Imperial Armour presents an examination of the metals the armour was made from, of how the ores containing those metals were extracted from the earth and transformed into workable metal and of how that raw product was made into the armour of the Roman army. 180p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Rome Death in Ancient Rome by Catharine Edwards.

This book provides insights not just into beliefs and rituals, but into people’s expectations, anxieties and preoccupations with death. Catharine Edwards looks in turn at the glorious death of the commander, death as spectacle in the arena, the fear of death, defiance, complicity and self-destruction, ‘dying in character: Stoicism and the Roman death scene’, funereal image and metaphor at the dining table, the death of women and martyrdom. 287p b/w illus (Yale UP 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture, Volume I - The Portraits Part 2: The Roman Male Portraits. By Jane Fejfer.

This book discusses the male portraits in the Ince Blundell collection. Fejfer’s text places the collection in its archaeological context, and is accompanied by excellent photographs. 224p, illus, and 64p of plates (Liverpool UP 1998) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

TRAC 2002

edited by Gilian Carr, Ellen Swift and Jake Weekes

This selection of twelve papers from the twelfth annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference illustrates the broad range of different theoretical approaches applied to Roman archaeology today; one trend, though, is apparent: a wider engagement with interdisciplinary research, drawing theoretical ideas from many diverse fields of study, including philosophy, psychology, history of art, and consumer theory. 176p (Oxbow Books 2003) was £30.00 now £7.50

TRAC 2005

edited by Ben Croxford, Helen Goodchild, Jason Lucas and Nick Ray.

Of the twenty-three papers delivered at TRAC 2005, this volume presents eight, plus three special contributions. These three papers were commissioned to mark the fifteenth year of TRAC with the intention that they should take stock of TRAC to date and look to where it may go in the future. 144p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2006) Pb was £28.00 now £7.50

TRAC 2009

edited by Alison Moore, Geoff Taylor, Emily Harris and Peter Girdwood.

Among the topics and issues discussed are a feminist critique of Romanization, the Herculaneum Amazon, GIS and cooking wares in Gaul, hortii in the city of Rome, cadastres in the Roman northwest, the elderly in funerary contexts of southern Britain, Samnite grave goods, and sub-Roman Baldock. 152p (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £30.00 now £7.50

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Wearing the Cloak

A Jew Among Romans

edited by Marie-Louise Nosch.

by Frederic Raphael.

Dressing the Soldier in Roman Times Wearing the Cloak contains nine stimulating chapters on Roman military textiles and equipment that take textile research to a new level. Status, prestige and access are viewed in the light of financial and social capacities and help shed new light on the material realities of a soldier’s life in the Roman world. 144p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Roman Conquests

Italy by Ross Cowan. In this enjoyable narrative Ross Cowan focuses on the earliest years of Rome’s expansion from the earliest struggles for survival of the nascent republic traditionally dated to around 500 BC, to the final conquest of Calabria in 265 BC, by which point Roman authority stretched throughout Italy. 162p, b/w maps (Pen & Sword Books 2009) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Warlords of Republican Rome Caesar Versus Pompey by Nic Fields.

Starting with the career of Marius this fairly traditional narrative traces the events of the final decades of the Republic down to the death of Caesar. Fields focuses on the military side of things, and intersperses his narrative of the various campaigns with analysis of the development of the arms, tactics and institutions of the Roman army during this period. 238p b/w pls (Pen and Sword 2009) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus An audacious history of Josephus, the Jewish general turned Roman historian whose emblematic betrayal is a touchstone for the Jew alone in the Gentile world. Raphael goes beyond the fascinating details of Josephus’s life and his singular literary achievements to examine how Josephus has been viewed by posterity. 336p (Pantheon 2013) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome by Anthony Everitt.

A popular biography of Hadrian, whom Everitt presents as one of Rome’s very best emperors. He offers a detailed appraisal of Hadrian’s foreign policy, characterised by diplomacy and an end to expansionism, looks at his itineraries througout the Empire, his building projects, and Hellenizing cultural policy. 392p b/w pls (Random House 2009, Pb 2013) Hb was £21.99 now £7.95, Pb was £16.99 now £5.95

Ceramiques engobees et metallescentes galloromaines

edited by Raymond Brulet, Robin P Symonds and Fabienne Vilvorder.

Ten papers, all in French, describe production sites of colour-coated pottery at Lezoux, in Bourgogne and Franche-Comte, eastern France and the Rhineland. 420p illus (RCRF 1999) Pb was £60.00 now £19.95

Cannae

Rome

by Adrian Goldsworthy.

edited by Jon E. Lewis.

Hannibal’s Greatest Victory Using primary sources and lots of colour images and maps, Adrian Goldsworthy tells the story of this epic confrontation and Hannibal’s devastating tactics. He begins by discussing the background to Carthage, Rome and the Punic Wars, and considers the two rival armies, before looking in detail at the campaign of 216 BC, the battle itself and its consequences. 201p col pls (Phoenix 2001, Pb 2007) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

The Ash Chests and Other Funerary Reliefs by Glenys Davies.

A comprehensive catalogue of the Roman marble ash chests from the collection of Henry Blundell, now in Liverpool. It comprises fifty four ash chests, forty six separate lids, two cinerary vases, two grave altars, six gravestones and some fragments, ranging in date from the JulioClaudian period to the mid/late second century. 186p, 116pls. (Von Zabern 2007) Hb was £69.00 now £9.95

The Autobiography The history of Ancient Rome has been passed down to us through official accounts, personal letters, annotated words of great orators and the considered histories of powerful men. It is found on inscriptions, in private memoirs and official reports from every corner of the Empire. Over 150 pieces are collected here, from the written accounts of Caesars and slaves, generals and poets on major battles, conspiracy and politics to the minutiae of everyday life. 453p (Running Press 2009) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

The Adam Brothers in Rome by A.A. Tait.

This book presents full-colour reproductions of drawings by the Adam Brothers executed in the main at Rome during their Grand Tours, and forming a superb visual archive of Classical architecture and the visual arts. The accompanying text details the tours and the influence of Classical style on the Adam brothers’ work. 160p col illus (Scala 2008) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

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50 Roman Provence

A History and Guide by Edwin Mullins.

Mullins takes the reader on a tour of Roman Provence, which covered a much larger area of southern France than its current namesake. He describes each of the principal monuments which are now to be found, their ancient use and the surviving examples. Triumphal arches, aqueducts, watermills, housing, bridges, roads, temples and theatres are all illuminated and a picture built up of daily life in Roman times. 182p, b/w illus (Signal 2011) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Monuments from Appia and the Upper Tembris Valley, Cotiaeum, Cadi, Synaus, Ancyra Sidera and Tiberiopolis

edited by B. Levick and S. Mitchell.

Contains inscribed and unin­ scribed monuments from the ter­ ritories of Cadi, Tiberiopolis, Ancyra Sidera, and Synaus, which lie west of Aezani (covered in MAMA 9), and from Appia, Cotiaeum, and the Phrygo-Mysian border. 201p, pls, illus (MAMA 10, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 1993) Hb £40.00 now £7.50

Roman Material Culture Studies in Honour of Jan Thijssen

edited by Harry van Enckevort.

18 papers on aspects of Roman material culture. Individual objects are published and discussed, including an asparagus-knife handle, plugs from Roman taps, a cloisonne-decorated sword scabbard mouthpiece, and miniature amphorae from a Roman sanctuary. Broader articles evaluate brooch production, and pottery in the Netherlands. 306p b/w illus (SPA Uitgevers 2009) Pb was £28.00 now £9.95

Roman Art

by Michael Siebler.

A b e a u t i f u l l y i l l u s t ra t e d introduction to Roman art. Opening with a consideration of the development and, in particular the purpose of Roman art, the book then presents and discusses some of the finest statues, mosaics, paintings and monumental art from museums and cities across Europe, with Rome itself best represented. 96p col illus (Taschen 2007) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Chronicle of the Roman Republic by Philip Matyszak.

From Romulus and Remus and other rulers shrouded in the mist of Rome’s foundation legends, through Lucius Iunius Brutus in the 6th century BC to Lepidus and Octavian, this well-illustrated book guides the general reader through 600 years of the Roman Republic. 240p (Thames & Hudson 2003) Pb was £14.95 now £7.95

The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy.

This is the best book on the Roman army around at the moment and it has everything. Key battles are explored, tactics discussed, the lives of the soldiers, their equipment, diet, pay and conditions, their careers and experiences are revealed, bringing the literary and archaeological evidence to life. 224p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 2003) Pb was £14.95 now £6.95

Enemies of Rome by Philip Matyszak.

This extremely enjoyable and well-written history of Rome’s troubles tells its story from the point of view of seventeen remarkable figures, including Hannibal, Jugurtha, Mithridates, Spartacus, Vercingetorix, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia and Attila. The stories of each are told in an accessible and dramatic narrative supported by extracts from contemporary sources. 296p, b/w illus and pls (Thames and Hudson 2004, Pb 2008) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

The Roman Remains

John Izard Middleton’s Visual Souvenirs of 1820–1823 edited with essays and a catalogue commentary by Charles R Mack and Lynn Robertson.

With additional views in Italy, France and Switzerland. Many black and white plates of the artist’s work. 203p, b/w pls (University of South Carolina Press 1997) Hb was £39.95 now £4.95

Storming the Heavens

Soldiers, Emperors and Civilians in the Roman Empire by Antonio Santossuoso.

This study provides a readable and straightforward assessment of the Roman army and, in particular, the relationship between soldiers, their imperial commanders and the citizens they were supposed to protect, from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. 265p, b/w illus (Westview 2001) Pb was £26.99 now £6.95

Sons of Caesar

Ancient Rome

by Philip Matyszak.

by Thomas R. Martin

Imperial Rome’s First Dynasty Matyszak tells the story of imperial Rome’s first dynasty through the lives of six men, Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius and Nero, set against the background of the changing social and political climate in Rome, foreign wars, the strain of an expanding empire, domestic crises and disputes, and rivalries for power. 296p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2006) Hb was £18.95 now £7.95

Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day by Philip Matyszak.

Written in the style of a modern travel guide, this entertaining little book shows the reader around the sights of Imperial Rome. Sections include “Where to stay”, “Medical emergencies”, “Dining out” and “Shopping”, and there is a walking tour of the “Must-see sights”. 144p b/w illus, col pls (Thames & Hudson 2007) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

From Romulus to Justinian Interweaving social, political, religious, and cultural history, Martin interprets the successes and failures of the Romans in war, political organization, quest for personal status, and in the integration of religious beliefs and practices with government. He focuses on the central role of social and moral values in determining individual conduct as well as decisions of state, from monarchy to republic to empire. 237p b/w illus (Yale UP 2012) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy.

Goldsworthy traces Antony and Cleopatra’s political careers, and attempts to reconstruct their motivations and ambitions. He sees the picture of Antony as a military man first and foremost as essentially inaccurate, noting that he in fact saw less service than many of his senatorial contemporaries. He is also keen to overturn current emphasis on the Egyptian factor to Cleopatra’s queenship, seeing her as fully integrated into the Roman political world. 470p col pls (Yale UP 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Contested Triumphs

The Work of Giants

by Miriam Pelikan Pittenger.

by Andrew Pearson.

Politics and Performance in Livy’s Republican Rome Pittinger meticulously analyses several of the set piece triumphs in Livy, and the debates in the senate which led to their award. She emphasises the importance of the triumph in forming a symbolic occasion for Rome’s elite to perpetuate itself, and the triumph as the pinnacle of those occasions when the glories of Rome’s foremost families could be ritualised, memorialised and performed. 365p (University of California 2008) Hb was £44.95 now £17.95

Stone and Quarrying in Roman Britain Andrew Pearson examines evidence for stone quarrying and building from the late Iron Age and throughout the Roman period, the types of stone exploited, how the stone was procured and transported, the tools and techniques used, native versus imported stone and how the use of local stone influenced architectural styles. 160p b/w illus, 25 col pls (Tempus 2006) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

Roman Britain The Hoxne Treasure

by Roger Bland and Catherine Johns.

A full, illustrated guide to the Hoxne hoard, one of the richest Roman treasures to have been discovered. Over 14,000 coins and 200 gold and silver objects were discovered in Suffolk in 1992. 32p, b/w and col illus (British Museum Press 1993) was £4.95 now £1.95

Imagining Roman Britain Victorian Responses to a Roman Past by Virginia Hoselitz.

Taking as a case study Victorian exca­ v ations in four British pro­ v incial towns [Caerleon, Cirencester, Colchester and Chester] Hoselitz explores how the unearthing of Britain’s Roman past changed the Victorian view of their Classical heritage in often contradictory ways, interacting with ideas of Britain’s imperial destiny, and the democratising nature of archaeology. 208p (Boydell 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £6.95

Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani Great Britain Vol I Fasc 2 by B W Cunliffe and M G Fulford.

A corpus of sculpture from Bath and the central southern English counties. 59p plus 48p of p/w pls (British Academy/OUP 1982) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani Great Britain Vol I Fasc 2

by B W Cunliffe and M G Fulford.

A corpus of sculpture from Bath and the central southern English counties. The stones include religious sculptures, funerary monuments and miscellaneous representations of human figures, animals and other subjects 59p plus 48p of p/w pls (British Academy/OUP 1982) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Roman Sculpture from Eastern England

Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani: Great Britain 1, Fasc 8 by Janet Huskinson.

A complete catalogue of Roman sculptures from Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, South Humberside, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, including such major sites as Lincoln and Colchester. Contains descriptions and illustrations. 96p, 32 pls (British Academy 1994) Hb £45.00 now £9.95

Monographs and Collections 1: Roman Sites edited by George Boon.

This volume reports on excavations of Roman sites of Roman sites in Wales. Contents: Excavations on the site of a Roman quay at Caerleon and its significance; Excavations at Great Bulmore near Caerleon; Excavations at Brithdir, near Dolgellau; Excavations at Church Street, Carmarthen; Remains of crops and other plants from Carmarthen; Plant-remains from Caerwent; A Roman pottery kiln at Llanedeyrn. 129P (Cambrian Archaeological Society 1978) Pb was £10.00 now £4.95

Cataractonium, Part II by P R Wilson.

The second and final volume to publish the results of excavations and research carried out at Roman Catterick, North Yorkshire, (1958– 1997) focuses on the impressive assemblage of small finds which raise questions about the nature of the settlement. 524p, many b/w figs, tbs, CD-Rom (CBA 2002) Pb was £32.00 now £6.95

Finds from the Frontier:

Material Culture in the 4th-5th Centuries edited by Rob Collins and Lindsay Allason-Jones.

Papers which elucidate the life of the 4th-century limitanei of Britain through their material culture. They consider whether the excavated artefacts justify the traditional implication that the period is one of declining standards. 161p b/w and col illus (CBA 2010) Pb was £35.00 now £20.00

Londinium and Beyond edited by John Clark et al.

This collection begins with a section on the chronology and cartography of Roman London. The second section examines the landscape and environment of Roman London and its hinterland. The third part of the book examines themes which are more difficult to identify through the archaeological record, such as education, cults and attitudes to death and burial. The fourth section focuses on artefacts, including brooches, inkwells and toilet implements. 294p b/w and col illus (CBA 2008) Pb was £35.00 now £20.00

Roman Alcester 3

Northern Extramural Area by Paul Booth and Jeremy Evans.

The volume includes reports on ceramics and metal objects which were associated with the original military settlement and the development of the town in the early 60s AD. In addition, evidence was found for the first civilian structures which were built on top of early, regular and possibly military buildings. 328p, 177 b/w figs, fiche (CBA 2001) Pb was £36.00 now £4.95

51 Roman Droitwich by Derek Hurst.

This colume covers three major sites in Roman Droitwich (Salinae). The full extent and character of the Neronian fort on Dodderhill are explained, and the remains of the large and spectacular villa at Bays Meadow are also revealed. A third site provides evidence for settlement alongside an adjacent Roman road, and was notable for producing rich deposits of charred grain. 265p, b/w pls, illus, CD Rom (CBA 2006) Pb was £32.00 now £4.95

Roman Samian Pottery in Britain by Peter Webster.

An introduction to samian ware in Britain: what it is and why it is important; how it was made, both plain and decorated; where it was made, when, and with what fabrics; and the systems of classification. 138p b/w illus (CBA 1996, repr. 2005) Pb was £7.95 now £2.95

Women in Roman Britain by Lindsay Allason-Jones.

Chronicles the latest discoveries – tombstones, writing tablets, curse tablets, burials and artefacts – to create a vivid picture of the lives, habits and thoughts of women in Britain over four centuries. Diversity of backgrounds, traditions and tastes lies at the heart of the book – displaying the cosmopolitan nature of the Romano-British society. Lindsay AllasonJones explores all aspects of women’s life – from social status to hairstyles. 209, b/w illus (1992, CBA new ed 2005) Pb £14.95 now £4.95

Excavations at Kingscote and Wycomb, Gloucestershire by Jane R. Timby.

Detailed report into all aspects of these two Roman sites, an estate centre and a small town; method, excavations, architectural feat­ ures, a huge range of finds and environmental and skeletal evidence. 476p, b/w figs & illus (Cotswold Archaeological Trust 1989) Pb was £39.00 now £6.95

Excavations in Bath 19501975 edited by Barry Cunliffe.

19 contributions on the excavation of Roman and medieval Bath include reports on ten excavations, prehistoric through to post-medieval finds and overviews of the work of the Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society. 181p, 8 b/w pls, b/w figs (CRAAGS Excavation Report 1, 1979) Pb only £3.95

Roman Britain

52 Corstopitum

An Edwardian Excavation by M C Bishop.

This little booklet contains a selection of over forty old photo­ graphs, with supporting text, from the 1906–1914 exca­va­tions of the Roman site at Corbridge, Northumberland. It offers a fascinating in­sight into archaeological techniques and discoveries early in the century, and serves as a valuable source of unpublished information for those interested in the site. 48p, many pls (English Heritage 1994) Pb was £2.95 now £1.00

The Roman Baths and Macellum at Wroxeter compiled and edited by Peter Ellis.

Report from the 1955–85 excava­ tions on the southern part of an insula containing a market hall. Much of the volume reports on the large assemblage of finds, many of which date to the original building campaign, including coins, small finds, brooches, gems, glass, pottery and industrial and environmental remains 393p, b/w plns and illus (English Heritage 2000) Pb was £55.00 now £9.95

The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn edited by E Hostetter and T N Howe.

Results of the systematic study of the ruins of the large Roman courtyard villa at Castle Copse, south­west England. It includes overviews of the history and geo­graphy of the area, as well as a complete survey of the site – topography, geology, hydrology, and stratigraphy, and studies of the architecture, mosaics, wall painting and numerous finds. 550p, b/w pls, figs (Indiana UP 1997) Hb was £41.95 now £6.95

Excavations in Southwark 1973-76, Lambeth 1973-79 edited by Peter Hinton.

Excavations at a number of sites, in particular a major Roman and post-Roman urban settlement in the Borough, north Soutwark. 497p, 9 b/w pls, many figs (LAMAS and SAS Joint Publications 3, 1988) Pb was £14.00 now £4.95

Transect Through Time

The Archaeological Landscape of the Shell North Western Ethylene Pipeline edited by J Lambert, R Newman and A Oliver.

A new chemical pipeline from Scotland to Cheshire ran down the west coast through areas of Roman interest. Excavation was carried out at 4 sites as well as a more detailed study of the Lune gorge. 122p, figs, tabs (Lancaster University 1995) Pb was £20.00 now £5.00

A Romano-British Cemetery on Watling Street

Excavations at 165 Great Dover Street, Southwark by Anthony Mackinder.

The cemetery was most extensive in the early third century. The arrangement of the structures and lack of intercutting burials suggest that the cemetery held private plots used by wealthy families for extended periods of time. 74p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2000) Pb was £5.00 now £1.95

Becoming Roman

Excavation of a Late Iron Age to Roman Landscape at Monkston by Raoul Bull and Simon Davis.

Occupation along the east side of the Ouzel valley included a Late Iron Age field system and a cremation cemetery, with Catuvellauni funerary traditions continuing into the Roman post-conquest period. Later 1st-century AD fields, timber structures and a large enclosure were associated with farming near Roman Watling Street. 73p b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Industry in Northwest Roman Southwark by Friederike Hammer.

An examination of an extensive sequence of Roman metalworking workshops and hearths, from the late 1st-late 4th centuries AD. The book is split into discussions of the metalworking industry, the period covered, and an analysis of the finds and is extensively illustrated throughout. 186p b/w illus (MOLA 2003) Pb was £13.95 now £3.95

Roman and Later Development East of the Forum and Cornhill

Excavations at Lloyd’s Register, 71 Fenchurch Street, City of London by Richard Bluer, Trevor Brigham and Robin Nielsen.

Excavations in 1996-7 uncovered important new evidence for the development of the eastern part of the Roman Londinium, as well as medieval and later activity. 188p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £20.95 now £7.95

Roman and Medieval Cripplegate, City of London

by Elizabeth Howe and David Lakin.

This volume presents the results of work from five separate developer-funded excavations between 1992-8. Bronze Age field ditches were sealed by domestic buildings relating to the expansion of early Roman London after AD 70, contemporary with the timber amphitheatre located nearby beneath the Guildhall. Extensive reoccupation came with the establishment of burgage plots after AD 1050. 160p b/w illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £13.95 now £5.95

Roman and Medieval Development South of Newgate

Excavations at 3-9 Newgate Street and 16-17 Old Bailey, City of London by Ken Pitt.

Important new evidence of Londons 2nd-century AD Roman pottery industry. Up to eight kilns, producing Verulamium region white ware, and a probable potters workshop represent two phases of production. 84p b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

Pre-Boudican and Later Activity on the Site of the Forum

Roman and Medieval Townhouses on the London Waterfront

by Lesley Dunwoodie.

by Trevor Brigham and Aidan Woodger.

Excavations at 168 Fenchurch Street, City of London New evidence of Londinium’s preBoudican origins and its first and second fora has been found at a site on Cornhill. In the AD 50s commercial or military storage buildings were established, including a granary, with a marketplace or open public area to the west. 67p b/w illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

A Prestigious Roman Building Complex on the Southwark Waterfront Excavations at Winchester Palace, London, 1983-90 by B. Yule.

Excavations upstream of Roman London bridge in north Southwark uncovered evidence for mid 1st-century AD land reclamation and the establishment of a road and buildings. In the early 2nd century a prestigious new building complex, established on a different alignment, may have had a military or administrative purpose. 189p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2005) Pb was £16.95 now £6.95

Excavations at Governor’s House, City of London

This volume presents the results of the archaeological work at this important site in a clear chronological narrative supported by many detailed illustrations and specialist reports. 140p b/w illus (MOLA 2001) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Roman Defences and Medieval Industry

Excavations at Baltic House, City of London by Elizabeth Howe.

Excavations at the site of Baltic House uncovered evidence of occupation dating from Roman times onward. This included a large V-shaped ditch which formed part of a late 1st-century defensive boundary along the northeast side of the Roman settlement and evidence for industrial activity between the 13th and 15th centuries. 122p b/w illus (MOLA 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Roman Britain Roman Pottery in the Walbrook Valley by Fiona Seeley and James Drummond-Murray.

Excavations have uncovered important new evidence of the second century AD Roman pottery industry, with up to eight kilns and a probable potters’ workshop recorded on the west side of a major tributary of the Walbrook stream. Two distinct phases of production can be seen, and a stock of unused Samian ware from a pit suggests that pottery may have been sold in a shop attached to the production centre. 221p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £28.95 now £9.95

The Roman Tower at Shadwell A Reappraisal

by David Lakin, Fiona Seeley, Joanna Bird and Kevin Riley.

A new analysis and reinterpretation of the fascinating site at Shadwell, located on the north bank of the Thames. Lakin et al argue that early Roman quarrying gave way to a cremation cemetery during the 2nd century. The construction of the 9m square ‘tower’, dated to the 2nd century or later, is consistent with that of a mausoleum. 72p b/w illus (MOLA 2002) Pb was £6.95 now £2.95

Urban Development in North-West Roman Southwark by Carrie Cowan.

Excavations at Courage’s Brewery revealed an archaeological sequence dating back to Prehistoric times. The Roman remains begin from AD 40-55 and show the development of the site from the 1st to the 4th centuries, as the area increased in wealth before the occupation phase ended to be replaced with a cemetery. 208p b/w illus (MOLA 2003) Pb was £15.95 now £6.95

Archaeology in Bath 19761985 edited by Peter Davenport.

This report describes three excavations within the town and some other fieldwork, including Swallow Street where substantial Roman foundations underlay late Saxon material. In Abbey St a Roman mosaic and postRoman burials were excavated. The report includes finds from these sites, and other field investigations around the city. 166p, 129 figs, 1 fiche (OUCA 1991) Pb was £20.00 now £5.00

Art and Society in FourthCentury Britain Villa Mosaics in Context by Sarah Scott.

This volume builds upon the copious and varied research on villa mosaics in Roman Britain and evaluates it within the context of elite social life in the 4th century AD. It argues that the mosaics were an integral part of the rich lifestyle of the elite in this period and played an important role in defining their status. 192p (b/w illus (OUSA 2000) Pb was £28.00 now £5.00

Becoming Roman, Being Gallic, Staying British

by Stephen Trow, Simon James and Tom Moore.

Excavations carried out from 1984–1985 at Ditches in Glouces­ tershire identified a large, late Iron Age enclosure which con­tained a remarkably early Roman villa. This long awaited excavation report reinterprets this evidence in the light of more recent studies of the late Iron Age-Roman transition. 240p, 54 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £35.00 now £9.95

Dating and Interpreting the Past in the Western Roman Empire edited by David Bird.

This volume presents a collection of more than 30 papers in honour of Brenda Dickinson. Divided into thematic sections, papers are mostly concerned with her principal area of study, samian, with topics including production and organisation, decoration, stamps and other marks, the use of samian ware in illuminating aspects of life and death, and aspects of cooking methods and dining. 384p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £65.00 now £14.95

Haltonchesters

Excavations Directed by J. P. Gillam at the Roman Fort, 1960–61 by J.N. Dore. A report on excation of the western part of the central range of the fort, a section of the west wall of the fort (including the porta quintana ), the north end of the west half of the retentura and part of an annexe attached to the west side of the fort. 128p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

Roman Inscriptions of Britain, Volume III Inscriptions on Stone (1955–2006)

by R.S.O. Tomlin, The late R.P. Wright and M.W.C. Hassall.

This volume is the longpromised continuation of Roman Inscriptions of Britain. It presents some 550 inscriptions in geographical sequence, with individual commentaries and accompanying drawings, as well as re-examining many of the originals. 524p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £70.00 now £19.95

The Best Training Ground for Archaeologists by P.W.M. Freeman.

A biography of Francis Haverfield, the ‘father of Romano-British studies’, and a history of the development of Romano-British archaeology in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Haverfield’s view of the Romanisation of Britain became so widely accepted that it held sway for almost a century, and is only now being re-examined by both positive and negative interpreters of his views. 688p (Oxbow Books 2007) Pb was £24.95 now £4.95

53 Farewell Britannia

A Family Saga of Roman Britain by Simon Young.

Simon Young has invented a multi-generational family to tell the story of 400 years of Roman rule in Britain. The narrator is writing this ‘family history’ in 430 AD. He chooses 14 of the most interesting, but not always the most admirable, of his ancestors, whose lives coincide with many of the most noteworthy events in the history of Roman Britain. 286p (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2007) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

Between Villa and Town Excavations of a Roman Roadside Settlement and Shrine at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire

by Steve Lawrence and Alex Smith.

This volume presents the results of archaeological investigation of a substantial Roman settlement. Established along the eastern side of a road in the early 2nd century AD with an array of circular stone buildings, it underwent a significant transformation around 100 years later. 361p (Oxford Archaeology 2009) Hb was £19.99 now £7.50

Excavations at Barrow Hills, Radley, Oxfordshire, 198385, Volume 2

The Romano-British Cemetery and Anglo-Saxon Settlement by R.A. Chambers and E. McAdam.

The Romano-British cemetery consisted of 69 burials dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries; both inhumations and cremations were found. The Anglo-Saxon settlement dates by finds evidence to the 4th-early 7th centuries. 280p b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2006) Hb was £24.99 now £7.50

The Roman Roadside Settlement at Westhawk Farm, Ashford, Kent by Paul Booth, Mary-Anne Bingham and Steve Lawrence.

Publishes the excavations at a large Roman settlement estab­lished at an important road junction shortly after the Roman conquest. It contained contrasting groups of carefully laid out plots and unplanned areas. Excavated timber buildings included circular and rectilinear structures and a polygonal shrine. 420p (Oxford Archaeology 2008) Hb was £25.00 now £7.50

Chichester Excavations 1 by Alec Down

Begins with an essay on the origin of Chichester by Barry Cunliffe; provides a gazetteer of Roman sites within the city; reports on Roman and Medieval excavations, a Romman cemetery at St Pancras, in the Cathedral, a Medieval kiln. 172p b/w illus (Phillimore 1971) Hb was £24.00 now £4.95

Roman Britain

54 Chichester Excavations 3 by Alec Down

Reports on excavations and Roman findss from the NW quadrant of the Roman town; on two Medieval pottery kilns; gazetteer of post-Medieval sites; discussion of post-Roman pottery; discussion of Chichester’s early occupation by Barry Cunliffe. 373p b/w illus (Phillimore 1977) Hb was £36.00 now £4.95

Chichester Excavations 4 by Alec Down

A full account of the excavation of three Roman villas, two in the Chilgrove valley and a third to the west at Upmarden. Plans and photos of excavations, reconstructions of buildings, illustration of finds: mosaics, pottery, objects. 202p, 20 b/w pls (Phillimore 1979) Hb was £24.00 now £4.95

Chichester Excavations 5 by Alec Down

Records a series of excavations carried out within the historic core of the city and outside the walls. The work spans almost the complete life of the town from AD 43 until the 17th century. It has resulted in fresh dating evidence for the final phase of the large Roman house on Chapel Stret and a reconsideration of the dating of some of the first century timber buildings. 299p b/w pls (Phillimore 1981) Hb was £36.00 now £4.95

Chichester Excavations 6 by Alec Down

Excavations around the town between 1978 and 1982 produce evidence for: early Bronze Age, late Iron Age (pre-Conquest amphorae), massive defensive ditch of time of Cogidubnius, evidence for Leg II Aug in AD 43, a drainage system; 2-4 century cattle and sheep stockades, granaries and heaters, etc. All here described in detail with extensive finds report. 302p b/w illus (Phillimore 1989) Hb was £36.00 now £4.95

Chichester Excavations 8 by Alec Down

This volume contains reports on excavations within the historic centre of Chichester between 1982 and 1991. Important finds included the first lead coffins from the Roman period found in the city, and a Roman mosaic from St. Peter’s, North Street. 260p b/w illus (Phillimore 1993) Hb was £40.00 now £4.95

Cannington Cemetery

by Philip Rahtz, Sue Hirst and Susan M. Wright.

A report on the excavations (1962–63) at the Late and PostRoman site of Cannington in Somerset. Individual chapters are deal with the Roman inhumation burials from the cemetery, the grave goods, dating and phasing, the biology of the human remains including pathology, health and dentition, physical characteristics and age, sex and mortality profiles. 516p, b/w figs (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 2000) Pb was £56.00 now £7.50

Elginhaugh

A Flavian Fort and Its Annexe by W.S. Hanson.

Elginhaugh is the most completely excavated timber-built auxiliary fort in the Roman Empire. This report provides an assessment of all the structures, with particular emphasis on the identification of stable-barracks and the implications for the identification of garrisons based on fort plans. 672p, 2 vols, 58 b/w pls (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 2007) Pb was £58.00 now £20.00

Roman Carmarthen

Excavations, 1973–93 by Heather James.

This report presents the evidence from a series of excavations around the town, including Spilman Street, Priory Street, Church Street and the Parade, in order to answer questions about the Roman presence in the town, particularly the puzzle of why no evidence of a vicus has been discovered despite the existence of a fort. 416p, 23 plates (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 2003) Pb was £60.00 now £20.00

Life and Labour in Late Roman Silchester

Excavations in Insula IX Since 1997 by Michael Fulford.

These excavations show that the Insula underwent radical change, c. AD 250/300, with the construction of new workshop and residential buildings on the orientation of the Roman street-grid, following the demolition of mid-Roman buildings arranged on different, pre- and early Roman alignments. 404p, 125 illus (Roman Society 2006) Pb was £68.00 now £25.00

Longthorpe II

The Military Works Depot by G.P. Dannell and J.P. Wild.

This volume describes the potterymaking depot attached to the pre-Flavian vexillation fortress of Longthorpe near Peterborough and and throws light on the problems of supply of the Roman army during the conquest campaigns. 206p, 27 b/w pls (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 1987) Pb was £15.75, now £5.00

Strageath

Excavations within the Roman Fort, 1973–86 by S.S. Frere and J.J. Wilkes.

This volume describes the ex­ plora­tion of three successive forts at Strageath, Scotland, and makes important contributions to the study of the Roman North and to Roman military archaeology. 360p, 40 b/w pls (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 1989) Pb was £26.00 now £10.00

Caerleon Canabae

Excavations in the civil settlement 1984–90 by Edith Evans.

This substantial volume con­ centrates on the area around Mill Street where excavators uncovered a network of Roman roads which fronted 22 buildings. The numerous artefacts are also discussed in detail. 537p, b/w figs (Britannia Monograph 16, Roman Society 2000) Pb was £52.00 now £7.50

Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet 1990 by Peter Leach with C Jane Evans.

A detailed report on the excava­ tion of a Romano-British roadside settlement in Somerset. Sections examine the buildings, structures, burials and the finds as well as consider the date and significance of the settlement. 349p, many b/w figs and pls, tbs (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 2001) Pb was £47.00 now £7.50

Central and East Gaulish Mould-Decorated Samian Ware in the Royal Ontario Museum by Alison Harle Easson.

Most of the 111 pieces described and illustrated (with line drawings) in this catalogue come from

Roman London. 49p, illus (Royal Ontario Museum 1988) Pb was £13.00 now £2.95

Architecture in Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere.

An investigation of the design and construction of a wide range of buildings in Roman Britain, both public and private. It includes discussion of forts, basilicas, theatres, baths, arches, classical temples, villas and lighthouses, along with reconstruction drawings and photographs of existing remains. 72p b/w illus (Shire 2002) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Roman Britain The Boudican Revolt Against Rome by Paul R. Sealey.

A concise study of the revolt of the Iceni and Trinovantes who rebelled against Roman rule in AD 60 led by the warrior queen Boudica. The book describes how the Britons sacked Colchester, London and St Albans and how the Romans countered and ultimately prevailed against this most serious threat to their hold on Britain. The contribution of the archaeological evidence to our knowledge of the revolt is also discussed. 64p b/w illus (Shire 1997) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Medicine and Healthcare in Roman Britain by Nicholas Summerton.

This short but well illustrated book surveys health care in Roman Britain from a largely archaeological perspective. Nicholas Summerton examines the remains of hospitals and instruments used for surgical proceedures, but also looks at less obviously related subjects, such as the cult of Asclepius and Roman attitudes to hygiene and bath houses, as well as methods of waste disposal. 56p col illus (Shire 2007) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Pottery in Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere.

A short introduction to the abundance of Romano-British ceramic finds, ranging from kitchenware to lamps, tiles, figurines and even moulds for metalworking. The author examines their production, distribution and use, in an attempt to identify patterns in decoration, colour, fabric and sources, and elucidating aspects of trade and daily life in four centuries of Roman Britain. 72p b/w illus (Shire 2000) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Roman Forts in Britain by David Breeze.

A concise study of Roman forts in Britain from the 1st to 4th century, looking at the different types and sizes of forts, watchtowers and signal stations, their layout and how they developed from marching camps, how they were built and the life of the men stationed there. 72p b/w illus (Shire 2nd ed 2002) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Romano-British Mosaics by Peter Johnson.

A concise introduction to the floor mosaics of Roman Britain, dealing with the different periods of mosaic laying from the first century pavements at Fishbourne, to the Hadrianic and Antonine periods, when mosaic was first established in towns. It then traces the apparent collapse of the craft in the third century, and the remarkable 4th century revival when many villas were decorated with sophisticated mosaics. 72p b/w illus (Shire 1982, 2nd ed 1987, repr. 2002) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

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The Excavation of the Shrine of Apollo at Nettleton, Wiltshire, 1956–71

Roman Inscriptions of Britain

by W J Wedlake.

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

The results of thirty years of excavation at the sanctuary where in the first century AD a small temple was built, at first circular, but later rebuilt in octagonal form. Also discovered were various associated buildings-a priest’s house, a hostelry, a shop and domestic buildings-designed to serve the inhabitants of the sanctuary and worshipping visitors. 316p, 49 illus (Soc of Antiquaries 1982) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Excavations at Brough-onHumber 1958-1961 by J S Wacher.

Report on the results and finds from the excavation of the Romano-British town of Petuaria. 243p, many b/w figs and pls (Soc of Antiquaries of London XXV, 1969) Hb only £4.95

Excavations at Richborough 5 edited by B W Cunliffe.

Reports on the 1931-38 excavations, including early timber buildings and the monumental arch. Further sections cover the small finds, pottery and coins, whilst a concluding part reassesses the excavations, the development of the fort at Richborough and its place in the defence of Roman Britain. 414p, 126 illus (Society of Antiquaries 1968) Hb was £15.00 now £4.95

Verulamium Excavations, Volume II by Sheppard Frere.

This report covers the work at Verulanium (St Albans) carried out between 1955 and 1961. This include the Belgic mint, the Roman defences, the forum, the northern monumental arch, and various intra- and extra-mural sequences. 392p, 156 figs (Society of Antiquaries, 1983) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Volume 2, Fascicule 3

Inscriptions on brooches, rings, gems, bracelets; helmets, shields, weapons, and other military equipment; iron tools; baldric and belt fittings; votives in gold, silver and bronze; lead pipes, roundels, sheets and other lead objects; stone, bone and pottery roundels, and other objects of bone. 176p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1991) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Roman Inscriptions of Britain Volume 2, Fascicule 4

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

This fascicule includes inscriptions on wooden objects (barrels, waxed tablets); leather; oculists’ stamps; wallplaster and mosaics; handmills; stone tablets, balls, pebbles, votives; jet; caly figurines and objects; antefixes; tile-stamps (Leg II, Leg VI, Leg IX, Leg XX and auxiliary units). 256p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1992) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Roman Inscriptions of Britain Volume 2, Fascicule 5

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

The fifth fasicule of RIB II covers inscriptions on the tile stamps of the Classis Britannica ; imperial, procuratorial and civic tile stamps; stamps of private tilers; inscriptions on relief-patterned tiles and graffiti on tiles. 176p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1993) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Roman Inscriptions of Britain Volume 2, Fascicule 6

edited by Sheppard S. Frere.

This fascicule covers dipinti and graffiti on amphorae and mortaria, inscriptions in white barbotine, dipinti on coarse pottery, samian barbotine or moulded inscriptions. 102p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1994) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Roman Inscriptions of Britain

Roman Inscriptions of Britain

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

Volume 2, Fascicule 2

Covers inscriptions on weights, metal vessels (gold, silver, bronze, lead and pewter), shale and glass

vessels and spoons. 142p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1991) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Volume 2, Fascicule 7

This fascicule is devoted to graffiti on samian ware, of which 879 examples have been collected. This large number, and the fact that samian sherds can usually be dated, provides a valuable statistical basis for the study of nomenclature, abbreviations, the growth of basic literacy and other epigraphic questions. 152p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1995) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Latin Literature

56 Roman Inscriptions of Britain Volume 2, Fascicule 8

edited by Sheppard S. Frere and R.S.O. Tomlin.

This fascicule covers graffiti on coarse pottery cut before and after firing; a stamp on coarse pottery and addenda and corrigenda to fascicules 1-8. 165p b/w figs and pls (Sutton 1995) Hb was £35.00 now £6.95

Stonea and the Roman Fens by Tim Malin.

In this accessible and authoritative volume Tim Malim presents a synthesis of Stonea’s archaeology and environment. He discusses Stonea’s Roman town plan and buildings, including temples, administrative buildings, houses and service features and the great number of finds that have been discovered, such as coins, luxury items and debris from everyday life and industrial activity. 256p b/w illus col pls (Tempus 2005) Pb was £19.99 now £9.95

Environmental Evidence from the Colonia

by A.R. Hall and H.K. Kenward.

This report deals with biological evidence from two sites within the area of the Roman civil town or colonia close to the River Ouse and the probable Roman river crossing. Both sites were extensively sampled and the material has provided the first opportunity in York to examine richly organic waterlogged Roman deposits formed on surfaces rather than as the fills of wells or other subsurface features. 148p b/w illus (Archaeology of York 14/6, 1990) Pb was £10.00 now £4.95

Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Lucretius

Suetonius

by Monica R. Gale.

edited by D.C.A. Shotter.

De Rerum Natura V Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 200p (Aris & Phillips 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Lives of Galba, Otho and Vitellius Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 198p (Aris & Phillips 1994) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Lucretius

Tacitus

edited by J. Godwin.

edited by Ronald Martin.

De Rerum Natura VI Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 208p (Aris & Phillips 1991) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Annals V and VI Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 250p (Aris & Phillips 2000) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Sallust

Terence

edited by Michael Comber and Catalina Balmaceda.

edited by A.S. Gratwick.

The War Against Jugurtha Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 272p (Aris & Phillips 1990) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Brothers Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 256p (Aris & Phillips 1987) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Seneca

Terence

edited by Harry Hine.

edited by A.J. Brothers.

Medea

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 218p (Aris & Phillips 2000) Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Terence

Phormio edited by Robert Maltby.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 160p (Aris & Phillips 2012) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95, Pb was £19.99 now £4.95

Terence

The Mother in Law edited by Stanley Ireland.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 172p (Aris & Phillips 1990) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Livy

Book 37 edited by P.G. Walsh.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. (Aris & Phillips 1997) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Livy

Book 38 edited by P.G. Walsh.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. (Aris & Phillips 1994) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Eunuch Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 2000) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Horace’s Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi edited with translation and

commentary by Stuart Lyons. Lyons’s acclaimed verse translation of the Odes is here fully revised and included with revealing new material on Horace and the nature of his work. A final chapter, “Horace, Guido and the Do-re-mi Mystery”, the result of careful research and detective work, argues that Guido d’Arezzo, an eleventh-century Benedictine choirmaster, used the melody of Horace’s Ode to Phyllis to invent the dore-mi mnemonic. 272p (Aris & Phillips 2007) Pb was £19.95 now £4.95

Music in the Odes of Horace by Stuart Lyons.

Challenging the perception of the Odes as purely literary works and drawing on extensive evidence in Horace and other ancient sources, Lyons argues that Horace’s objective was to produce a unique type of performance art, a Latin re-interpretation of Greek lyric song to entertain the Roman elite. 208p b/w illus, col pls (Aris & Phillips 2010) Hb was £40.00 now £4.95

Livy

Book 40

Catullus

The Shorter Poems edited by J. Godwin.

Latin text with introduction, notes and facing English translation. 240p (Aris & Philips 1999) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Lucretius

De Rerum Natura IV edited by J. Godwin.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 182p (Aris & Phillips 1987) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

edited by P.G. Walsh.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. (Aris & Phillips 1996) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

Plautus

Bacchides edited by J.A. Barsby.

Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 202p (Aris & Phillips 1986) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Cicero

Pro Roscio Amerino edited by E Donkin.

Cicero’s speech on behalf of Roscius of Ameria in Umbria re­ presents his first public ‘cause celebre’ in 80 BC when he was just twenty-six. Cicero’s speech, one of his most straightforward and yet powerful, brought him into immediate political danger but at the same time established him as a fearless forensic orator. This volume Includes the Latin text of the speech, an introduction, synopses and notes. 176p (Bristol CP 1993) Pb was £12.95 now £2.95

Latin Literature Poems of Catullus

chosen and edited by G A Williamson.

“Contains almost every poem that can be read and explained without embarrassment...” The Latin text is accompanied by an introduction to Catullus and his work and a commentary providing advice on language and context, as well as an appendix on the metres employed. 187p (Bristol Classical Press 1969, rep 1994) was £9.95 now £2.95

The Poet Lucan by M P O Morford.

Morford considers the rules of ancient rhetoric and common themes in Lucan’s epic on the Civil War as well as the poem itself, incorporating three new translations. 93p (1967, Bristol Classical Press 1996) Pb was £10.95 now £3.95

Roman Comedy

by Kenneth McLeish.

A short introduction to the plays of Terence and Plautus describing the social context in which they worked and assessing their significance in the development of later dramatic traditions. 80p, b/w figs (1976, Bristol Classical Press 1986) Pb £8.99 now £3.95

Terence

Eunuch, Phormio, Brothers by J A Barsby.

An introductory companion to the Penguin translation. A detailed introduction sets Terence in his context in the Roman theatre, while the commentaries provide the reader with valuable information about the social and ethical background as well as offering views on interpretation. 198p (Bristol CP 1991) Pb was £14.99 now £2.95

Greek Tragedy in Vergil’s Aeneid

Ritual, Empire and Intertext by Vassiliki Panoussi.

This book is a systematic study of the importance of Greek tragedy as a fundamental ‘intertext’ for Vergil’s Aeneid. Vassiliki Panoussi argues that the epic’s representation of ritual acts, especially sacrifice, mourning, marriage, and maenadic rites, mobilizes a connection to tragedy. 272p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £59.99 now £14.95

Patterns of Redemption in Virgil’s Georgics by Llewelyn Morgan.

Presents a new interpretation of the Georgics. Reconsiders the background and underlying message of the poems as an exercise in Octavian propaganda and a response to the Octavian regime following the civil wars of th time. 296p (CUP 1999) Hb was £64.00 now £12.95

Horace and the Dialectic of Freedom Readings in Epistles 1 by W.R. Johnson.

Traces the key themes in the poems, suchas Horace’s relationship with his father and with Rome his adoptive city, and the conflicts between urban vitality and rustic serenity and between inner freedom and outer freedom. 172p (Cornell UP 1993) Hb was £38.50 now £9.95

The Curse of Exile

A Study of Ovid’s Ibis by Gareth D Williams.

Shows how an understanding of Ovid’s exile poetry is incomplete without recognition of the con­ tribution of Ibis, particularly for its persona and mood. 146p (Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Vol 19, 1996) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

Lands and Peoples in Roman Poetry The Ethnographical Tradition by Richard F Thomas.

Shows how Greek ethnographical prose influenced the poetry of Virgil, Horace and Lucan and their portrayal of real and imagined Roman landscapes and environments. 144p (Cambridge Philological Society Vol 7, 1982) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

Ovid’s Metamorphoses and the Traditions of Augustan Poetry by Peter E Knox.

Knox shows how Ovid combined elements from the entire range of Roman verse in the composition of the Metamorphoses and exploited the diction of elegy and epyllion to distinguish his remarkable poem from traditional epic verse. 98p (Cambridge Phil Soc, 1986) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

57 Studies in Latin Literature and its Tradition in Honour of C O Brink

edited by J Diggle, J B Hall and H D Rocelyn.

Ten papers on Republican and Augustan literature, including Ovid’s Tristia, Catullus, Horace, Livy, Cicero and Virgil. 145p (Cambridge Phil Soc Supplementary Vol 15, 1989) £15.00 now £3.95

The Art of Pliny’s Letters by Illaria Marchesi.

This study looks at the strategies adopted by Pliny to attempt to ensure that his letters could not only be published and continue to be read but would achieve canonical literary status. The collection of letters is carefully structured to be able to be profitably read cover to cover, and Ilaria Marchiesi argues that a central part of this structuring is the inclusion of allusions from other Classical authors, already established parts of the canon. 278p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians edited by Andrew Feldherr.

Topics central to the entire tradition, such as conceptions of time, characterization, and depictions of politics and the gods, are treated synoptically, while other essays highlight the works of less familiar historians, such as Curtius Rufus and Ammianus Marcellinus. 464p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £79.99 now £14.95

Writing and Empire in Tacitus by Dylan Sailor.

Sailor looks at the direct contrast between his own glittering career and the oppositional authorial voice in Tacitus’ historical oeuvre, and maintains that the latter is conditioned by the particular circumstances of a political career under the principate. Sailor argues that through his writing Tacitus attempts to position himself within the growing popularity of martyrs in contemporary political culture. 359p (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £69.99 now £19.95

Pliny’s Women

by Jacqueline M. Carlon.

Combining detailed prosopography with close literary analysis, Jacqueline Carlon examines the identities of the women whom Pliny includes in his letters, and how they and the men with whom they are associated contribute both to this presentation of exemplary Romans and particularly to his own self-promotion. 270p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £19.95

Latin Literature

58 Powerplay in Tibullus by Parshia Lee-Stecum.

This criticism, assuming a traditional linear reading of Tibullus’ Book 1, examines the relationships described in his work for imbalance of power and its effects on various areas of daily life, for example, the relationship of poet and patron.This is a refreshing criticism, uncovering the unstable basis of Tibullan elegy. 328p (Cambridge UP 1998) Hb £50.00 now £12.95

Acts of Silence

Civil War, Tyranny and Suicide in the Flavian Epics by Donald McGuire.

A comparative literary analysis of the three epic poems of the Flavian era (Statius’ Thebaid, Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica and Silius Italicus’ Punica) in light of their contemporary political world, higlighting the significant body of thematic material common to all three poems. 272p (Georg Olms Verlag 1997) Pb was £28.00 now £9.95

Troy’s Children

Lost Generations in Virgil’s Aeneid by John K. Newman and Frances Stickney Newman.

This study analyses the ambiguous role of children in Virgil’s Aeneid. It suggests that, by its entire stylistic bias, the Aeneid was incapable of picturing the vigour and life of a new generation. 400p (Georg Olms Verlag 2005) Pb was £45.00 now £7.95

The Cosmic Viewpoint A Study of Seneca’s ‘Natural Questions’ by Gareth D. Williams.

A study of Seneca’s innovative meteorological treatise, in which technical coverage of natural phenomena is combined with ethical reflections on human nature in one stoic philosophical whole. 392p (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £29.99 now £12.95

The Deaths of Seneca by James Ker.

The forced suicide of Seneca, former adviser to Nero, is one of the most tortured-and most revisited-death scenes from classical antiquity. James Ker offers a comprehensive analysis of the scene, situating it in the Roman imagination and tracing its many subsequent interpretations. At the book’s center is an exploration of Seneca’s own prolific writings about death, which offered the primary lens through which Seneca’s contemporaries would view the author’s death. 411p (Oxford UP 2009, Pb 2012) Pb was £22.99 now £9.95

Tacitus: Agricola

edited by RM Oglivie and IA Richmond.

This account of Agricola’s life, written by his son-in-law Tacitus is the primary source for the Roman conquest of the North of Britain. The text is amplified by an extensive commentary enlarging on all sorts of details about the country and people of Britain. 360p (Oxford UP reprint 2002) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

The Function of Humour in Roman Verse Satire by Maria Plaza.

Maria Plaza analyses the function of humour in Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. Her starting point is that satire is driven by two motives, which are to a certain extent opposed: to display humour, and to promote a serious moral message. She argues that, while the Roman satirist needs humour for his work’s aesthetic merit, his proposed message suffers from the ambivalence that humour brings with it. 370p (Oxford UP 2006, Pb 2008) Pb was £28.00 now £12.95

Recognizing Persius by Kenneth J. Reckford.

A passionate and in-depth exploration of the libellus of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twentyseven. In this comprehensive and reflectively personal book, Kenneth Reckford fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. 240p (Princeton UP 2009) Hb was £36.95 now £12.95

It Is Our Father Who Writes

Orders from the Monastery of Apollo at Bawit edited by S.J. Clackson.

Editions of ninety-one papyri associated with the day-to-day administration of the Monastery of Apollo at Bawit during the 8th century, seventy-eight of which are published for the first time. Many of the papyri are orders issued by the head of the monastery to various subordinates, and the texts’ contents are minutely analysed in the introduction. 265p, 55 b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Augustine

City of God Books I & II edited by P.G. Walsh.

In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 2005) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Augustine

City of God Book V edited by P.G. Walsh.

In Book V Augustine accounts for the prodigious growth and continuance of the Roman Empire, arguing for the universal sway of divine providence. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 252p (Aris & Phillips 2009) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Politics of Desire

Augustine

by Micaela Janan.

edited by P.G. Walsh.

Propertius IV

Janan uses modern psycho­ analytical methods to examine Propertius (c.54–2 BC), who helped to shape the form of the Latin elegy, and explores the social and political forces that helped to create his poems. Following an introduction to the study’s concepts, each chapter concentrates on specific poems with extracts in Latin and in English translation. 244p (University of California 2001) Pb was £18.95 now £6.95

Inconsistency in Roman Epic by James J. O’Hara.

Building on recent work on both Greek and Roman authors, this book explores the possibility of interpreting inconsistencies in Roman epic. After a chapter surveying Greek background material including Homer, tragedy, Plato and the Alexandrians, five chapters argue that comparative study of the literary use of inconsistencies can shed light on major problems in Catullus’ Peleus and Thetis, Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura, Vergil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and Lucan’s Bellum Civile. 165p (Cambridge UP 2007) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

City of God VI & VII Books VI and VII focus on the figure of Terentius Varro, a man revered by Augustine’s pagan contemporaries. By exploiting Varro’s learned researches on Roman religion, Augustine condemns Roman religious practices and beliefs. Latin text with facingpage translation, introduction and commentary. 240p (Aris & Phillips 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Augustine

City of God VIII & IX edited by P.G. Walsh.

The main topic of these books is demonology, with Augustine using the De deo Socratis of Apuleius, which places demons as the intermediaries between gods and men, as the foundation of his exploration into this theme. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. (Aris & Phillips 2013) Pb was £24.99 now £4.95

Late Antiquity and Byzantium

59

Augustine

Contra Marcellum

Oecumenius

edited by G. Watson.

by Joseph T. Lienhard.

translated by John N. Suggit.

Soliloquies and the Immortality of the Soul This early work focuses on the primacy of mind over things of sense, and the immortality of the soul. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary. 224p (Aris & Phillips 1990) Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

The Conflict Between Christianity and Judaism by Leopold Lucas.

The Fourth Century was crucial to both the Christian Church and Judaism: it saw the formulation of Christian doctrine and the completion of the Palestinian Talmud. In this meticulously researched study, originally published in German in 1910, Leopold Lucas explores the arguments and attitudes of the Church Fathers from Basil to Augustine. A picture emerges of a strenuous intellectual struggle between Christians and Jews. 134p (Aris & Phillips 1993) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Augustine

The Confessions by Gillian Clark.

The avowed approach of this introductory book is to `historicise’ - to set Augustine’s own experiences of religion, philosophy and Christian faith against the long-standing political, cultural and religious traditions of the classical world. 104p (Bristol Phoenix Press 2005) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Ovidiana Graeca

Fragments of a Byzantine Version of Ovid’s Amatory Works edited by Pat Easterling and E.J. Kenney.

Fragments from Ovid’s poetry, in medieval Greek, with the Latin text reproduced opposite. 85p (Cambridge Philological Society 1965) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

Constructing Antichrist

Paul, Biblical Commentary, and the Development of Doctrine in the Early Middle Ages by Kevin L. Hughes.

This book offers a detailed study of the development of apocalyptic thought in the Early Middle Ages, in particular with regard to the nature and role of the Antichrist. Kevin Hughes shows that a significant element of this developing doctrine is formed from the exegetical tradition surrounding Paul’s Second letter to the Thessalonians, and traces commentaries on this epistle from Ambrosiaster to Peter Lombard. 278p (Catholic University of America Press 2005) Hb was £55.95 now £12.95

Marcellus of Ancyra and Fourth-Century Theology Marcellus of Ancyra (ca. 285-374) was a controversial figure in the Trinitarian debate after Nicaea. Lienhard provides a complete analysis of Marcellus’s theology, and traces the reactions to his teaching--from those who remained sympathetic to him, to those who rejected his theology outright, and finally to those who partially accepted his theses. 280p (Catholic University of America Press 1999) Hb was £51.50 now £12.95

Didymus the Blind

Commentary on Zechariah translated by Robert C. Hill.

In 386 Jerome visited the Alexandrian scholar Didymus the Blind and requested a work on Zechariah. A disciple of Origen, Didymus’s commentary on this apocalyptic book illustrates the typically allegorical approach to the biblical text that we associate with Alexandria. 372p (Catholic University of America Press 2006) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Early Christian Book

edited by William E. Klingshirn and Linda Safran.

The essays in this collection focus on the ways in which books were produced, used, treasured, and conceptualized in the early Christian centuries (AD 100-600). They invite readers into a world of writing and reading practices, of copying and exchanging texts, of persuading and debating with books, and of representing holiness and power through codices of the law, the scriptures, and the lives of the saints. 314p b/w pls (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Pb was £25.95, now £7.95

Commentary on the Apocalypse This is the first complete translation in English of Oecumenius’s commentary, which is the first known Greek commentary on the book of Revelation, written in the sixth century. 216p (Catholic University of America Press 2006) Hb was £30.50 now £9.95

The Orphans of Byzantium by Timothy S. Miller.

This is a detailed study of the institutions and programmes that were developed to provide food, shelter, education and care for orphans in the Byzantine Empire. Miller emphasises the long and complex history of social welfare and highlights the surprising degree of sophistication of the procedures put in place to ensure the protection of children. 340p (Catholic University of America Press 2003) Hb was £43.50 now £12.95

The Power of Sacrifice

Roman and Christian Discourses in Conflict by George Heyman.

Heyman offers a fresh perspective on the similarities between pagan Roman and Christian thinking about the public role of sacrifice in the first two and a half centuries of the Christian era. He shows that both capitalized on the rhetoric of sacrifice as a discursive means to craft their location, their identity, and their social power within the cosmos. 256p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Hb was £64.50 now £14.95

Iberian Fathers, Volume 3

Saint Cyril of Alexandria

translated by Craig L. Hanson.

translated by Robert C. Hill.

Pacian of Barcelona and Orosius of Braga

Included are are Pacian’s three letters to the Novatianist Sympronian, his tract on repentance and penance, and his sermon concerning baptism. Orosius’s works included the Inquiry or Memorandum to Augustine on the Error of the Priscilliantists and Origenists and the apologetic Book in Defense against the Pelagians. 192p (Catholic University of America Press 1999) Hb was £25.95 now £9.95

Iberian Fathers, Volume 2

Writings of Braulio of Saragossa and Fructuosus of Braga translated by Claude W. Barlow.

An English translation of the works of two seventh-century writers. From the first of these, bishop Braulio of Saragossa, comes an extensive collection of letters, whilst Fructuosus of Braga is represented by two monastic rules. 243p (Catholic University of America Press 1969) Hb was £25.95 now £9.95

Commentary on the Twelve Minor Prophets, Volume 1 Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria (412-444), is best known as a protagonist in the christological controversy of the second quarter of the fifth century. Readers may be surprised therefore to find such polemic absent from this early work on the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. 317p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Saint Jerome

Dogmatic and Polemical Works translated by John N. Hritzu.

Contains English translations of three of Jerome’s tracts composed in the defence of doctrinal orthodoxy: On the Perpetual Virginity of the Virgin Mary against Helvidius, the Apology against the books of Rufinus and the Dialogue against the Pelagians. 403p (Catholic University of America Press 165, repr. 1981) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Late Antiquity and Byzantium

60 St. Peter Chrysologus

Barsanuphius and John

translated by William Palardy.

translated by John Chryssavgis.

Selected Sermons, Volume 2 Peter Chrysologus was appointed bishop of Ravenna in 426. This book presents annotated English translations of over fifty sermons by Chrysologus which not only throw light on the bishop’s theology and interpretation of specific Gospel texts, but also provide valuable information about life in Ravenna and Italy during the second quarter of the 5th century, as well as church politics and the barbarian threat. 310p (Catholic University of America Press 2004) Hb was £32.95 now £9.95

St. Peter Chrysologus

Selected Sermons, Volume 3 translated by William B. Palardy.

With this third volume, all of the authentic sermons of St Peter Chrysologus (c.406-50) are now available in new translations. Over one hundred sermons by the Archbishop of Ravenna are published here, the majority homilies on texts from the Gospels, including his preaching on the liturgical seasons. 369p (Catholic University of America Press 2005) Hb was £32.95 now £9.95

Theodoret of Cyrus Eranistes

translated by Gerald H. Ettlinger.

Theodoret was the leading theologian of his time in the Antiochene tradition, and in the Eranistes (written in 447) he offers a lengthy exposition of his Christology, coupled with a refutation of the so-called Monophysite Christology, condemned by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. 281p (Catholic University of America Press 2003) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Letters, Volume 2

A collection of monastic writings, which provided both spiritual and practical advice to a variety of sixth-century interlocutors from diverse walks of life. The two anchorites, having settled in an isolated location near Gaza, were in demand as trusted counselors, responding to questions on topics ranging from relationships within monasteries to problems of municipal taxation. 346p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Upper Zohar

An Early Byzantine Fort in Palaestina Tertia by Richard P. Harper.

The final report of excavations undertaken by the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem at the 5–7th century fort. The preservation conditions in the dry sand resulted in some remarkable finds and interesting zooarchaeological records. 161p, 20 b/w plates, 25 figs (OUP for British Academy 1995) Hb was £55.00 now £5.00

Unclassical Traditions

Volume I, Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity edited by Christopher Kelly, Richard Flower and Michael Stuart Willliams.

From the Chronological Tables of Eusebius of Caesarea to the Byzantine liturgy, eight papers explore how the persistence, dominance and normative nature of the classical tradition in its various forms could be negotiated, undermined, ironised or even flatly denied in Late Antiquity. 192p (Classical Philological Society 2010) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Byzantine Jewry in the Mediterranean Economy by Joshua Holo.

This study sheds light on a neglected aspect of both Byzantine and Jewish history the role of Jews in the Middle Byzantine economy. Whilst acknowledging that overall the economic influence and clout of Byzantine Jewry was not large, Holo is able to identify a number of key areas and industries (notably tanning and textiles) in which they played a major part. 285p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £64.99 now £14.95

Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds by Shmuel Shepkaru.

This book presents a linear history of Jewish martyrdom, from the Hellenistic period to the high Middle Ages. It shows how Jewish thought on martyrdom was influenced by the centrality of self-sacrifice to Roman and Christian thought, even as martyrdom was used to define Jewish religiosity and delegitimise their persecutors. 414p (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £59.99 now £14.95

Law and Empire in Late Antiquity by Jill Harries.

This detailed examination of public law in the later Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD offers new interpretations of central issues. These include contemporary attitudes to torture and punishment, the efficacy of the law, court systems, judicial corruption and the settlement of disputes out of court. 235p (Cambridge UP 2001) Pb was £28.99 now £12.95

Theodoret of Cyrus

Unclassical Traditions

Plato and Theodoret

edited by John Petruccione and Robert C. Hill.

edited by Christopher Kelly, Richard Flower and Michael Stuart Willliams.

by Niketas Siniossoglu.

The Questions on the “Octateuch”, Volume 1, On Genesis and Exodus Parallel Greek text and English translation of Theodoret of Cyrus’ monumental work of exegesis, presented in a question and answer format. 480p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Pb was £25.95 now £6.95

Theodoret of Cyrus

The Questions on the “Octateuch”, Volume 2, On Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth edited by John Petruccione and Robert C. Hill.

Parallel Greek text and English translation of Theodoret of Cyrus’ monumental work of exegesis, presented in a question and answer format. 431p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Pb was £25.95 now £6.95

Volume II, Perspectives from East and West in Late Antiquity

Ranging from Armenian ecclesiastical histories, Egyptian alchemy and Jewish power politics, to the challenges raised by shifting circumstances in 5th-century North Africa and Ostrogothic Italy, the eight papers in this volume seek to establish the persistent importance of the classical tradition in Late Antiquity. 160p (Classical Philological Society 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

The Origins of the Cult of the Virgin Mary by Chris Maunder.

These essays ask when and how the cult of the Virgin Mary first emerged, exploring developments from the beginnings of Christianity to the eighth century. Topics include the New Testament; the Catacombs; the Protevangelium of James; Mary and Goddess worship; the origin of Marian feasts and their Pagan connections; the Council of Ephesus; Mary as Wisdom; and Marian Art. 206p b/w illus (Continuum 2008) Pb was £22.99 now £7.95

The Christian Appropriation of Platonic Philosophy and the Hellenic Intellectual Resistance Focusing on Theodoret of Cyrrhus’ Graecarum Affectionum Curatio, Dr Siniossoglou examines the philosophical, rhetorical and political dimensions of the Neoplatonic-Christian conflict of interpretations over Plato. 267p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £59.99 now £14.95

Thirteen Coptic Acrostic Hymns

edited by K. H. Kuhn and W. J. Tait.

An edition and translation of thirteen acrostic hymns from a manuscript in the Sahidic dialect of Coptic which were written for the Monastery of the Archangel St. Michael at Hamouli in the Fayyum. This edition has a translation, Coptic text, lengthy introduction and notes. 162p, (Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum 1996) Hb was £30 now £11.95

Late Antiquity and Byzantium The Final Days of Jesus

The Archaeological Evidence by Shimon Gibson.

Shimon Gibson brings his extensive experience of excavating in Jerusalem to bear on this reconstruction of the city as it would have appeared in the time of Jesus. He discusses and where possible identifies locations mentioned in the Bible, as well as surveying the archaeological evidence for crucifixion and burial in the First Century AD. 352p b/w illus, col pls (Harper Collins Larger Print edition 2009) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

The Myth of Persecution

How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom by Candida R. Moss.

Candida Moss explores the construction of the concept of an “Age of Martyrs”, arguing that there was no sustained 300-yearlong effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. Instead, these stories were pious exaggerations: highly stylised rewritings of Jewish, Greek, and Roman noble death traditions designed to marginalise heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. 308p (Harper Collins 2013) Hb was £14.99 now £5.95

The Late Roman Church at Maroni Petrera by Sturt W Manning.

A report on survey work and salvage excavations undertaken at 5th century Roman church in southern Cyprus. Finds included ceramics, tiles (many with embossed decoration), worked stone and building materials and a cistern. The site is compared with others of a similar date on the island. 84p b/w and col figs and pls (Leventis Foundation 2002) Pb was £25.00 now £15.50

A Christian’s Guide to Greek Culture The Pseudo-Nonnus Commentaries on Sermons 4, 5, 39 and 43 by Gregory of Nanzianus edited and translated by Jennifer Nimmo Smith.

These commentaries on Gregory of Nanzianus show the continued importance of Classical Greek learning in the 6th century. 156p (Liverpool UP 2001) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Donatist Martyr Stories The Church in Conflict in Roman North Africa

translated with notes and introduction by Maureen A. Tilley.

A collection of hagiography from the 4th century Donatist sect in North Africa, famously opposed by St. Augustine. Their literature was suppressed and remains little known and consequently the debate has only been understood from the winning side 101p (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool UP 1996) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Hilary of Poitiers

Conflicts of Conscience and Law in the Fouth-century Church translated by Lionel R. Wickham.

Two works supprting the Nicene faith by Hilary of Poitiers. The first is what remains of a historical work Hilary wrote against two distinguished contemporary bishops, which throws light upon the violence and betrayal in church life. The second text is an open letter to the Emperor Constantius urging him to throw his weight behind the Nicene creed. 128p (Liverpool UP 1997) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

61 Claudian

Poetry and Propaganda at the Court of Honorius by Alan Cameron.

As a propagandist Claudian offers unique insight into the rival courts of Milan and Constantinople in the decisive years following the death of Theodosius the Great. The book studies Claudian’s political techniques, his accounts of Stilicho’s campaigns and rivals, his debt to Greek rhetorical theory and contemporary poetry, his culture, attitudes to Rome and its problems and not least his position as a pagan at a Christian court. 528P (Oxford UP 1970) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

Iamblichus

Desiring Conversion

translated by Gillian Clark.

by B. Diane Lipsett.

On the Pythagorean Life Written by one of the most distinguished of Neoplatonists, this is the most extensive surviving source on Pythagoreanism and also documents the religious aspirations of Late Antiquity. 122P (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool UP 1989) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Politics, Philosophy and Empire in the Fourth Century

Select Orations of Themistius

Hermas, Tecla, Aseneth Self-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire. But in this nuanced, literary analysis, Diane Lipsett traces the intriguing interplay of desire and self-restraint in three ancient tales of conversion: The Shepherd of Hermas, the Acts of Paul and Thecla, and Joseph and Aseneth. 190p (Oxford UP 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Western Aristocracies and the Imperial Court AD 364–425

by John F. Matthews.

edited and translated by Peter Heather and David Moncur.

Explores the lives, conduct, attitudes and aspirations of the Roman upper classes in the late Western Empire. In particular, Matthews focuses on the gradual shift in government of the Empire from public to private hands, the role of the imperial court and the Christianisation of the governing classes. 445p (Oxford UP 1975, repr. 2001) Hb was £14.99 now £6.95

Pseudo-Dionysius of TelMahre

Constantine

Chronicle Part III

Roman Emperor, Christian Victor

translated by Witold Witakowski.

by Paul Stephenson.

This book includes a selection of Themestius’ speeches, grouped either by period or by their reference to a particular sequence of events, with a commentary on the historical background and context in which they were delivered. 361p (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool UP 2001) Pb was £16.50 now £4.95

Although the chronicle dates to the end of the 8th century the third part, translated here is taken from the otherwise lost John of Ephesus (d. c.588) and covers the reigns of Zeno, Anastasius, Justin I and Justinian. 153P (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool UP 1996) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

The Goths in the Fourth Century by Peter Heather.

A range of English translations of important texts pertaining to the history, politics, society and religion of the Goths from the mid-3rd century to the 380s. They include two speeches by Themistius, the Canonical Epistle of the Bishop of Pontus, the martyr-act Passion of St Sabas , some letters written by Basil of Caesarea, and a range of sources relating to the life and work of Ulfila, one of the most renown bishops of the Goths. 196p (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool UP 1991) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

A study not of Constantine the man, but of Constantine as a public figure and political operator. Stephenson shows how Constantine gained and maintained his grip on power, primarily through his military victories and by maintaining the loyalty of the army. 358p col pls (Overlook 2009) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

Butrint 3

Excavations at the Triconch Palace edited by William Bowden and Richard Hodges.

The book traces the changing nature of this rich and varied area. This is accompanied by discussions of the elaborate mosaic decoration of the palatial phase and their articulation of elite living, as well as of in-depth discussions of the implications of elite and domestic architecture in late antiquity and the Mid Byzantine period. 374p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Late Antiquity and Byzantium

62 The Dark Side of Childhood in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

edited by Katariina Mustakallio and Christian Laes.

Essays on three broad topics: “Unwanted” deals with parents who were unable to bring up their baby and handed it over to other people or the cruel whims of destiny. “Disabled” addresses what we would label as children’s illnesses since disability was a concept largely unknown to ancient people. “Nearly Lost” examines demons, viewed as destructive forces with the ability to destroy children. 104p (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £28.00 now £7.95

Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources edited by Mary Whitby.

A guide to working with the non Greek sources which those who are working on the Byzantine Empire must inevitably come across. The 14 chapters each give an overview of the material from a particular region or culture, highlighting the pitfalls which historians using the sources may encounter. Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Slavonic, Georgian, Armenian and Syriac sources are all discussed. 428p (Oxford UP 2007) Hb was £80.00 now £19.95

Font of Life

Ambrose, Augustine and the Mystery of Baptism by Garry Wills.

Prompted by the recent discovery of the fourth century baptistry beneath the Duomo in Milan, this book recreates the baptism there in 387 of St. Augustine by St. Ambrose. It charts the often fractious relationship between the two men and their fundamental importance in the history of the church and Christian thought. 194p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

Christianity

A Global History by David Chidester.

In this impressive history of Christianity David Chidester emphasises the diverse manifestations of the religion, first tracing its origins and theological developments through the medieval centuries, before concentrating on its expansion to all corners of the globe and its varied local adaptations and challenges. 689p b/w pls (Penguin 2000, Pb 2001) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

Spiritual Marriage

Sexual Abstinence in Medieval Wedlock by Dyan Elliott.

The early Christian and medieval practice of spiritual marriage, in which husband and wife mutually and voluntarily relinquish sexual activity for reasons of piety, played an important role in the development of the institution of marriage. Drawing on hagiography, chronicles, theology, canon law, and pastoral sources, Dyan Elliott traces the history of spiritual marriage in the West from apostolic times to the beginning of the sixteenth century. 392p (Princeton UP 1993, Pb 1995) Pb was £32.95 now £12.95

Through the Eye of a Needle by Peter Brown.

Peter Brown examines the rise of the church in Late Antiquity through the lens of money and the challenges it posed to an institution that espoused the virtue of poverty and called avarice the root of all evil. He examines the controversies and changing attitudes toward money caused by the influx of new wealth into church coffers, and describes the spectacular acts of divestment by rich donors and their growing influence in an empire beset with crisis. 816p col pls (Princeton UP 2012) Hb was £27.95 now £12.95

Women in Purple

Rulers of Byzantium by Judith Herrin

Irene, Euphrosyne and Theodora were influential wives, mothers and, as widows, rulers in their own right during the 8th and 9th centuries who are attributed with restoring the veneration of icons after a long period of iconoclasm. Judith Herrin examines their religious policies and how they brought changes to the Byzantine world that `profoundly altered the course of history’. 328p col pls (Princeton UP 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

Archaeology in Architecture Studies in Honour of Cecil L. Striker edited by Judson J. Emerick and Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis.

Essays on the archaeology and architecture of Late Antiquity, Byzantium and early medieval Europe. Topics include art and ceremony, urban religious topography, Byzantine and Ottoman domestic architecture in town and country, architectual proportion, historic construction techniques, dendrochronological approaches, and building materials. 14 essays in English, 5 in German. 216p b/w illus (von Zabern 2005) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

The Closing of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman.

This book explores how the European mind was closed by the Constantinian religious revolution of the fourth century. It looks at the rise of the ‘divine’ monarch, the struggle as Christianity painfully separated itself from Judaism, the conflict between faith and reason, and the problems in finding any kind of rational basis for Christian theology. 432p b/w pls (Vintage 2002) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

The Latin Alexander Trallianus

The Text and Transmission of a Late Latin Medical Book by David R Langslow.

The present work offers an extensive introduction to the text and transmission of the ancient Latin version of the medical works “Therapeutica” and “On Fevers” of the great sixth–century Greek doctor Alexander of Tralles. 320p, 12 pls. (Roman Society, 2006) Hb was £65.00 now £6.95

In the Beginning

Bibles Before the Year 1000 edited by Michelle P. Brown.

Michelle Brown gathers together seventy fragile biblical treasures in this sumptuously illustrated volume that captures the development of both Bible and book, as well as a formative period of early Christian history. Leading authorities in the field explore the early history of the Bible in the accompanying essays, revealing its transformation into the complex symbol of faith that it is today. 360p col illus (Smithsonian 2006) Hb was £32.00 now £9.95

A Day of Gladness

The Sabbath Among Jews and Christians in Antiquity by Herold Weiss.

This study looks at the differences between the two faiths in the Classical era in terms of their religious concerns and ideologies about the Sabbath, viewed through a broad range of textual material. 262p (University of South Carolina 2003) Hb was £34.50 now £6.95

Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians by Philip A. Harland.

This study sheds new light on identity formation and maintenance in the world of the early Christians by drawing on neglected archaeological and epigraphic evidence concerning associations and immigrant groups and by incorporating insights from the social sciences. 239p b/w illus (T&T Clark 2010) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Romans and Christians by Dominic Janes.

A visual history of Christianity and its artistic and architectural interaction with the Roman Empire, from persecution and coexistence in the Pagan Empire, to the adaptation and construction of a new visual language in the Christian Empire. A case study of Late Roman Gaul and Britain rounds off the book. 159p b/w illus (Tempus 2002) Pb was £17.99 now £4.95

The Christian World:

A Social and Cultural History edited by Geoffrey Barraclough.

These twelve essays assess the social and cultural impact of Christian ideas on people from all walks of life, across Europe, and to places further afield such as colonial America. Beginning in the Ancient World, they trace the progress of the Christian faith in conquering and converting the `barbarians’, the proliferation of Christian values and beliefs in the Middle Ages, the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. 328p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 1981, Pb 2003) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

Late Antiquity, Islam and Anglo-Saxon Ambrose’s Patriarchs

Ethics for the Common Man by Marcia Colish.

In this detailed study of the patriarch treatises of Ambrose of Milan Marcia Colish addresses the question of their intended audience, arguing that the treatises were geared towards the average lay person rather than those with special callings in the church. 193p (University of Notre Dame Press 2005) Pb was £13.95 now £5.95

Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt edited by Anne Boud’hors et al.

Essays on the administration of Late Antique monastic estates. The contributions consist of editions of previously unpublished ostraca and papyri, or of revised and expanded editions of previously published items, and nine essays addressing socio-economic and religious issues that impacted upon the monastic communities of Egypt during Late Antiquity and the Early Islamic period. 285p, 25 b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2009) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Augustine’s Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 1

The Iconography of Islamic Art

by Jason BeDuhn.

edited by Bernard O’Kane.

Conversion and Apostasy, 373388 CE BeDuhn reconstructs Augustine’s decade-long adherence to Manichaeism, apostasy from it, and subsequent conversion to Nicene Christianity. He explores Augustine’s commitment to the sect, while pointing out ways he failed to understand or put into practice key parts of the Manichaean system. 402p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2010) Hb was £45.50 now £14.95

Art of Late Antiquity and Byzantium in the Virginia Museum

by Anna Gonosova and Christine Kondoleon.

This catalogue is divided into two parts, jewelry and domestic art. 136 objects are analysed from stylistic and iconographic viewpoints in which appearance, function and meaning are described. 451p b/w and col illus (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 1994) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Empty Bottles of Gentilism

Kingship and the Divine in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages by Francis Oakley.

Examines the Classical inheritance and early medieval theories of kingship and regal sacrality. Oakley argues that notions of divine kingship were deeply embedded in Hellenistic and Roman thought, and that this, rather than the more secular attitudes of Classical Athens, was the main legacy of the Classical era. 306p (Yale UP 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit by William Lyster.

St. Paul is generally considered the first Christian hermit, and the monastery built around his cave in Egypt is one of the very oldest. This sumptuous volume grew out of a conservation project of the monastery’s superb wall paintings, which were broadly produced in two phases in the 13th and 18th centuries. It provides a full and detailed description of the paintings, their iconography and conservation, as well as a general history of the monastery, and the rise of Coptic monasticism. 393p col illus throughout (Yale UP 2008) Hb was £45.00 now £19.95

Studies in Honour of Robert Hillenbrand

This book explores the iconography of Islamic art and presents a diverse range of appraoches, although with an overarching theme - the linking of the interpretation of objects to textual sources. 336p b/w and col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2005) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

The Ottoman House

edited by Stanley Ireland and William Bechoefer.

This book contains 17 papers by architects and archaeologists looking at how the Ottoman house was structured, how it varied over time and space and how surviving examples are faring in a world of breezeblock construction. 133p 194 b/w pls (BIAA 1998) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Sacred Swords

Jihad in the Holy Land, 10971295 by James Waterson.

From initial disunity on the eve of the First Crusade, Waterson shows how civil war and the resultant political centralisation and increasingly effective military organisation combined to create forces capable of defeateing and finally ejected the Crusaders (and the Mongols) from the Holy Land. 288p b/w illus (Frontline 2011) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Saracen Strongholds, 11001500 Central and Eastern Islamic Lands by David Nicolle.

A well-illustrated guide to Islamic fortifications as far apart as North Africa, Afghanisatan and northern India, including urban citadels, palaces, town walls and castles and caravanserais. Nicolle explores their design and development and their use in peacetime and war. 64p b/w and col illus (Osprey 2009) Pb was £11.99 now £5.95

63 Medieval Nubia

A Social and Economic History by Giovanni Ruffini.

This book analyses the stunningly well-preserved medieval documents from Qasr Ibrim to present a more complex picture of Nubian society and economy, one which was monetized and which was linked to the wider Mediterranean world. 295p (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £47.99 now £14.95

Turks

A Journey of A Thousand Years, 600-1600 edited by David J. Roxburgh.

This magnificent catalogue accompanies an exhibition devoted to the artistic and cultural riches of the Turks. Essays by leading scholars trace Turkic history and cultural development, while paintings, sculpture, textiles, metalwork and ceramics reflect the artistic influences that the Turks assimilated. 392p col illus t/out (Royal Academy 2005) Hb was £50.00 now £24.95

The Minbar of Saladin by Lynette Singer.

The minbar (pulpit) of Saladin dated to the mid twelfth century, and stood in the Al-Aqsa mosque until its destruction by flames in 1969. This book details the difficult process of reconstruction, introducing the reader to the key principles of Islamic art along the way. Many of the necessary skills necessary to design and carve the inticrate geometric patterns had to be learned experimentally from scratch, involving contributions from a large team of scholars and craftsmen. 206p col illus (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £29.95 now £14.95

The Archaeology of the EastAnglian Conversion by Richard Hoggett.

Drawing both on the surviving documentary sources, and on the eastern region’s rich archaeological record, this book presents a multi-disciplinary synthesis of the Christianisation of East Anglia. It argues that the effectiveness of the Christian mission is clearly visible in the region’s burial record, which exhibits a number of significant changes, including the cessation of cremation, and a new relationship between settlements and cemeteries. 222p b/w illus (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry

edited by Gale Owen-Crocker.

These twelve papers approach Harold from two angles: Harold’s life, kingship and reputation; and his depiction in the Bayeux Tapestry and its judgement of him. The scholarly essays include discussions of the persistent Scandinavian legend that Harold survived Hastings, the reasons why Harold was chosen to succeed Edward the Confessor and the imagery associated with him in the Tapestry. 202p b/w illus (Boydell 2005, Pb 2011) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

Anglo-Saxon and Viking

64 Two Decades of Discovery edited by Tony Abramson.

12 essays and two catalogues make up this book which grew out of the Cambridge International Sceatta symposium. Essays on early Saxon Sceatta coinage look at new finds, classification and different coin series, locations of mints and areas of circulation, orthography and iconography and the place of the coinage in the wider economy. 204p b/w illus (Boydell 2008) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Durham Liber Vitae

edited by D.W. Rollason and Lynda Rollason.

The Durham Liber Vitae was created in the mid-ninth-century, as a deluxe manuscript containing lists of royalty, aristocracy and churchmen. It was revived around 1100 when it became the repository for the names of monks at Durham Cathedral Priory, as well as several thousand lay persons. This publication offers a text edited to the highest standards, based on the various periods in which names were entered into the book. 3 vols, 1540p, b/w illus, CD (British Library 2007) Hb was £195.00, now £39.95

The Hamwic Glass

by J R Hunter and M P Heyworth.

The assemblage of glass fragments from Saxon Hamwic is one of the most important in Europe. This book details the range of different coloured glass, vessel types and decorative elements. Through an innovative approach to the study of glass fragments, including compositional and colour analysis, insights into glass production in Middle Saxon times are revealed. 140p, 24 b/w figs, 8 col pls (CBA, 1996) Pb was £28.00 now £4.95

Interrupting the Pots

The Excavation of Cleatham Anglo-Saxon Cemetery by Kevin Leahy.

A Brief History of the Vikings by Jonathan Clements.

A predominantly narrative history of the Viking age focusing on great personalities such as Harald Fairhair and Erik Bloodaxe, Viking expansion east and west, and the evolution of the Scandinavian kingdoms, drawing in particular on the Icealndic sagas. 273p (Constable & Robinson 2005) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Sacred Time in Early Christian Ireland by Patricia M. Rumsey.

Rumsey uses two case studies from early Christian Ireland, the Navigatio sancti Brendani abbatis and the Rules of the Celi De to demonstrate two different ways of understanding sacred time. She shows that the author of the navigatio saw time as part of a good and holy creation, and therefore intrinsically good in itself; whilst the Celi De saw time as part of a fallen world needing redemption, and therefore in need of sanctification. 258p (T&T Clark 2007) Hb was £80.00 now £9.95

The Sutton Hoo whetstone sceptre is the most enigmatic and mysterious emblem of kingship of the early Middle Ages. Produced c.600 AD and long held to be Anglo-Saxon, Enright here establishes that the sceptre is undoubtedly a British artefact, one that reflects a long history of Celtic kingship theory. 387p b/w pls (Four Courts Press 2006) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

A Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Sites County Durham and Northumberland by Guy Points.

A comprehensive guide to places, artefacts and material of Anglo-Saxon and Viking interest in County Durham and Northumberland (pre 1974 borders). 490p b/w and col illus (Guy Points 2012) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

Yorkshire

The Site Atlas

A Gazetteeer of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Sites

edited by Ann Clark.

by Guy Points.

Folder containing 25 large-scale loose leaf plans, and a short text giving a brief history of the excavations and its aftermath, a series of period summaries, and a number of specialist reports. An indispensable source of reference for the individual volumes that cover the multi-period site. 42p, 25 loose plans (English Heritage/British Museum Press 1993) was £25.00 now £6.95

Bede

On Tobit and the Canticle of Habakkuk translated by S Connolly.

A translation of Bede’s Biblical commentary on the Tobit and the Canticle of Habakkuk - which was sung in the monastic liturgy every Friday. There is a useful introduction, notes and bibliography supplemented by an index of names and themes which allows easy cross-referencing. 141p (Four Courts 1997) Hb was £40.00 now £7.95

Two Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries at Beckford, Hereford and Worcester

European Influence on Celtic Art

Report on excavations carried out in the mid-fifties of two cemeteries which dated from the late 5th to mid 6th century. Grave goods included spears, shields, brooches and beads, but there was a general lack of prosperity and the authors argue that the community was isolated. Includes analysis of the finds, skeletal analysis and grave orientation. 168p, b/w illus (CBA 1996) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

by Michael J. Enright.

Excavations at Mucking Vol 1

The Cleatham cemetery in North Lincolnshire is, with over 1200 cremations and 62 burials, England’s third largest AngloSaxon cemetery. It was in use from the mid-5th century to the late 7th century. Following full excavation, the site was analysed in detail and it proved possible to phase the 1204 inter-cut urns. 278p b/w and col illus (CBA 2007) Pb was £30.00 now £15.00

by Vera I Evison and Prue Hill.

The Sutton Hoo Sceptre and the Roots of Celtic Kingship Theory

Patrons and Artists by Lloyd Laing.

Focusing on the period c.3501200, Lloyd Laing here returns to the ongoing debates surrounding Celtic art, and provides a useful overview of the various external influences on its style, techniques and iconography. He also looks at the ways in which secular and ecclesiastical rulers used and developed art to reinforce their power and identity. 247p b/w illus (Four Courts Press 2010) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

A comprehensive guide to places, artefacts and material in Yorkshire of Anglo-Saxon and Viking interest comprising 282 sites. Each entry is rated to indicate the quality of what there is to see and how easy it is to find, and the sites are described in detail, including measurements and descriptions of decoration where appropriate. 446p with illus. (Guy Points 2007) Pb was £24.99 now £9.95

Early English Arbitration by Derek Roebuck.

Derek Roebuck here examines the methods and procedures adopted to settle disputes in England from Prehistory until Henry II’s legal reforms of 1154. As befits the evidence the majority of the book concentrates on the Anglo-Saxon period, the early dooms and the laws of Alfred. He places particular emphasis on the importance of communities in overseeing and enforcing arbitration. 312p (Holo Books 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Excavations on St. Patrick’s Isle Peel, Isle of Man, 1982–88 by David Freke.

A comprehensive account of extensive excavations on this strategically important Island. Seperate chapters chart each period from prehistoric to modern but the focus is very much on the Viking Age. Reports look at the cemeteries and skeletal remains and artifacts and the standing structures, while the book concludes with a series of specialist reports. 463p b/w illus (Liverpool UP 2002) Hb was £100.00 now £9.95

Anglo-Saxon and Viking Saxon, Medieval and Post-Medieval Settlement at Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton

by Pat Miller, Tom Wilson and Chiz Harward.

Excavation work revealed activity in the Late Saxon to Norman period, when metalworking, crop processing and bone working took place at the site. A cemetery was established on the site in the 10th century and associated with the chapel of St Martin in the 12th century, from which 72 burials were excavated. 81p b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £11.95 now £4.95

Catalogue of the AngloSaxon and Viking Antiquities by Rosemary Cramp and Roger Miket.

A catalogue of the early medieval artefacts held by the Museum of Antiquities Newcastle upon Tyne. It is divided into two sections – small finds and stone sculpture. 25p 35 b/w pls (Museum of Antiquities 1982) Pb only £1.00

Catalogue of the Early Northumbrian Coins in the Museum of Antiquaries Newcastle-Upon-Tyne by Elizabeth J.E. Pirie.

An illustrated catalogue of 476 Anglo-Saxon coins, arranged by moneyer, accompanied by a discussion of the genesis of the collection and remarks on provenance. 30p b/w illus (Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle 1982) only £1.00

Andreas and the Fates of the Apostles edited by Kenneth R. Brooks.

An edition of the two Old English poems, Andreas and The Fates of the Apostles. The numerous difficulties of interpretation and syntax are fully discussed in the textual commentary, and a glossary has been added. 184p (Oxford UP 1961, repr. 1998) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

Asser’s Life of King Alfred Together with the Annals of Saint Neots Erroneously Ascribed to Asser

edited by William Henry Stevenson

Stevenson’s 1906 edition of Asser’s Life of King Alfred, comprising the Latin text and copious notes. An article by Dorothy Whitelock surveys the debate on the authenticity of the work. 386p (Oxford UP 1959, reprint 1998) Hb was £14.99 now £6.95

A Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging Bowls by Rupert Bruce-Mitford.

The first part of the publication sets the bowls in their historical and cultural context and discusses all key aspects of hanging-bowl research, including the muchdisputed topics of origin, use, and chronology. The second part is a comprehensive and highly detailed catalogue, dealing with the whole series from Britain and Europe. 514p, 8 col pls, over a thousand b/w illus (Oxford UP 2005) Hb was £237.00 now £79.95

Interpreters of Early Medieval Britain

edited by Michael Lapidge.

This volume gathers together biographies of 28 members of the British Academy who ‘transformed our knowledge of all aspects of the culture – philological, literary, palaeographical, archaeological, art-historical – of early medieval Britain’ during the late 19th and 20th centuries. 565p (OUP/Brit Acad 2002) Hb was £55.00 now £14.95

Aelfric’s Abbey

Excavations at Eynsham Abbey, Oxfordshire, 1989–1992 by A Hardy, A Dodd and G D Keevill.

The minster church at Eynsham, Oxfordshire, was founded in the 7th or 8th century and refounded in 1005 as a Benedictine abbey. The excavations carried out by Oxford Archaeology revealed substantial remains of the abbey, tracing its history from its foundation until the Dissolution in 1538–9. 736p, many b/w figs, 47 b/w pls (Oxford Archaeology 2003) Hb was £49.95 now £7.50

Anglo-Saxon Studies in History and Archaeology 3

edited by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes

Seven papers; half the volume is devoted to a corpus of Hogback tombstones by James Lang. Other topics include the early ecclesiastical settlement at Sherborne, excavations at Burrow Hill, shield bosses, the Kentish keystone-garnet disc brooches, the inlaid buckle loop from Yeavering, and the case against a coffin in the Sutton Hoo burial. 176p b/w illus (OUSU 1984) Pb was £20.00 now £5.00

Anglo-Saxon Studies in History and Archaeology 5 edited by William Filmer-Sankey

Nine papers including Werner’s review of Sutton Hoo III, royal graves, early units of government in the West Midlands, Aelfric and the perception of script and picture, idolators and ecclesiasts. 150p b/w illus (OUSA 1992) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

65 Anglo-Saxon Studies in History and Archaeology 10

edited by David Griffiths and Tania Dickinson.

Rather than debate location and specifics, this collection concentrates on the interconnections and resonances of kingdoms. It examines general models and research agenda derived from archaeology and history; the search for kingdoms on the ground (control and mobilisation of resources through economic, social and territorial organisations) and identifying kingdoms of the mind. 224p (OUSA 1999) Pb was £35.00 now £5.00

Anglo-Saxon Somerset by Michael Cotsen.

On the edge of the highland zone, with its diverse topography, newly conquered Somerset provided the early Anglo-Saxon kings and aristocracy with a rich prize. This book traces the way in which the king and his warrior followers shaped the countryside to meet the needs of society. The book also examines the response to the challenge presented by the attacks of the Vikings and traces the impact of new technologies introduced into agriculture. 288p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £7.95

Early Medieval Settlement Remains from Flixborough The Occupation Sequence, c.600–1000 by Chris Loveluck and David Atkinson.

1989–91 excavations at Flix­ borough unearthed remains of an Anglo-Saxon settlement associated with one of the largest collections of artefacts and animal bones yet found on such a site. Volume 1 focuses on the lengthy occupation sequence. 208p, 150 b/w illus, 16p col plates (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, c.600-1000 by D.H. Evans and Christopher Loveluck.

This volume contains detailed presentation of some 10,000 recorded finds, over 6,000 sherds of pottery, and many other residues and bulk finds, illustrated with 213 blocks of figures and 67 plates, together with discussion of their significance. 534p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Myth and History

Ethnicity & Politics in the First Millennium British Isles by Stephen Yeates.

In this book Stephen Yeates reassesses the first Millennium AD, and demonstrates that the evidence that has been used to construct the story of an Anglo-Saxon migration, with an incoming population replacing most, if not all, of the British population has been found wanting. Instead he sees the major migration periods in Europe as occurring in the Mesolithic and the Neolithic. 496p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £29.95 now £7.95

Anglo-Saxon and Viking

66 Spaces of the Living and the Dead edited by C E Karkov et al.

Initially concerned exclusively with death and burial, this volume grew to encompass the role of the living and the towns they inhabit. The ten papers take an informal, relaxed tone, seeking to inspire discussion rather than provide a definitive summary. 162p, pls, figs (Oxbow Books 1999) Pb was £24.00 now £4.95

St Peter’s Barton-uponHumber, Volume 1 History, Archaeology and Architecture by Warwick Rodwell

St Peter’s, Barton-upon-Humber, is a redundant medieval church in the care of English Heritage. As a result of a major programme of research carried out between 1978 and 2007, it is now the most intensively studied parish church in the UK. Volume 1 sets out the architectural history and setting of this complex, multiperiod building. 2 vols, 944p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £75.00 now £19.95

The Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries of Caistor-by-Norwich and Markshall, Norfolk by J.N.L. Myres and Barbara Green.

This massive excavtion report describes the pagan cemetery of Caistor-by-Norwich, excavated in 1932-7, as well as the nearby cemetery at Markshall, shedding light on the crucial 4th and 5th centuries and the process of Germanic settlement. 338P, 24 pls (Society of Antiquities 1973) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Worthy Park, Kingsworthy, Hampshire

by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes and Guy Grainger.

The cemetery was excavated in 1961–2 by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes; this volume draws to­ gether all of her chapters and drawings relating to the site, including an introduction to the site, a detailed catalogue of burials, a report on the human bone, a gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon sites in Hampshire, and a small number of specialist reports. 225p, b/w figs, 10 b/w pls (OUSA 2003) Hb was £22.50 now £10.00

Early Anglo-Saxon Buckets A Corpus of Alloy and IronBound, Stave-Built Vessels by Jean Mary Cook

edited by Birte Brugmann. This posthumously published corpus comprises 339 entries on complete buckets, bucket mounts and objects erroneously published as buckets, many of them based on first-hand examination, with information on their archaeological context. 128p, 22 b/w illus (Oxford University School of Archaeology 2004) Hb was £18.00 now £10.00

Ceawlin

Freswick Links, Caithness

by Rupert Matthews.

by Christopher D. Morris, James Rackham and Colleen E. Batey.

The Man Who Created England In place of the anarchy and mayhem, Rupert suggests that Romanised governmental structures managed to survive the economic collapse of the 5th century and the population collapse of the early sixth century to emerge in new and barbarianised form in the later sixth century. He sees the reign of Ceawlin, King of Wessex in the 570s as pivotal to this process. 233p (Pen & Sword 2012) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Arthurian Sources, Vol. 3 Persons

by John Morris.

A prosopography of ecclesiastics and lay people active in subRoman Britain, with biographical details and full citations and biblio­graphical information, as well as cross-referencing. 172p (Phillimore 1995) Hb was £19.95 now £6.95

Anglo-Saxon Lincolnshire by Peter Sawyer.

Using new evidence from coins, placenames, archaeology and surviving Saxon architecture, the author pieces together the history of Lincolnshire from the collapse of Rome to the Norman Conquest. After reviewing the evidence and the topography of the county, the book takes a chronological approach. 289p (History of Lincolnshire III, 2003) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

The Birsay Bay Project, Volume 1

Brough Road Excavations, 1976-82 by Christopher D. Morris.

A report on excavations at three main areas - the Point of Buckquoy, Red Craig and south of Red Criag - yielding evidence for the three disctinct periods of activity in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, the Pictish period, and the Viking period. 308p b/w illus (University of Durham 1989) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

The Birsay Bay Project, Volume 2

Sites in Birsay Village and on the Brough of Birsay, Orkney by Christopher D. Morris.

The archaeological importance and significance of the Birsay Bay area of Orkney, particularly in the Viking and Late Norse periods, is again demonstrated in this volume which concerns itself with the well-known monumentsof St Magnus’ Kirk, the Earl’s Palace and the Bourhg of Birsay, together with the newly-identified site at Beachview, immediately to the south of the Burn of Boardhouse in Borsay village. 302p b/w illus (University of Durham 1996) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

Excavation and Survey of a Norse Settlement

A report on surveys and excavation at an important Norse site. Of particular interest is the environmental data, comprising one of the first detailed studies of middens on a Scandinavian rural settlement in Britain. 295p b/w illus (Highland Libraries 1995) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Beowulf and the Medieval Proverb Tradition by Susan E. Deskis.

"A companion to proverbial passages in Beowulf and a handy reference that offers helpful commentary as well as a treasure trove of parallels and analogues." Susan Deskis argues that proverbs formed an important function in the composition and development of Beowulf and consituted a significant part of the cultural discourse that the poet shared with his audience. 192p (MRTS 1996) Hb was £19.00 now £6.95

Sutton Hoo and Its Landscape Tom Wiliamson.

The location of the Anglo-Saxon burial ground at Sutton Hoo, on a ridge overlooking the estuary of the river Deben, has always appeared strange and challenging. Williamson argues that the cemetery was placed where it was not in order to display power and dominance over territory, but because the river, and its brooding estuary, had long held a special and central place in the lives and perceptions of a local society. 220p, 69 illus, 35 in col (Windgather Press 2008) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

Aspects of AngloScandinavian York by R.A. Hall et al.

The ten chapters in this book, each written by a specialist, place the Coppergate discoveries within the wider context of Viking Yorvik whilst demonstrating `how far the study of Anglo-Scandinavian York has progressed in the last quarter century’ since the `Viking Dig’. 256p b/w illus (CBA 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £6.95

Pottery from 46-54 Fishergate by A.J. Mainman.

This report contains a description of the pottery resulting from more than a millennium of varied activity on the site. The pottery from the Anglian levels is, without a doubt, the most important part of the assemblage. 128p b/w illus (Archaeology of York 16/6, 1993) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Early Medieval Europe Creating the Monastic Past in Medieval Flanders by Karine Ugo.

The creation of a past for themselves was of pressing importance to religious communities, enabling them to increase their status and legitimise their existence. This book examines the process in a group of communities in the southern part of Flanders over a period running from the ninth to the end of the eleventh century. 196p (York Medieval Press 2005) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Rulers and Ruled in Frontier Catalonia, 880-1010 by Jonathan Jarrett.

Through the use of charters to generate new ways of looking at medieval history, the author traces previously hidden social networks in the complex and fragmented frontier society of Catalonia; webs of association stretched from counts, the Church and even kings to the ambitious and the locally powerful, the pioneering and the humble, and the standing populations in areas newly brought under government. 208p (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Sedulius Scottus

De Rectoribus Christianis edited by R.W. Dyson.

Sedulius Scottus [fl. ca 850] is an important figure in the early history of European political thought, one of a group of ninthcentury authors who produced short treatises in which they attempted to clarify the proper relation between spiritual and secular power. The Latin text of his De rectoribus Christianis [On Christian Rulers] is here presented in a critical edition more complete and accurate than anything hitherto available, with a facing-page English translation. 202p (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

San Vincenzo al Volturno 2 edited by R Hodges.

Contains discussion of the Vestibule, the Assembly Room containing the reconstructed wall of painted prophets, the Refectory, the terraces, the hilltop cemetery, and the late Roman settlement. It also includes essays on the historical context of the site. 200p, 140 b/w illus, 36 col pls (British School at Rome 1995) Pb was £37.50 now £12.50

Three South Etrurian Churches

Santa Cornelia, Santa Rufina and San Liberato edited by N Christie.

This volume yields a wealth of information about the transition years between Roman and medieval for the Churches were built amid the ruins of Roman chapels, mausolea and other buildings. 374p, 109 figs, 94 pls (British School at Rome 1991) Pb was £55.00 now £12.50

Irish Biblical Apocrypha

edited by Marie Herbert and Martin J. McNamara.

A collection of translations of apocryphal material from early medieval Ireland. Some are straightforward Irish translations of well-known Latin writings. Others are translations of early, rare or little attested Apocrypha. 196p (T&T Clark 1989, Pb 2004) Pb was £37.99, now £9.95

Between Text and Territory

The Divorce of Lothar II

edited by Kim Bowes, Karen Francis and Richard Hodges.

by Karl Heidecker.

Excavations in the Terra of San Vincenzo al Volturno This volume summarizes the archaeology of the territory, placing emphasis upon the long settlement history of which San Vincenzo al Volturno was a part, as well as the dependent communities of the Benedictine monastery identified during the fieldwork. 356p, b/w illus (British School at Rome 2006) Pb was £49.50 now £35.00

San Vincenzo al Volturno I edited by R Hodges.

This volume gives a general intro­ duction to this important project, a description of the archaeological remains, and then detailed accounts of the excavation of the Carolingian Crypt Church, the ‘South Church’, the Refectory, the Garden Court and the Entrance Hall. Also included is a reappraisal of the cycle of paintings in the crypt in the light of the excavations. 236p, 215 b/w illus, 23 col pls (British School at Rome 1993) Pb was £35.00 now £12.50

Christian Marriage and Political Power in the Carolingian World In 857, Lothar II, king of Lotharingia, decided to divorce Theutberga. Karl Heidecker’s dramatic and engaging narrative untangles the chaos that resulted, illuminating the origin and development of Western notions of marriage and divorce and the separation of church and state. 240p (Cornell UP 2010) Hb was £40.95 now £12.95

67 Caesarius of Arles

Life, Testament, Letters translated by William E. Klingshirn.

Caesarius was born in 469/70 and served as Bishop of Arles from 502 to his death in 542. The documents translated in this volume illustrate his career and the social and religious history of Provence at a time of far-reaching political change. 157P (Liverpool UP 1994) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Poems of Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus by George W. Shea.

Presents an English translation and discussion of the six poems of Avitus, the sixth century Bishop of Vienne, along with their two related prologues addressed to his brother-in-law Sidonius Apollinaris. The first five provide narratives on Biblical themes, the sixth is a meditation in praise of chastity. 170p (MRTS 1997) Hb was £21.00 now £4.95

The Gentle Voice of Teachers Aspects of Learning in the Carolingian Age by Richard E. Sullivan.

Eight essays in which the authors seek to define the cultural ‘renaissance’ of the Carolingian period and to illuminate the part played in this by learning and teaching. 361p (Ohio State UP 1995) Pb was £16.50 now £4.95

European Medieval Tactics (1) The Fall and Rise of Cavalry, 450-1260 by David Nicolle.

This book explains the varied developments in early medieval European battle tactics. The author explains how other military traditions, from the Eurasian steppes and the Islamic world, influenced European tactics, and emphasises the importance of balanced forces of horse and foot in almost every instance. 64p b/w and col illus (Osprey 2011) Pb was £11.99 now £4.95

The Transformation of a Religious Landscape

The Name of the Saint

Medieval Southern Italy 8501150

The Martyrology of Jerome and Access to the Sacred in Francia, 627-827

by Valerie Ramseyer.

by Felice Lifshitz.

A detailed study of the religious life of the principality of Salerno in the early Middle Ages, and in particular of the reform program spearhead by the Archbishop of Salerno and the abbey of the Holy Trinity of Cava. 222p (Cornell UP 2006) Hb was £44.95 now £14.95

A detailed examination of the reception and recopying of the (apocryphal) Martyrology of Saint Jerome in the Early Middle Ages. The Martyrology comprises a calendrically organised list of names of saints, and offers a rather different form of “access to the sacred” in a relic focused age. 230p (Notre Dame UP 2005) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Medieval Britain

68 Water and the Word, Volume 1

William of Newburgh

by Susan A. Keefe.

edited and translated with an introduction and commentary by P.G. Walsh and M.J. Kennedy.

Commentary

A comprehensive analysis of the genre of Baptismal Instructions, designed for the education of the Carolingian clergy. Volume one examines the manuscipt tradition and discusses the instructions themselves and their implications for our understanding of the Carolingian reform movement. 208p (University of Notre Dame Press 2002) Hb was £40.50 now £12.95

Water and the Word, Volume 2 Texts and Notes

edited and translated by Susan A. Keefe.

Volume two contains the Latin text of sixty-six manuscripts, as well as descriptions, introductions, and a topical survey of the contents of these manuscripts. 680p (University of Notre Dame Press 2002) Hb was £140.00 now £24.95

Faith, Art and Politics at Saint-Riquier by Susan A. Rabe.

This study argues that the spirituality of St Riquier, expressed in its monastic buildings, and life grew out of dominant political, aesthetic and theological concerns of the Carolingian court of the 790s. 256p b/w illus (Pennsylvania UP 1995) Hb was £37.50 now £9.95

Past Convictions

The Penance of Louis the Pious and the Decline of the Carolingians by Courtney M. Booker.

This volume examines the controversial divestiture and public penance of Charlemagne’s son, the Emperor Louis the Pious, in 833, exploring how both contemporaries and subsequent generations thought about Louis’s forfeiture of the throne. 420p b/w illus (Cornell UP 2009) Hb was £49.00 now £14.95

Celtic Saints of Ireland by Elizabeth Rees.

Combining archaeology and place-name studies with early documentary sources, Elizabeth Rees reconstructs the landscapes and material world of early Christianity in Ireland, paying particular attention to its saints. 192p b/w illus (The History Press 2013) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

The History of English Affairs, Book 2

Covers the years 1154-75, and incorporates the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, the capture of the King of Scots at Alnwick, and the first subjugation of Ireland by the English. Parallel Latin text and English translation. 208p (Aris & Phillips 2007) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95, Pb was 18.00 now £4.95

The Cross of St Andrew by Ursula Hall.

Ursula Hall examines various written accounts of St Andrew’s life and death, analyses the functions and context of the X-shaped cross in Christian tradition and looks at iconogrpahic representations of his martyrdom, in order to to determine when, where and how the X-shaped cross became associated with St Andrew’s cult and in the depiction of his death. 180p b/w illus, col pls (Birlinn 2006) Pb was £10.99 now £4.95

Anglo-Norman Language and Its Contexts edited by Richard Ingham.

The essays in this volume examine the development and role of Anglo-Norman from a variety of different perspectives and contexts, though with a concentration on the theme of linguistic contact between Anglo-Norman and English, seeking to situate it more precisely in space and time than has hitherto been the case. 196p b/w illus (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

Calendar of the Fine Rolls of Henry III, Part 3, 1234-42 edited by David Carpenter, Paul Dryburgh and Bth Hartland.

This volume covers in some detail the first phase of Henry’s personal rule, which began in 1234. The Latin rolls are presented in English translation, with all identifiable place-names modernised, although the original forms are preserved. 778p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £100.00 now £19.95

England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century edited by Andy King.

Drawing together new perspectives from new and leading researchers, these essays investigate the great complexity of Anglo-Scottish tensions in this most momentous of centuries and in doing so often reveal a far more ambivalent and at times even a peaceful and productive Anglo-Scottish dynamic. 269p (Boydell 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Fifteenth Century IX

English and Continental Perspectives edited by Linda Clark.

The essays here provide a series of unusual, varying and complex perspectives on late-medieval society, with a particular focus on the European context. 228p (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

Anglo-Norman Studies XXXII

Fourteenth Century England V

This latest collection in the series reflects the full range and vitality of the current work on the AngloNorman period, with papers covering religious, economic, topographic, social, political and historiographic themes. 256p (Boydell 2010) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Among the topics considered are the size and structure of mag­ nates’ households and retinues, Edward II’s relationship with Piers Gaveston, court venues and the image presented by royal justice, the pattern of clergy ordinations, and the Despensers’ patronage of Tewkesbury Abbey. Three essays deal with aspects of Richard II’s reign. The final essays look at general but related themes, the administration of royal justice and the role of morality in the exercise of public office. 190p (Boydell 2008) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

edited by C.P. Lewis.

Blythburgh Priory Cartulary, Part 1 edited by Christopher Harper-Bill.

The priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Blythburgh was one of the earliest of the many houses of Augustinian canons established in the diocese of Norwich; the beginnings of conventual life most likely date from the mid-12th century. The documents in the Priory’s cartulary, predominantly private charters, are given here in Latin, with an English summary or, for documents dated beyond 1250, in a full English abstract. 135p (Boydell 1980) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

edited by Nigel Saul.

Gender, Nation and Conquest in the Works of William of Malmesbury by Kirsten A. Fenton.

This innovative study provides a gendered reading of Malmesbury’s works with special reference to the themes of conquest and nation. It considers Malmesbury’s presentation of men and women (both lay and religious) through categories based on attributes, such as sexual behaviour and violence, rather than the more familiar ‘professional or familial roles, such as warrior and wife. 163p (Boydell 2008) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Medieval Britain Haskins Society Journal 18 edited by Stephen Morillo and Diane Korngiebel.

A collection of papers on England and its neighbours in the High Middle Ages. Essays include two on Geoffrey of Monmouth, one on the chronicle of Fulk Le Rechin, one on the Anglo-Saxon law code of Aethelberht, one on the law code of Roger II of Sicily, one on the coinage of Henry II, and one on twelfth century hospitality. 167p (Boydell 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Ipswich Recognizance Rolls, 1294-1327 edited by G.H. Martin.

The recognizance rolls of Ipswich are a register of titles to property in the borough and are among the most varied and interesting of the courts records. The contents of the first twenty-one rolls are presented in an English paraphrase that takes account of all significant variations in the original Latin, and also indicates the clerk’s marginal notes and memoranda. 151p (Boydell 1970) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Law and Kinship in Thirteenth-Century England by Sam Worby.

Kinship laws determined whom thirteenth century Englishmen and women might marry (decided in the canon law courts) and they determined from whom they might inherit (decided in the common law courts). This book seeks to uncover the association between the two legal systems, and their ideas about family relationships. 198p (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Leiston Abbey and Butley Priory Charters edited by Richard Mortimer.

Butley Priory was a house of Augustinian canons, Leiston A b b ey a fo u n d at i o n fo r Premonstratensian canons. This volume is largely an edition of the Leiston cartulary and although the introduction covers aspects of the history of both houses, it is chiefly concerned with Leiston as the better documented and less investigated of the two. 187p (Boydell 1979) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Medieval Mystical Tradition in England V

edited by Marion Glasscoe. The proceedings of the fifth meeting include: studies of medieval mystics in continental Europe; Bridgettine spirituality; Julian of Norwich and the status of visionary autobiography as a literary genre; comparison between modern philosophical understanding and that of a medieval mystic; enquiry as to what books were available and to whom in fourteenth-century Cambridge. 221p (D S Brewer 1992) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Records, Administration and Aristocratic Society in the Anglo-Norman Realm edited by Nicholas Vincent.

The major theme of this volume is the records of the Anglo-Norman realm, and how they are used separately and in combination to construct the history of England and Normandy. The essays cover all types of written source material, including private charters and the official records of the chancery and Exchequer, chronicles, and personal sources such as letters. 206p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

Representatives of the Lower Clergy in Parliament 1295-1340 by J H Denton and J P Dooley.

Study of the unsuccessful attempt to summon to Parliament elected members of the lower clergy from the dioceses and cathedral

chapters. 142p (Boydell and Brewer 1987) Hb £29.50 reduced to £4.95

Soldiers, Nobles and Gentlemen

Essays in Honour of Maurice Keen edited by Peter Coss and Christopher Tyerman.

These essays cover such topics as nobility and mobility in AngloSaxon society; chivalry and courtliness; the crusade and chivalric ideas; chivalry and art; devotional literature; piety and chivalry; military strategy; the victualling of castles; Bertrand du Guesclin; soldiers’ wives; and much more. 371p col pls (Boydell 2009) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

Syon Abbey and Its Books

edited by E.A. Jones and Alexandra Walsham.

This volume of essays traces the fortunes of Syon Abbey and the Bridgettine order between 1400 and 1700, examining the various ways in which reading and writing shaped its identity and defined its experience, and exploring the interconnections between late medieval and post-Reformation monastic history and the rapidly evolving world of communication, learning, and books. 288p b/w illus (Boydell 2010) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

69 The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows, 1351-99 edited by Ray Lock.

Published in modern English, the documents provide a wealth of evidence for life during the postBlack Death years when conflict and tension between landowners and tenants often ended up in the courts. The documents are presented in English translation, with the original Latin also provided for the first two rolls. 234p (Suffolk Records Society 2002) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Thirteenth Century England X edited by Michael Prestwich, Richard Britnell and Robin Frame.

Among the varied topics discussed are: the meetings of Henry III and Louis IX; the financial implications of the loss of Normandy; royal stewards; Joan, wife of Llywelyn the Great; the English and Ireland; Yorkshire nunneries; taxation in medieval Devon; Edward II’s household knights; English and Welsh political exiles. 226p (Boydell 2005) Hb was £55.00 now £12.95

Thirteenth Century XI

edited by Bjorn Weiler, Janet Burton, Phillipp Schofield and Karen Stober.

The thirteenth century brought the British Isles into ever closer contact with one another, and with medieval Europe as a whole. This international dimension forms a dominant theme of this collection: it features essays on England’s relations with the papal court; the adoption of European cultural norms in Scotland; Welsh society and crusading; English landholding in Ireland; and dealings between the kings of England and Navarre. 229p (Boydell 2007) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

The Cartulary of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in England, Part 2 Prima Camera, Essex

edited by Michael Gervers.

A critical edition of the charters from the great Hospitaller cartulary of 1442 that provides a wealth of evidence for the study of both the Hospitallers and Templars in the 12th to 14th Cs AD. Some 230 documents, indices and a substantial introduction. 324p (Oxford UP for the British Academy 1996) Hb £50.00 now £14.95

Texts and Traditions of Medieval Pastoral Care

Henry of Kirkstede

Essays in Honour of Bella Millett

Catalogus de Libris Autenticus et Apocrifis (Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues)

edited by Cate Gunn and Catherine Innes-Parker.

edited by R.H. Rouse and M.A. Rouse

Pastoral and devotional literature flourished throughout the middle ages, and its growth and transmutations form the focus of this collection.The individual essays survey its development and its transformation into the literature of vernacular spirituality. 217p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

In the middle years of the fourteenth century, the monk Henry de Kirkestede, librarian and later prior of Bury St Edmunds abbey, set about compiling a universal bibliography of writers and their works. His sources included the Franciscan Union catalogue, ancient bibliographers such as Jerome, and the library of Bury St. Edmunds itself. 500p (British Library 2004) Hb was £90.00 now £14.95

Medieval Britain

70 Printing in England in the Fifteenth Century

by E. Gordon Duff, edited by Lotte Heilinga.

Since its publication in 1917, Duff’s bibliography has been the standard reference for all printing in England and continental printing for the English market before 1501. This edition revised by Lotte Hellinga, updates the work by adding 46 new items, a new and extensive census of copies, combined with a concordance to the main incunabula bibliographies and catalogues. 344p b/w illus (British Library 2009) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Ramsey

The Lives of an English Fenland Town, 1200-1600 by Anne Reiber DeWindt and Edwin Brezette DeWindt.

In a vividly detailed study of the small English market town of Ramsey, the authors examine the inner life of this fascinating community from the twelfth century to the end of the sixteenth century. The book centers on the lives of medieval men and women and explores their social roles, activities, family relationships, and religion. 455p, CD-Rom (Catholic University of America Press 2006) Hb was £68.95 now £19.95

A Brief History of the Hundred Years War by Desmond Seward.

A reprint of Desmond Seward’s accessible work of 1978, a chronological narrative focusing on the personalities and military engagements of the conflict. 296p b/w illus (Constable 1978, repr. 2003) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Thomas Langley

The First Spin Doctor (c13631437) by Ian Sharman.

This is the first biography of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, Chancellor and mainstay of the Lancastrian regime. Langley’s role in the political affairs of the time is explored in detail, revealing lesser known aspects of life at court under Henry IV, V and VI. 253p b/w illus (Dovecote-Renaissance 1999) Pb was £14.95 now £3.95

A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland, 10001600 edited by Edward J. Cowan and Lizanne Henderson.

Twelve essays explore a wide range of topics including landscape, material culture, the family, gaming, disease and death, the senses, changing attitudes to witchcraft and Marian devotion. 319p b/w illus (Edinburgh UP 2011) Pb was £26.99 now £12.95

Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c.1140–1365 by Cynthia J. Neville.

Using the lordships of Strathearn and Lennox as focal points, this book explores the complex nature of the encounter between the cultures of the Gaels and the Europeans, and shows how important were native customs and practices in the making of the later medieval kingdom. 255p (Four Courts 2005) Hb was £55.00 now £12.95

England in the Fifteenth Century Collected Essays by K B Mc Farlane.

Complete collection of articles published during the author’s lifetime. With an introduction by G L Harriss. Prominent themes include bastard feudalism, the career of Cardinal Beaufort, the gains to be made in the Hundred Years War and the fortunes of Sir John Fastolf, and the Wars of the Roses. 279p (Hambledon 1981) Pb was £29.99 now £4.95

Late Monasticism and the Reformation by A G Dickens.

Collection of essays which include a reprint of the author’s long out-of-print Chronicle of Butley Priory. Papers examine the nature of English Protestantism, the English Reformation and Luther the humanist, plus local studies which look at the realities of practising religion in London and Northamptonshire. 224p (Hambledon 1994) was £50.00 now £7.95

Legal History in the Making edited by WM Gordon and TD Fergus.

A collection of 15 papers given at the 9th British Legal History Conference in 1989. They range from early Anglo-Saxon dispute settlement and Medieval marcher law up to the 19th

century. 216P (Hambledon 1991) Hb was £70.00 now £4.95

Regionalism and Revision

edited by Peter Fleming, Anthony Gross and J R Lander.

Eight essays on the theme of ‘The Crown and its Provinces in England 1250 to 1650’ Contributors: Anthony Gross, J.R. Lander, Anne Polden, H.W. Ridgeway, Anthony Verduyn, J.H. Bettey, Peter Fleming, Richard Cust. 178p. (Hambledon 1998) Hb was £60.00 now £4.95

War, Politics and Culture in 14th-Century England by James Sherborne, edited by Anthony Tuck.

‘These essays offer a detailed insight into the planning of English campaigns in France in the late 14th century and into the struc­ ture and financing of the English armies and navies. James Sherborne’s scholarship went beyond military matters and focused also on the wider political and cultural scene.’ 224p (Hambledon 1994) Hb £55.00, now £6.95

Longbow

by Robert Hardy.

First published in 1976, Robert Hardy’s “Longbow”, which has achieved an enviable reputation as a classic book on the subject, tells the story of this weapon throughout British history with drama, vigour and enthusiasm. As well as describing the longbow’s development and military importance, the book includes information on the archers themselves and their equipment, training, way of life and terms of service. 244p b/w illus, col pls (Haynes 5th edition 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

A Companion and Guide to the Norman Conquest by Peter Bramley.

Aimed very much at the general reader, this well illustrated book combines the functions of encyclopaedia and gazetteer, covering not just the conquest itself, but the Norman period in England as a whole. The bulk of the book comprises a region-by-region guide to some of the finest Norman period buildings and other sites which can still be visited including castles, churches and cathedrals. 237p b/w illus, col pls (The History Press 2012) Pb was £16.99 now £5.95

Archives of New College, Oxford compiled by Francis E Steer.

This substantial volume catalogues the holdings of the College of St Mary of Winchester in Oxford, commonly known as New College providing a meticulous record of the administration of a medieval college. 581p (Leopards Head Press 1974) Hb was £50.00 now £4.95

Names, Time and Place

Essays in Memory of Richard McKinley edited by Della Hooke and David Postles.

R i c h a rd M c K i n l ey wa s a distinguished historian and a pioneer of surname studies. These 12 essays focus particularly on the surnames of late and post medieval England. 264p 18 figs (Leopard’s Head Press 2003) Hb was £30.00 now £7.95

Medieval Britain Surnames of Leicestershire and Rutland by David Postles

Although it has been preconceived that there is little to distinguish the surnames of these two counties, Postles argues that there are differences which probably derive from different external influences. Chapters look at the development of hereditary surnames, toponyms, and bynames and surnames, with special consideration to the names of women. 369p (Leopards Head Press 1998) Hb was £19.00 now £4.95

Surnames of Oxfordshire by Richard McKinley

Perhaps surprisingly considering the importance of Oxford’s university and the significance of the city as a trading centre, the county’s surnames display much continuity over a long period, from the time when hereditary surnames first appeared to the 17th century and later. 311p (Leopards Head Press 1977) Hb was £19.00 now £4.95

Surnames of Sussex by Richard McKinley

The surnames of Sussex are different from those of most other counties, largely because the Sussex was isolated from other counties until the 18th century by the Weald and the North Downs. The county also saw more settlers from France than most. 483p (Leopards Head Press 1988) Hb was £19.00 now £4.95

The Making of the Middle Ages Liverpool Essays

edited by Marios Costambeys, Andrew Hamer and Martin Heale.

This collection of essays is a fitting publication for Liverpool’s octocentenery. The essays in the first section of the book outline the scope of the medievalist tendency as it rolled out across the British Isles from the eighteenth century onwards, while the second section of the book examines medievalism in Liverpool itself. 252p b/w illus (Liverpool UP 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

The Medieval English Borough

Studies on Its Origins and Constitutional History by James Tait.

Tait’s classic study explores the origins and growth of English towns, from their emergence as a response to the Danish threat, to their later constitutional affairs and municipal governance, guilds and merchants. 371p (Manchester UP 1936, repr. 1999) Hb was £14.99 now £6.95

The English Parliament in the Middle Ages edited by R.G. Davies and J.H. Denton.

A review of the medieval ori­gins and development of the English Parliament, dealing with themes such as its origins, its development in relation to royal demands and the needs of war and the relationship between clerical and parliamentary assemblies. 218p (Machester UP 1981, repr.1999) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Queens Consort

England’s Medieval Queens by Lisa Hilton.

One very obvious consequence of the Norman Conquest, where this account starts was the preference for choosing royal brides from the great families of the continent. Queens as foreigners could be viewed with suspicion, and seldom had much of a power-base in England before their accession. Lisa Hilton shows that these obstacles could be transcended, and that it is possible to discern individual personalities and policies among the queens. 482p col pls (W.W. Norton 2010) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Henry V

by Marcus Cowper.

A concise look at the campaigns and military leadership of Henry V, accompanied by plentiful illustrations, battle plans and photographs of the surviving castles which he besieged and

captured. 64p, col illus (Osprey 2010) Pb was £11.99 now £3.95

English Episcopal Acta XXV Durham 1196-1237 edited by M.G. Snape.

262p (British Academy 2002) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

English Episcopal Acta XXI Norwich 1215-1243

edited by Christopher Harper-Bill.

294p (British Academy 2000) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

English Episcopal Acta XXII Chichester 1215-1253

71 The King’s Pardon for Homicide Before 1307 by Naomi D. Hurnard.

This study seeks to explain why the man who committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence needed a pardon. It examines the working of the system of pardoning in England in the thirteenth century, its effects on the claims of the victims’ kinsmen to secure reparation or bring down retribution on the slayers, and the risk to public order from the king’s clemency to those who had killed feloniously. 394p (Oxford UP 1969, repr. 1997) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

Papal Judges Delegate in the Province of Canterbury, 1198-1254 by Jane Sayers.

This book is concerned with the ecclesiastical courts set up by the papacy to hear specific cases on its behalf in the localities. One chapter outlines the central judicial structures of the church; other chapters include detailed studies of the procedure of the local courts and of the personnel the judges, the proctors and the parties. 398p (Oxford UP 1971, repr. 1997) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

Rural England, 1086-1135 by Reginald Lennard.

A classic study of socio-economic history in England in the years immediately following Domesday Book, which makes extensive use of Domesday to shed light on the ordinary conditions of rural life. 409p (Oxford UP 1959, repr.1997) Hb was £13.99 now £6.95

The Creation of Lancastrian Kingship by Jenni Nuttall.

This study looks at the literature of early Lancastrian England, including such poets as Hoccleve, Gower, and the anonymous authors of Richard the Redeless and Mum and the Sothsegger. It finds that these poets seem all to have been closely connected to the new regime, mostly as civil servants, and that both they and their readership were intimately concerned with the policies and priorities of the Crown. 187p (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £54.00 now £19.95

edited by Philippa M. Hoskin.

242p (British Academy 2001) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

English Episcopal Acta XXIII Chichester 1254-1305

edited by Philippa M. Hoskin.

238p (British Academy 2001) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

English Episcopal Acta XXXIII Worcester 1062-1185

edited by Mary Cheney, David Smith, Christopher Brooke & Philippa M. Hoskin.

300p (British Academy 2007) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

Domesday Book: Bedfordshire edited and translated by John Morris.

176p (Phillimore 1975) Hb was £14.00 now £4.95

Domesday Book: Berkshire

edited and translated by John Morris.

160p (Phillimore 1979) Pb was £8.25 now £2.95

Medieval Britain

72 Domesday Book: Devon edited by John Morris.

2 vols, 768p (Phillimore 1985) Pb was £24.50 now £6.95

Domesday Book: Huntingdonshire edited and translated by John Morris.

86p (Phillimore 1975) Hb was £12.00 now £4.95

Domesday Book: Leicestershire edited and translated by John Morris.

182p (Phillimore 1975) Hb was £14.00 now £4.95

Domesday Book: Middlesex

edited and translated by John Morris.

76p (Phillimore 1975) Hb was £12.00 now £4.95

Domesday Book: Rutland

edited and translated by John Morris.

64p (Phillimore 1975) Hb was £12.00 now £4.95

Domesday Book: Staffordshire edited and translated by John Morris.

119p (Phillimore 1976) Pb was £7.00 now £2.95

Domesday Book: Surrey

edited and translated by John Morris.

124p (Phillimore 1975) Pb was £7.00 now £2.95

The Reign of Edward III by W.M. Ormrod.

An account of the reign of one of England’s most conspicuously successful monarchs. His long reign saw the start of the Hundred Years War and the Black Death, but this study focuses as much on changes in society as events – after a narrative survey the rest of the book is divided thematically (King, magnates, clergy etc) and show how the reign affected all social orders and political institutions. 335P b/w illus (Tempus 2000) Hb was £19.99 now £6.95

The Second Scottish Wars of Independence by Chris Brown.

Brown outlines the history of the Second Scottish Wars. He exa­ mines the composition of Edward III’s army, how it was financed, the major players, the arms and armour, the battle plans, especially at the siege of Berwick and the Battles of Halidon Hill and Neville’s Cross, and how they were enacted and the political and social implications on both sides. 157p, 64 b/w figs, 23 col pls (Tempus 2002) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Queen of the Conqueror

Sanctifying Signs

by Tracy Borman.

by David Aers.

The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I A study of the life and career of Matilda of Flanders, which builds a remarkable picture of a skilled administrator able to wield power and influence in a manner hitherto unparalleled in medieval England and Normandy. 295p col pls (Bantam 2011) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Reading Abbey Cartularies I

General Documents and those Relating to Counties Other Than Berkshire edited by BR Kemp.

Contains royal acts, documents related to the abbey’s liberties, Papal acts, Archepiscopal and episcopal acts, and Abbatial acts, as well as documents realting to English holdings other than Berkshire. Latin text. 486p (Royal Historical Society 1986) Hb was £15.00 now £4.95

The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from 12th to 16th Centuries edited by D.E.R. Watt and N.F. Shead.

A prosopography of the heads of Scotlands seventy plus monastic houses during the Middle Ages. 244p (Scottish Record Society 2001) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Making Christian Tradition in Late Medieval England In this book David Aers examines Christian literature, theology and culture in the late medieval period and especially debates over orthodoxy. By studying a range of texts including Piers Plowman, and those by John Wyclif, William Langland and Walter Brut, he asks why some were considered orthodox and others heretical. 281p (University of Notre Dame Press 2004) Pb was £21.50 now £5.95

Her Life Historical

Exemplarity and Female Saints in Later Medieval England by Catherine Sanok.

This study argues that late medieval writers and readers used religious narrative, and specifically the legends of female saints, to think about the historicity of their own ethical lives and of the communities they inhabited. 256p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2007) Hb was £42.50 now £12.95

Venomous Tongues

Speech and Gender in Late Medieval England by Sandy Bardsley.

Sandy Bardsley examines the complex relationship between speech and gender in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Focusing on England, she uses a combination of legal, literary, and artistic sources to show how deviant speech was increasingly feminized in the later Middle Ages. 214p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2006) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

The Late Medieval English Church

Vitality and Vunerability Before the Break With Rome by G.W. Bernard.

A thorough reassessment of the condition of the English church prior to the reformation, which demonstrates its vibrancy, whilst also seeking out those weaknesses which made the reformation possible. The King, the bishops, the clergy, lay knowledge and activity, anticlericalism, monasticism and heresy are examined in turn. 304p b/w pls (Yale UP 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

The Wars of the Roses by Michael Hicks.

As well as providing a crisp clear narrative of the famous fifteenth century wars, Michael Hicks aims to explain why they occured, arguing that dynastic concerns were of less importance than the desire for good governance, itself fuelled by economic slump and the crown’s financial difficulties. 332p (Yale UP 2010) Hb was £28.00 now £9.95

Conquest

The English Kingdom of France by Juliet Barker.

Following on from her highly successful book on Agincourt, Juliet Barker gives us a pacy narrative history of the subsequent fortunes of the English in France, taking the story down to the loss of Normandy in the 1450s. Whilst the focus is overwhelmingly military, events (or the lack of them) in the field were to a large extent determined by political clashes, and these too are explained well. 485p col pls (Abacus 2009) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

People of the First Crusade by Michael Foss.

A vivid retelling of the story of the people who went on the First Crusade. Foss uses many original sources to construct a highly readable narrative, which combines descriptions of campaigns and events with fascinating character sketches of Crusaders and Saracens. 232p b/w illus (1997, Arcade Publishing reprint 2011) Hb was £18.99 now £6.95

Medieval Warfare: A History edited by Maurice Keen.

Explores over seven hundred years of European warfare, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages: an age when organisation for war was integral to social structure, when the secular aristocrat was by necessity also a warrior, and whose culture was profoundly influenced by martial ideas. 340p b/w and col illus (Oxford UP 1999) Hb was £71.00 now £19.95

Medieval Europe The Abacus and the Cross

The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages by Nancy Marie Brown.

An accessible biography of Gerbert of Aurillac (c.946-1003), and his rise from shepherd to Pope, as Sylvester II. It focuses on Gerbert’s scientific and mathematically enquiries and achievements, his theological vision, and his fractious political career, in particular his partnership with the Emperor Otto I. 310p col pls (Basic Books 2010) Hb was £20.99 now £7.95

Haskins Society Journal Volume 1

edited by Robert B. Patterson.

This first volume of the journal is dedicated to the memory of the late Sidney Painter and includes essays on subjects with which he was associated, many by his

former pupils. 191P (Hambledon 1989) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

73 Pain and Suffering in Medieval Theology

Academic Debates at the University of Paris in the Thirteenth Century by David Mowbay.

Questions of pain and suffering occur frequently in medieval theological debate. Here, Dr Mowbray examines the innovative views of Paris’s masters of theology in the thirteenth century, illuminating how they constructed notions of pain and suffering by building a standard terminology and conceptual framework. 192p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

Armies of Heaven

Lord of the Pyrenees

Rites of Passage

by Jay Rubinstein.

by Richard Vernier.

edited by Nicola McDonald.

The First Cruasade and the Quest for Apocalypse This account of the First Crusade emphasises the apocalyptic terms in which it was conceptualized. by contemporaries. Rubinstein pays particular attention both to Millennial ideas which were circulating and to the Crusade as a transformative experience, both for those taking part, and in terms of the way they structured history. 402p col pls (Basic Books 2011) Hb was £19.99 now £6.95

Holy Warriors

A Modern History of the Crusades by Jonathan Phillips.

A broad (including Crusading in the Baltic and Spain) and accessible introduction to the Crusades. It also brings the narrative right up to date with modern concerns, with sections which feel like much more than an afterthought on the continued (mis)use of the concept of crusade (and jihad) in the modern world. 424p b/w pls (Bodley Head 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Dating Undated Medieval Charters edited by Michael Gervers.

It was only in the early 14th century that charters were issued with dates. These papers report on the methods used to date earlier charters, particularly a computer system that matches word-strings. 237p (Boydell 2000, Pb 2002) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

Death in Fifteenth Century Castile Ideologies of the Elites by Laura Vivanco.

Vivanco reveals two coherent and sometimes conflicting ideologies co-existing among two elite groups, the oradores and defensores . She discusses in detail the main features of these belief systems with regard to the process of dying, the journey and ultimate destination of the soul, the importance of leading a good and noble life and whether prayer and the role of the bereaved could change the outcome of the afterlife. 211p (Boydell 2004) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Gaston Febus, Count of Foix 1331–91 The reign of Gaston III, Count of Foix and self-proclaimed sovereign Lord of Béarn, stands out as one of the rare success stories of the so-called `calamitous’ fourteenth century. By playing a skilful game of shifting allegiances and timely defiance, he avoided being drawn into the conflicts between his more powerful neighbours. This book traces his career. 222p (Boydell 2008) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Medieval Religious Women in the Low Countries The Modern Devotion, the Canonesses of Windesheim and Their Writings by Wybren Scheepsma.

Scheepsma’s in-depth and specialised study of the women who followed the Devotio Moderna examines questions of female literacy, the introspection that the movement required and the texts that ensued, the choice of subject and the great outpouring of manuscripts during the 15th century. 280p (Boydell 2004) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

Medieval Saints’ Lives

The Gift, Kinship and Community in Old French Hagiography by Emma Campbell.

Focusing on the depiction of the gift, kinship and community, the book maintains that social and sexual systems play a key role in vernacular hagiography. Such systems, along with the desires they produce and control, are, it is argued, central to hagiography’s religious functions, particularly its role as a vehicle of community formation. 274p (Boydell 2008) Hb was £50.00 now £12.95

Olivier de la Marche and the Rhetoric of Fifteenth Century Historiography by Catherine Emerson.

Oliver de la Marche’s Mémoirs of Burgundy was written over a fifty year period in the 15th century and is a real mix of disjointed episodes. This detailed study re-examines the Mémoires in order to determine the method beind the work’s structure and design and to uncover the agenda of the author which led to particular interpretations of certain events. 247p, col pls (Boydell 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £7.95

Cultures of Transition in the Fourteenth Century Essays explore the ritual marking of transitional periods in life in the 14th century. Subjects include the `peculiar funeral’ of Edward II, the accession of boy kings, becoming a priest, becoming a man, rites of passage in English and French romances, Chaucer’s women, Gower’s Confessio Amantis , and initiation in Froissart’s Dits amoureux . 176p (Boydell 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Haskins Society Journal, Vol. 13 edited by Richard Abels and Stephen Morillo.

Contents include: The Cistercian Mystery: how was the Order formed and by whom?; The coronation of Mathilda of Flanders; The forgotton family in 12th-century England; Owain ap Cadwgan: a rebel revisited; The memory of Brian fitz Count; Robert de Gant (c.1085-c.1158); Miracle stories and the violence of King Stephen’s reign. 173p (Boydell 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

The Medieval Mystical Tradition VII edited by E.A. Jones.

Subjects include: Julian of Norwich, the writings of Jan van Ruusbroec, Anchoritic texts, St Birgitta, holy women in print, continenetal women mystics in England during the 15th and 16th centuries, Margery Kempe, devotional theology, The Book of the First Monks , mystical desire and the English Syon Brethren. 2121p b/w illus (Boydell 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £7.95

The Medieval Church in Manuscripts by Justin Clegg.

Clegg provides an overview of the Medieval Church in the 14th and 15th centuries, looking at spiritualism, the religious orders, religious figures, the church calendar, prayer and the sacraments, and the relationship between the church and laity, all gloriously illustrated with a wealth of illuminations from the collections of the British Library. 64p, col illus (British Library 2003) Pb was £7.95, Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Medieval Europe

74 The Trial of the Templars by Malcolm Barber.

Barber’s detailed and vivid study traces the events between Philip IV’s arrest of the Templars in 1307 and the burning of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templars, at the stake in 1314. This detailed account examines the motivation of the chief participants, the charges and the Order’s defence, the role of the papacy and the spread of persecution across Europe. 398p (Cambridge UP 1st ed. 1978, repr. 2000) Pb was £19.99 now £5.95

Henry Suso

Wisdom’s Watch Upon the Hours translated by Edmund Colledge.

Written by Dominican preacher and mystic Bl. Henry Suso (c. 13001366), Horologium Sapientiae, or Wisdom’s Watch upon the Hours, was one of the most successful religious writings of its time. Essentially a dialogue between the author and Divine Wisdom, the Watch tells of Suso’s service to and espousal of Wisdom, his “most cruel bride”. 346p (Catholic University of America Press 1994) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Letters of Peter Damian, 121-150 translated by Owen Blum.

This volume, the fifth in a series to publish all 180 letters by the monk Peter Damian, presents Letters 121-150 which were written between 1065 and 1071. The correspondence includes letters to the Empress Agness, to lay officials and nobles, to monastic communities and to his nephew. 195p (Catholic University of America Press 2004) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Letters of Peter Damian, 1-30

The Letters of Peter Damian, 151-180

Given the endemic warfare between Christians and Muslims in medieval Spain the taking of prisoners was a common feature on both sides. This book examines what life was like for Christian captives, attitudes towards captivity and the structures put in place for their ransoming. 225p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Hb was £60.50 now £14.95

Peter Damian (1007-1072), an eleventh-century monk and man of letters, left a large and significant body of correspondence. This first volume contains the first thirty letters, and covers the period before 1049. Here we see Peter Damian as an untiring preacher and uncompromising reformer, both of the monastic world and of the church at large. 312p (Catholic University of America Press 1989) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

This volume concludes the series of Peter Damian’s Letters in English translation. Among Letters 151-180 readers will find some of Damian’s most passionate exhortations on behalf of eremitic ideals. 336p (Catholic University of America Press 2005) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Deeds of Pope Innocent III

The Letters of Peter Damian, 31-60

Written by an anonymous author, The Deeds of Pope Innocent III presents a contemporary biography of the first ten years (1198-1208) of the pontificate of `one of the most important popes in history’. It provides an invaluable record of papal politics, particularly Innocent’s involvement in disputes and conflicts in Sicily, Leon and Castile, in church reforms and in the Crusades. 286p (Catholic University of America Press 2007) Pb was £28.50 now £9.95

This volume contains Letters 31-60 of Peter Damian. While his epistolary style is varied exhortatory, occasional, pastoral, reforming - his message is singular and simple in urging strict adherence to the canons of the Church. 422p (Catholic University of America Press 1990) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Captives and Their Saviors in the Medieval Crown of Aragon by Jarbel Rodriguez.

translated by James M. Powell.

First Among Abbots

The Career of Abbo of Fleury by Elisabeth Dachowksi.

Abbo of Fleury (c.945-1004) had an extraordinary, if disperate life, and made important contributions to many fields of medieval endeavour, including the politics of the Kingdom of France and the Papal court, as a monastic reformer, and as a scholar and hagiographer. This, however, is the first modern attempt to write on his multi-faceted career as a whole. 299p (Catholic University of America Press 2008) Hb was £66.50 now £14.95

God’s Scribe

The Historiographical Art of Galbert of Bruges by Jeff Rider.

Galbert of Bruges wrote an eyewitness account of the assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, in 1127 and the ensuing civil war. Jeff Rider argues that this is not a true journal but a revised and edited history of events. He discusses how the chronicle developed, Galbert’s sources, how he organised his notes and wrote his text and its literary qualities. 360p (Catholic University of America Press 2001) Hb was £55.95 now £14.95

translated by Owen J. Blum.

translated by Owen J. Blum.

Letters of Peter Damian 61-90 translated by Owen J. Blum

Letters 61-90 reveal the author’s concern with the contemporary need for reforms, centering on the clerical, especially episcopal, celibacy and on the “heresy” of simony which involved the purchase of ecclesiastical offices. 397p (Catholic University of America Press 2008) Hb was £31.95 now £9.95

Letters of Peter Damian, 91-120 translated by Owen J. Blum.

Written during the years 10621066, these letters deal with a wide variety of subjects. Some letters are of historical interest, others approach the size and scope of philosophical or theological treatises. Damian’s correspondents range from simple hermits in his community to abbots, bishops, cardinals, and even to Pope Alexander II. 418p (Catholic University of America Press 1998) Hb was £36.95 now £9.95

translated by Owen J. Blum.

Petrus Alfonsi

Dialogue Against the Jews translated by Irven M. Resnick.

Petrus Alfonsi’s Dialogue Against the Jews (ca. 1109) breaks new ground in the history of Christian anti-Jewish polemics. As a recent convert from Judaism, Alfonsi introduced an intimate knowledge of Jewish literature and contemporary practice absent from earlier Christian sources. 288p (Catholic University of America Press 2006) Hb was £34.50 now £9.95

Pope Innocent III

Between God and Man - Six Sermons on the Priestly Office translated by Corinne J. Vause and Frank C. Gardiner.

The major theme throughout these six sermons is the responsibility of clergy to function as intermediaries between divinity and humanity, particularly in preaching and in administering the sacraments. 161p (Catholic University of America Press 2004) Pb was £21.50 now £6.95

Reject Aeneas, Accept Pius

Selected Letters of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II) edited by Thomas M. Izbicki, Gerald Christianson and Philip D.W. Krey.

Though several biographies have been written about “the humanist pope,” this book allows Aeneas to tell his story in his own words through a careful selection of seventyfive letters and two documents, ranging from short personal reflections to a full scale history of the Council of Basel. 435p (Catholic University of America Press 2006) Hb was £66.50 now £14.95

Medieval Europe Robert of Abrissel

A Medieval Religious Life edited and translated by Bruce L. Venarde.

This collection of contemporary sources on Robert of Arbrissel provides an insight into the man, his life and actions, the world in which he preached and how others viewed him. Two Lives are included by Baudri of Dol and Andreas of Fontevraud, followed by two highly critical letters addressed to Robert, a letter by him to the Countess of Brittany, as well as various charters. 155p (Catholic University of America Press 2003) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

Robert the Burgundian and the Counts of Anjou c.10251098 by W. Scott Jesse.

Robert the Burgundian, a castellan of Anjou wrote his own history of the region and described his motives for joining the First Crusade at the end of his long life. Jesse’s detailed study sifts through Robert’s words and examines the legends that grew up around him to analyse the military structure of Anjou, and the stormy relationship between the counts of Anjou and their castellans. 206p (Catholic University of America Press 2000) Hb was £51.95 now £12.95

Nicolas de Clamagnes

Spirituality, Personal Reform and Pastoral Renewal on the Eve of the Reformations by Christopher M. Bellitto.

This study of the early humanist Nicolas de Clamanges (1363/641437) focuses on his religious thought, and in particular his proposals for the reform of the church, which led him to be condemned as a proto-protestant in later centuries. 146p (Catholic University of America Press 2001) Hb was £43.50 now £7.95

A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages by Martyn Whittock.

Drawing on archaeological as well as documentary and literary evidence, this is a well-researched exploration of daily life in medieval England, with an emphasis on the later Middles Ages. Through plentiful examples of individual experiences from the primary sources, Whittock builds up a picture of rural and urban life and work, of housing, food and diet, religion, crime and punishment, disease and death, culture and leisure, and the medieval worldview. 320p (Robinson 2009) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

A Brief History of the Knights Templar by Helen Nicholson.

Rather than a blow-by-blow account of events, this outline history is aimed at a general readership and begins with the origins of the order before outlining their activities in the Latin East, Iberia and eastern Europe, their organisation, government, religious life, commercial activities and their trial and downfall. It is a revised edition of Nicholson’s 2001 book The Knights Templar: A New History. 368p b/w pls (Constable 2010) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Catherine of Siena by Giuliana Cavallini.

Written from an explicitly Christian standpoint, this is a study of the theology of Catherine of Siena, exploring its central themes of love and knowledge of God, as well as her ecclesiastical and political attitudes and use of symbolism and allegory. 163p (Continuum 1998, new ed 2005) Pb was £27.99 now £4.95

Tournament

by David Crouch.

In Tournament David Crouch has produced a book on all aspects of the tournament experience, from speculating on its place and date of origin and its functions, to exploring those that sponsored and financed the events, and those that took part. The choice of site, the make-up of the gathering, and the itinerary of the day - from the moment the town woke up, to the prize giving at the end, as well as the action itself are all covered in depth. 235p b/w illus (Hambledon 2005) Pb was £17.99 now £7.95

The Bianchi of 1399

Popular Devotion in Late Medieval Italy by Daniel E. Bornstein.

A detailed study of the wave of popular devotion which swept Italy from the Alps to Rome in 1399. Dubbed “Bianchi because of their white robes, men women and children from city and countryside joined in pious processions, listened to sermons, sang hymns, observed dietary restrictions and prayed for peace and mercy. 232p (Cornell UP 1993) Hb was £37.95 now £9.95

Out of Love for My Kin

Aristocratic Family Life in the Lands of the Loire, 1000-1200 by Amy Livingstone.

Livingstone examines the personal dimensions of the lives of aristocrats in the Loire region of France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. She argues for a new conceptualization of aristocratic family life based on an ethos of inclusion, evident in the care that aristocrats showed toward their families. 296p (Cornell UP 2010) Hb was £40.50 now £12.95

Passion and Order

Restraint of Grief in the Medieval Italian Communes by Carol Lansing.

A fascinating cultural history, this book looks at a period of great change in perceptions of grief in thirteenth century Italy. Carol Lansing argues that as the well-being of the state came to be associated with orderly behaviour public displays of grief became seen as disorderly and were associated increasingly with women. 244p b/w illus (Cornell UP 2008) Hb was £42.50 now £12.95

75 So Great a Light, So Great a Smoke The Beguin Heretics of Languedoc by Louisa A. Burnham.

The Beguins were a small sect of priests and lay people allied to the Spiritual Franciscans. Burnham follows the lives of nine Beguins as they conceal themselves in cities, solicit clandestine donations in order to bribe inquisitors, escape from prison, and venerate the burned bones of their martyred fellows as the relics of saints. 234p (Cornell UP 2008) Hb was £35.95 now £12.95

Church and Chronicle in the Middle Ages edited by Ian Wood and Graham Loud.

A collection of essays in honour of John Taylor. The volume has two clear foci: the study of history-writing in the middle ages and the late medieval church. 296p (Hambledon 1991) Hb was £110.00 now £9.95

The Culture of Christendom edited by Marc Meyer.

Fifteen essays in Medieval History in memory of Denis Bethel; they range from the fall of Rome to the fourteenth century, and are centred on the high medieval church. 304p. (Hambledon 1993) Hb was £60.00 now £9.95

Essays in Later Medieval French History by P S Lewis.

A collection of 17 essays by P.S. Lewis. The book’s central theme is the physcial and intellectual structure of later medieval French politics. Following a general survey, Lewis illustrates his argument by examining a series of institutions, attitudes and ideas. 250p. (Hambledon 1985) Hb was £55.00 now £6.95

In Search of the Holy Grail by Veronica Ortenberg.

A survey of the influence of the Middle Ages, and of medieval attitudes and values, on later periods and on the modern world, taking in the romantic movement and the influence of medievalism on nationalism, the enduring popularity of all things Celtic or Arthurian, and the Middle Ages on screen from Robin Hood to Pasolini. 336p b/w illus (Hambledon 2006) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Medieval Europe

76 Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages edited by Timothy Reuter.

Essays presented to Karl Leyser, the eminent historian of medieval Germany, by his pupils, many of them important historians in their own right. A particular focus is on the diverse roles of bishops in the High Middle Ages, as churchmen, but also as administrators and even military leaders. 256p (Hambledon 1992) Hb was £85.00 now £9.95

Francis and Clare of Assisi Selected Writings

edited by Emile Griffin.

A collection of the writings of the two thirteenth century saints, founders of the mendicant orders of the Franciscans and Poor Clares, including prayers and hymns, the rules of the respective orders, blessings and testaments. 128p (Harper Collins 2006) Pb was £8.55 now £3.95

Primitivism and Related Ideas in the Middle Ages by George Boas.

These essays demonstrate the growth of primitivism and antiprimitivism from the first to the thirteenth centuries, and include discussion of topics such as the Noble Savage, earthly paradise, the original condition of human beings, and cynicism and Christianity. 227p (Johns Hopkins UP 1948, Pb 1997) Pb was £16.50 now £6.95

The Transformation of the Year One Thousand by Guy Bois.

A Marxist socio-economic history of the village of Lournand near Cluny. In tracing the develop­ ment of the community from antiquity to feudalism, the author presents the case for the ‘feudal transformation’ as a sharply defined era of dramatic change. 171p (Manchester UP 1992) Pb £16.99 now £3.95

The Book of Michael of Rhodes, A Fifteenth Century Maritime Manuscript Volume 2: Transcription and Translation edited by Pamela O. Long, David McGee and Alan M. Stahl.

Michael’s book includes the first extant treatise on naval architecture, a treatise on mathematics in the tradition of medieval and Renaissance abbacus manuscripts, texts on navigation, and Michael’s autobiographical service record. 732p b/w illus (MIT Press 2009) Hb was £51.95 now £14.95

Social Unrest in the Late Middle Ages edited by Francis X. Newman.

5 essays which explore the wave of social unrest which swept Europe in the later Middle Ages. Contributors J.A. Raftis, Barbara Hanawalt, D.W. Robertson, John B. Friedman and Russel A. Peck. 160p (MRTS 1986) Hb was £18.00 now £5.95

Ducal Brittany, 1364-1399 by Michael Jones.

Traditionally John IV, Duke of Brittany has been considered an Anglophile. This book reexamines his role in Anglo-French relations by a full study of the diplomatic, administrative and military evidence. It suggests that the Duke’s policies were designed principally to create an autonomous duchy. 250p (Oxford UP 1970, repr. 1997) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

A Hound of God

Pierre de la Palud and the Fourteenth-Century Church by Jean Dunbabin.

Traces the career of Pierre de la Palud from his early reflections on contemporary moral issues, including papal prerogatives, contraception and usury, to his political and diplomatic activities as titular Patriarch of Jerusalem. 211p (Oxford UP 1991) Hb was £91.00 now £12.95

Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade by Marcus Bull.

Concentrating on the aristocracies of the Limousin and Gascony, this study examines the religious ideas of nobles and knights, with particular reference to why men went on the First Crusade. Bull argues that the Crusaders were inspired by religious ideology and the influence of the church, but he rejects the idea that there was a parallelism between lay religous beliefs and the intellectual position articulated by Urban II. (Oxford UP ) Hb was £14.99 now £6.95

Landscape With Two Saints by Lisa M. Bitel.

This intriguing book examines the multifaceted careers and cults of two fifth and sixth century saints, Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare, described by Bitel as “peripatetic, influential women responsible for building prestigious churches”. Gender forms a key theme, for unlike the usual stereotype of the female saint as pious virgin martyr, Genovefa and Brigit were celebrated for the active part they played in ordering and shaping their newly Christian communities. 297p (Oxford UP 2009) Hb was £22.50 now £9.95

The Life and Afterlife of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Testimony from her Canonisation Hearings by Kenneth Baxter Wolf.

A study and translation of the testimony given by witnesses at the canonization hearings of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, who died in 1231 in Marburg, Germany, at the age of twenty-four. The bulk of the depositions were taken from people who claimed to have been healed by the intercession of this new saint. 256p (Oxford UP 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £19.95

The Battle for Christendom

The Council of Constance, the East-West Conflict, and the Dawn of Modern Europe by Frank Welsh.

An accessible exploration of the events of the early Fifteenth Century - the three-way schism in the church, the growing Ottoman threat, the Hussite heresy, and the council of Constance which was intended to resolve these problems. 283p b/w pls (Overlook Press 2008) Hb was £17.99 now £7.95

Introduction to Greek and Latin Palaeography

by Sir Edward Maunde Thompson.

A guide to Greek and Latin Palaeography from the earliest manuscripts to the fifteenth century. The core of the book – which ensures its continuing value – is a selection of 250 facsimiles of manuscripts ranging from Greek cursive papyri to the book-hands of the 15th century. 616p, 250 b/w pls (OUP 1912 reprint 2002) Hb was £26.00 now £9.95

Sir John Hawkwood

Chivalry and the Art of War by Stephen Cooper.

This book explores the remarkable career of Sir John Hawkwood, who rose from humble beginnings in England to become the foremost mercenary commander of late fourteenth century Italy. Stephen Cooper first provides a narrative of his life and campaigns, then highlights different aspects of late medieval warfare. 208p b/w pls (Pen & Sword 2008) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

The Friar of Carcassonne

Revolt against the Inquisition in the Last Days of the Cathars by Stephen O’Shea.

A lively study of the revolt against the inquisition in the early years of the fourteenth century centred on the Languedoc and led by the Franciscan friar, Bernard Delicieux, as well as the response by the Church and secular authorities. 288p col pls (Profile 2011) Hb was £17.99 now £6.95

Medieval Europe Absolute Monarchs

The Roman Catholic Church

by John Julius Norwich.

by Edward Norman.

A History of the Papacy An entertaining one-volume history of the papacy. Rather than aim at comprehensiveness Norwich chooses to focus his attention on a selection of the most interesting and momentous papal reigns, demonstrating periods of papal power and weakness, political and doctrinal upheaval, centralisation and schism. 512p col pls (Random House 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

An Illustrated History

A feast for the eyes, this beautiful book covers the whole history of the Catholic Church from its beginnings to the present day. Individual theologians are highlighted such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, as well as the defining events that have shaped the history of the church - the schism with the East, the Crusades, the colonisation of the new world, right up to the divergent movements of the modern age. 192p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2007) Pb was £16.95 now £6.95

Feeling Persecuted

1494

by Anthony Bale.

by Stephen R. Bown.

Christians, Jews and Images of Violence in the Middle Ages The medieval Christian attitude towards Jews included a pervasive belief that Jews committed crimes against Christian children, Christ’s body and the Eucharist. This volume explores this part of the medieval Christian imagination and how the images of this Christian suffering and persecution were central to their ideas of love, community and home. 254p b/w illus (Reaktion 2010) Hb was £29.00 now £9.95

Siege Mines and Underground Warfare by Kenneth Wiggins.

This concise guide looks briefly at ancient techniques of siege warfare and subterranean mining, before focusing on the medieval and modern periods. Kenneth Wiggins discusses changes in techniques of tunnelling, attempts at countering such attacks through different types and designs of fortifications, the impact of gunpowder and the use of undermining during the Crusades, the English Civil War and through to the First World War. 56p b/w illus (Shire 2003) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem by Carol Delaney.

This new biography sets Columbus’ life and voyages against the backdrop of his eschatological beliefs, arguing that Columbus’ primary motivation in attempting to chart a western route to the East Indies lay in his desire to raise funds for a new Crusade to retake Jerusalem as the first step in the fulfilment of history and the coming apocalypse. 319p b/w illus (Free Press 2011) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half A popular survey of the events which led to the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew an imaginary line in the Atlantic dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal. Bown explores the tensions between Ferdinand and Isabella and Joao II and their lasting effects in world history. 292p (Thomas Dunne Books 2011) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Ceremonial Culture in PreModern Europe edited by Nicholas Howe.

An initial essay by Nicholas Howe sets out some methodological issues, developing themes of space, both public and private, of power and of meaning. The following essays examine processions in medieval Chartres, ceremonial events in late medieval Muscovite Rus, sixteent h century civic ritual when receiving kings, and ritual in the Italian renaissance. 160p b/w illus (University of Notre Dame Press 2007) Pb was £22.95 now £6.95

Home and Homelessness in the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds edited by Nicholas Howe.

Contributors discuss the houses of 16th-century Venice, Morisco houses in 16th-century Spain, poverty and vagrancy in Spain and early colonial Peru, homelessness in medieval Iceland and its sagas, and in Anglo-Saxon England. 170p b/w illus (University of Notre Dame Press 2004) Pb was £18.50 now £5.95

The Subject Medieval/ Modern

Lordship, Reform and the Development of Civil Society

by Peter Haidu.

by David Foote.

Text and Governance in the Middle Ages By exploring English and French literature of the Middle Ages Haidu seeks to uncover how they `participate in the cultural invention of the subject as part of the political invention of the state’. This is a specialist study of the development of subjectivity which `defines subjecthood in relation to the state’. 446p (Stanford UP 2004) Pb was £27.50 now £7.95

The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100–1250

Foote argues that all too often secular affairs have been put before ecclesiastical matters in discussions of the development of the commune. He explores the role of religious institutions in regulating the intense competition and co-operation between lords and the Church during the 12th and 13th centuries. 254p (University of Notre Dame Press 2004) Pb was £22.95 now £6.95

77 Love of Self and God in Thirteenth Century Ethics by Thomas M. Osborne.

This book covers an important, but often neglected, aspect of medieval ethics, namely the controversy over whether or not it is possible to love God more than oneself through natural powers alone. In debating this topic, thirteenth-century philosophers and theologians introduced a high level of sophistication to the study of how one’s own good is achieved through virtuous action. 352p (University of Notre Dame Press 2005) Pb was £27.50 now £7.95

Making Difference in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia by Jean Dangler.

Jean Dangler traces shifts in con­ ceptions of alterity from medieval to early modern Spain through a detailed study of four writing genres: muwashshah/jarcha poems from Al-Andalus, Andalusi “cutting poems”, medical literature about the body and discourse about the monster. 218p, b/w illus (University of Notre Dame Press 2005) Pb was £24.95 now £7.95

Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages by Kevin Madigan.

A study of the development and union of scholastic, apocalyptic and Franciscan interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew from 1150 to 1350. Madigan uses the fortunes of the Franciscan Peter Olivi (d. 1298) and his commentary on Matthew as a lens through which to observe the larger theological and ecclesiastical developments of this era. 240p (University of Notre Dame Press 2003) Pb was £22.95 now £7.95

Reading Medieval Culture

Essays in Honour of Robert W. Hanning edited by Robert M. Stein and Sandra Pierson Prior.

Contributors cover a wide range of fields within medieval studies, from Anglo-Saxon England to twelfth-century European intellectual culture, and from Chaucer’s age to nineteenth– and twentiethcentury medievalism. 504p (University of Notre Dame Press 2005) Hb was £34.50 now £7.95

The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt

edited and translated by Sean L. Field.

Agnes of Harcourt became abbess at the new royal abbey of Longchamp, founded by Isabelle of France, sister of Louis IX. In the 1280s Agnes wrote a substantial biography of Isabelle as well as a brief letter detailing Louis IX’s involvement with the abbey. This volume contains the old French texts with a facing English translation, as well as a substantial introduction to Agnes’ life and works. 120p (University of Notre Dame Press 2003) Hb was £34.95 now £7.95

Medieval Europe

78 The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading by Jonathan Riley-Smith.

A classic work of Crusades history, reissued with a new introduction. Through the vivid presentation of a wide range of European chronicles and charter collections, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides a striking illumination of Crusader motives and responses and a thoughtful analysis of the mechanisms that made the expedition successful. 232p (1986, University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Pb was £16.50 now £6.95

 eresy and Authority in H Medieval Europe edited by Edward Peters.

This collection brings together some of the most important texts for the study of heresy and heterodoxy as well as the measures taken by the church to combat it. An initial chapter surveys the patristic background for the concept of heresy, while the bulk of the book is arranged chronologically from the tenth century to the Hussite heresy in the fifteenth. 312p (University of Pennsylvania Press 1980) Pb was £19.00 now £6.95

A History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 1

From the Time of Christ to the Court Jews by Leon Poliakov.

Chiefly the history of prejudice against the Ashkenazim, and its origins in medieval Europe. Jews were accused of countless crimes, from causing the Black Death to practicing ritual murder, and the author attempts throughout to reveal the sociological and psychological forces behind these irrational charges. 340p (1955, University of Pennsylvania Press repr. 2003) Hb was £42.50 now £12.95

The King’s Other Body

Maria of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by Theresa Earenfight.

Queen Maria of Castile, wife of Alfonso V, “the Magnanimous,” king of the Crown of Aragon, governed Catalunya in the midfifteenth century while her husband conquered and governed the kingdom of Naples. This book is both a biography of Maria and an analysis of her political partnership with Alfonso. 242p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2010) Hb was £32.50 now £12.95

Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe

edited by Ruth Mazo Karras, Joel Kaye and E. Ann Matter.

This collection of essays makes the case that the development of law is deeply implicated in the growth of medieval theology and Christian doctrine; the construction of discourses on sin, human nature, honor, and virtue; the multiplying forms governing chivalry, demeanor, and social interaction, including gender relations; and the evolution of scholasticism, from its institutional context within the university to its forms of presentation, argumentation, and proof. 315p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2008) Pb was £16.50 now £6.95

The Measure of Woman

Law and Female Identity in the Crown of Aragon by Marie A. Kelleher.

This study explores the complex relationship between women and legal culture in Spain’s Crown of Aragon during the late medieval period. Kelleher argues that women were not passive recipients - or even victims - of the legal system. Rather, medieval women actively used the conceptual vocabulary of the law, engaging with patriarchal legal assumptions as part of their litigation strategies. 217p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2010) Hb was £36.00 now £12.95

The Maid and the Queen

The Secret History of Joan of Arc by Nancy Goldstone.

A popular and dramatic history, which narrates the fortunes of the Dauphin’s party from their lowest ebb to the revival of the French monarchy. In particular Nancy Goldstone focuses on the careers of Yolande of Aragon, the Dauphin’s chief supporter and strategist, and Joan of Arc, whom she argues, was championed by Yolande. 296p b/w illus (Viking 2012) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

No Place of Rest

Irresistible North

by Susan L. Einbinder.

by Andrea Di Robilant.

Jewish Literature, Expulsion and the Memory of France There are few direct references to the catastrophic great expulsion of 1306. Einbinder studies a range of writings she reveals to be commemorative. Her careful readings uncover the ways in which medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile and, perhaps more important, helped to preserve or efface their history. 267p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Righteous Persecution

Inquisition, Dominicans and Christianity in the Middle Ages by Christine Caldwell Ames.

This study recounts how inquisitors crafted and promoted explicitly Christian meanings for their inquisitorial persecution. Inquisitors’ conviction that the sin of heresy constituted the gravest danger to the Christian soul led to the belief that bringing the individual to repentance was a pious way to carry out their pastoral task. 312p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Tabula Picta

Painting and Writing in Medieval Law by Marta Madero.

To whom does a painted tablet belong? To the owner of the physical piece of wood on which an image is painted? Or to the person who made the painting on that piece of wood? Marta Madero turns to the extensive glosses and commentaries by medieval jurists, articulating a notion of intellectual and artistic property radically different from our own. 160p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

From Venice to Greenland on the Trail of the Zen Brothers Journalistic in style Di Robilant’s book retraces and provides an imaginative reconstruction of the voyages of the Venetian Zen brothers and investigates the claims of their sixteenth century descendant that they included an exploration of the New World as early as the 1380s. 228p b/w illus (Alfred A. Knopf 2011) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Lady Queen

The Notorious Reign of Joanna I by Nancy Goldstone.

This accessible narrative details all of the twists and turns of Queen Joanna of Naples’ extraordinary life and rule. Nancy Goldstone brings the complex politics of the fourteenth century to life, exploring the nigh-on impossible position in which Joanna found herself, as the only woman of her age to rule in her own right. 365p col pls (Walker & Co 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

The Medieval Heart by Heather Webb.

In this book Heather Webb studies medieval notions of the heart. Drawing from the works of Dante, Catherine of Siena, Boccaccio, Aquinas, and Cavalcanti and other literary, philosophic, and scientific texts, she reveals medieval answers to such fundamental questions as: Where is life located? What does it consist of? Where does it begin? And how does it end? 241p (Yale UP 2010) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

The Rusted Hauberk

The Mortgage of the Past

edited by Liam O.

by Francis Oakley.

Feudal Ideas of Order and Their Decline Purdon and Cindy L. Vitto. These essays look at medieval conceptions of the decline of the feudal ideal, exploring the relationship between the expressed ideals of the feudal age and actually custom and practice. 338p (University Press of Florida 1994) Hb was £51.95 now £9.95

Reshaping the Ancient Political Inheritance (1050-1300) Here, Oakley explores kingship from the tenth century to the beginning of the fourteenth, showing how, under the stresses of religious and cultural development, kingship became an inceasingly secular institution. 327p (Yale UP 2012) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Medieval Art and Architecture The Raven King

Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library by Marcus Tanner.

Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary from 1443-90 is principally remembered as a lover of learning, assembling one of the largest libraries in Europe, and it is on this aspect of his kingship which this biographical account particularly focuses, looking at the status conferred by knowledge, and at the library’s acquisition. 263p b/w pls (Yale UP 2008) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95, Pb was £12.99 now £5.95

A Continental Shelf

Books Across Europe from Ptolemy to Don Quixote edited by Kristian Jensen and Martin Kauffmann.

This exhibition catalogue presents some of the Bodleian’s finest medieval and renaissance books, tracing cultural diffusion and diversity across Europe. The books are chosen to illustrate themes including cartography, the rediscovery of the Classics, learning, the spread of vernacular books, and influences from outside Christendom. 140p col illus (Bodleian Library 1994) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

The Madonna of Humility

Development, Dissemination and Reception, c.1340-1400 by Beth Williamson.

This study explores the genesis and development of one particular image in medieval art - the Madonna of Humility - a seated Virgin Mary with the Christ-child. Beth Williamson explores the different variations of the image, asking what they would have meant to medieval viewers and worshippers. 195p b/w illus, col pls (Boydell 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Medieval Wall Paintings in English and Welsh Churches by Roger Rosewell.

Chapters examine the development of wall painting in England and Wales, and ask who commissioned the paintings and why, from the grandest cathedral to the tiniest parish church, before going on to look at the selection of subjects and their meaning. Includes a full gazetteer of surviving paintings. 338p col illus (Boydell 2008, Pb 2011) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts by Pamela Porter.

In this book, Pamela Porter, Curator of Manuscripts in the British Library, looks at courtly love within the context of romance, chivalry and ‘real life’ relationships in medieval society, accompanied by lots of lovely colour photos. 64p col illus (British Library 2003) Pb was £7.99 now £3.95

Faces of Power and Piety by Erik Inglis.

An introduction to medieval portraiture lavishly illustrated throughout with full colour images from the collections of the British Library and the Getty Museum. A huge gulf exists between our own notion of a portrait, and medieval priorities, and in his text Erik Inglis sets out why this was, and the ways in which portraits were intended to preserve a recognisable image of virtues rather than a lifelike depiction. 88p col illus t/out (British Library 2008) Hb was £12.95 now £4.95

Tradition and Innovation in Later Medieval English Manuscripts by Kathleen L. Scott.

Examines a number of English manuscripts of the 15th and early 16th centuries, establishing criteria for genuine artistic originality. Each manuscript is assessed in detail in terms of its text, scribe(s), artists, decorative programme and circumstances of its creation, as well as its context in terms of English and wider European art. 194p col illus (British Library 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £19.95

The Priory and Parish Church of St. Mary Beddgelert by Alan Bott and Margaret Dunn.

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the priory and parish church of St. Mary, Beddgelert, comprising detailed notes on the history of Christianity in the area from the third to the 20th century and information about notable local personalities and clergy, as well as a full description of the architecture, fixtures and fittings of the church. 112p b/w illus, col pls (Coastline Publications 2005) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

The Troyes Memoire

The Bishop’s Palace

by Tina Kane.

by Maureen C. Miller.

The Making of a Medieval Tapestry The “Troyes Mémoire” is the sole surviving example of the written instructions used in designing tapestries during the Middle Ages. It is unique in its presentation of detailed information on how patrons and church officials communicated complex iconographic material to the medieval artists commissioned to paint cartoons for tapestries. It is here translated into English for the first time, with full introduction and extensive notes. 196p, b/w illus, col pls (Boydell 2010) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy During the late 12th and 13th centuries the city centres of northern Italy were dominated by the palatial residences of bishops. Miller explores the relationship between the bishop’s authority and his use of urban space and argues that architectural splendour was used to compensate for loss of temporal power. 307p b/w illus (Cornell UP 2000, Pb 2003) Pb was £22.95, now £9.95

79 Weaving Sacred Stories

French Choir Tapestries and the Performance of Clerical Identity by Laura Weigert.

Spanning the backs of choir stalls, large-scale tapestries functioned as both architectural elements and pictorial narratives. This book examines the role of these tapestries in ritual performances, arguing that they contributed to a process by which the clerical elite legitimated and defended their social position. 264p col illus (Cornell UP 2004) Hb was £59.95 now £19.95

Sienese Painting After the Black Death

Artistic Pluralism, Politics and the New Art Market by Judith B. Steinhoff.

This book provides a new perspective on Sienese painting after the Black Death, asking how social, religious, and cultural change affect visual imagery and style. 264p b/w illus, col pls (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £69.00 now £19.95

Immagine Antica

edited by Marco Ciatti and Cecilia Frosinini.

This volume reports on the conservation of a superb panel, the Madonna and child of Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence. As well as scientific analyses it also contains papers exploring the artists behind its creation and issues of dating, with a revised 12th century date proposed. 182p b/w illus, col pls (Edifir Edizioni Firenze 2003) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art

by James Peacock and Michael Kerrigan.

This book reproduces in full colour over 80 examples of medieval manuscript illumination, drawn in the main from the collections of the British Library. They are arranged thematically according to their depictions of the lives of saints, scenes from the Bible, the calendar and secular works. 127p col illus (Flame Tree 2014) Hb was £12.99 now £5.95

The History of Castles by Christopher Gravett.

A popular introduction to the castle. The bulk of the book comprises a region by region tour of the finest and most representative European castles (with brief notes on castles elsewhere in the world), illustrated with a wealth of plans and photographs. 192p col illus (Lyons Press 2001, 2nd ed 2007) Pb was £15.95 now £5.95

Medieval Art and Architecture

80 Compostela and Europe

The Rose Window

by Manuel Castineras et al.

by Painton Cowan.

The History of Diego Gelmirez This enormous and beautiful book accompanies a travelling exhibition on the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela and the extraordinary flourishing of Romanesque art which they witnessed in the early twelfth century. It is much, much more than a catalogue, however, and contains a wide range of new research on the architecture and other artistic media, and the religious and political contexts which provided the backdrop to the Romanesque. 430p col illus (Skira 2010) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

A History of the Stained Glass of St. George’s Chapel Windsor edited by Sarah Brown.

In this volume the history of the chapel’s stained glass is explored by a team of distinguished stained glass historians and heraldic scholars for the first time, revealing a microcosm of English stained glass design across the centuries. 263p, 98 b/w and 20 col pls (St George’s Chapel 2005) Pb was £30.00 now £7.95

Image and Idol

Medieval Sculpture by Philip Lindley and Richard Deacon.

This book accompanies an exhibition of medieval sculpture at the Tate Britain. The text discusses the installation itself, as well as an in-depth exploration of iconoclasm during the Reformation. 72p col illus (Tate 2001) Pb was £14.99 now £4.95

Cloister, Abbot and Precinct by Michael Thompson.

Looks at the relationship between monastic philosophy, everyday living, and architecture. Thompson explores the origin and develop­ ment of the cloister, the abbot and his residence both inside and outside of the monastery and the develop­ment of the monastic precinct and its gatehouse. 160p, 70 b/w pls, illus, maps (Tempus 2001) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

English Stained Glass by Painton Cowen.

This album of medieval (c.1100– 1530) stained glass in England’s churches is among the finest to be found. A geographical sweep of the nation takes in over 100 windows along with short descriptions, from the greatest Cathedrals to isolated examples in out of the way parish churches. 128p, col illus t/out (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £14.99 now £7.95

Splendour and Symbol This beautifully illustrated book is the first systematic study of the rose window, both as a feature of Gothic architecture and as an art-form in its own right. Four chapters trace the evolution of the form across nine centuries, from its origins and the early wheel windows to the rapid spread of the Rayonnant rose, from the phenomenal displays of the Flamboyant to the powerful reinterpretations of the present day. 276p col illus (Thames & Hudson 2005) Hb was £39.95 now £19.95

Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass in the Victoria & Albert Museum by Paul Williamson

The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world, making it possible to chart the development of the art in detail from the middle of the twelfth century to about 1550. One hundred colour plates, and selected details, show the collection to full advantage, while commentaries on each of the pieces reconstruct the original context of the panels, and explain the imagery. 160p col illus (V&A 2003) Hb was £30.00 now £12.95

Medieval and Renaissance Treasures

Building in Time

From Giotto to Alberti and Modern Oblivion by Marvin Trachtenberg.

In the pre-modern age in Europe, the architect built not merely with imagination, brick and mortar, but with time, using vast quantities of duration as the means to erect monumental buildings that otherwise would have been impossible to achieve. Trachtenberg argues that this was not mere medieval muddling-through but entailed a highly developed set of norms and effective practices. 272p col illus (Yale UP 2010) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Defaced

The Visual Culture of Violence in the Late Middle Ages by Valentin Groebner.

From the fourteenth century onward, pictorial representations became increasingly violent, whether in depictions of the Passion, or in vivid and precise images of torture, execution, and war. The profusion of violent imagery provoked a question: how to distinguish the illegitimate violence that threatened and reversed the social order from the proper, “just,” and sanctioned use of force? 217p b/w illus (Zone 2004) Hb was £22.95 now £9.95

Scottish Kirkyards by Dane Love.

edited by Paul Williamson and Peta Motture.

A rather whimsical look at the Scottish Kirkyard, focusing on the post-reformation era, and examining tombstones for their symbolism, information on cause of death, interesting epitaphs, and so on, as well as looking at funerary customs, bodysnatching, and the legends that have grown up around certain kirkyards. Includes a gazetteer of noteworthy tombstones. 224p b/w illus (Amberley 1989, repr. 2010) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, in the Late Middle Ages

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor in the Fourteenth Century

Accompanying the refurbishment of the Victoria and Albert M u s e u m ’s m e d i e va l a n d renaissance galleries, this beautifully illustrated souvenir type book presents 37 of the finest pieces in the collection, including some superb medieval ivory carvings, the magnificent Limoges enamel Becket reliquary, tapesteries, goldwork, manuscripts and stained glass. 96p col illus (V&A 2007) Hb was £14.99 now £4.95

edited by Colin Richmond and Eileen Scarff.

10 essays explore different aspects of the history and architecture of St George’s Chapel in the 15th Century, when it was an important Yorkist symbol of culture, religious devotion and artistic splendour. 214P col and b/w pls (Windsor 2001) Hb was £45.00 now £6.95

The Art of the Goldsmith in Late Fifteenth Century Germany The Kimbell Virgin and Her Bishop by Jeffrey Chips Smith.

An examination of the creation of the silver “Kimbell Virgin and Child” (1486) statuette, its place in the context of other works of art in Eichstatt, and the compelling story of Bishop Reichenau and his intense devotion to the Virgin Mary. 100p b/w and col illus (Yale UP 2006) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

edited by Nigel Saul.

The collection of essays in this volume sets Windsor in its context at the forefront of the political and cultural developments of mid-fourteenth-century England. Several papers are devoted to the mighty building campaign at the Castle started by Edward III which made Windsor the grandest royal residence of its day. 288p b/w illus (Boydell 2005) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Mapping Paradise

A History of Heaven and Earth by Alessandro Scafi.

In his history of the cartography of paradise, Alessandro Scafi journeys from the beginning of Christianity to the present day. He explores the intellectual conditions that made the mapping of paradise possible. The challenge for mapmakers, he argues, was to make visible a place that was geographically inaccessible and yet real, remote in time and yet still the scene of an essential episode in the history of salvation. 416p b/w and col illus (British Library 2007) Hb was £35.00 now £16.95

Medieval Art and Architecture Terra Incognita

Mapping the Antipodes Before 1600 by Alfred Hiatt.

Until the entire world was mapped, terra incognita was not a metaphor. It existed and was acknowledged to exist. This study examines how unknown lands were represented from Late Antiquity to 1600 - on maps, and in a variety of written texts, including poetry, treatises, political tracts and travel narratives. 298p col and b/w illus (British Library 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

An Uneasy Communion

Jews, Christians and Altarpieces of Medieval Aragon edited by Vivian B. Mann.

A fascinating study of the icon­ ography of altarpieces and the artistic collaboration between Jews and Christians. In the multicultural society of late medieval Spain, Jewish and Christian artists worked together to produce retables as well as Latin and Hebrew religious manuscripts. 176p, b/w and col illus (D Giles 2010) Hb was £39.95 now £14.95

Italian Paintings, 1250-1500 by Carl Brandon Strehlke.

This superbly illustrated book provides a comprehensive scholarly catalogue and study of the John G. Johnson collection of early Italian Renaissance art in the Philadelphia Museum. Discussion of such art historical questions as dating and attribution combines extensive archival research with technical study of the paintings. 556p, many col and b/w illus (Penn State University Press 2004) Pb was £73.95 now £19.95

Fra Angelico

by Diana Cole Ahl.

This accessible yet authoritative volume examines the life and work of possibly the most celebrated religious painter of the Italian Early Renaissance, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (c. 1390/95-1455), known as Fra Angelico. Fra Angelico’s paintings are here discussed in the context of the time and places in which they were created, and are beautifully reproduced in their true, glorious colours. 240p col illus (Phaidon 2008) Hb was £39.95 now £14.95

Perspectives on Medieval Art

Leaves of Gold

edited Ena Heller and Patricia P. Pongracz.

edited by James R. Tanis.

Learning Through Looking

This volume examines medieval culture from a number of different viewpoints to reveal how the art of the Middle Ages can provide a unique insight into the wider issues of medieval politics and culture. The essays also address the teaching of medieval art and architecture as well as examining society’s longing for ecclesiastical drama. 224p col illus (D Giles 2009) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

The Romanesque Frieze and its Spectator edited by Deborah Kahn.

This collection of essays places the frieze within its wider social and cultural context and considers conservation issues. Papers include: Art History: problems of narrative and iconography; regional groups and filiations; Conservation: principles of restoration and conservation; Lincoln Cathedral Romanesque friezes. 232p, 117 pls and illus (Harvey Miller 1992) Hb £75.00 now £9.95

The Lantern Tower of Westminster Abbey, 10602010

by Warwick Rodwell.

A study of the different physical struc­tures and prospective designs for towers to occupy the central crossing at Westminster Abbey, from the tower depicted on the Bayeux tapestry to plans by Wren and Hawksmoor. 112p, col illlus t/out (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £15.00 now £3.95

Manuscript Illuminations from Philadelphia Collections This beautifully produced exhibition catalogue showcases 80 of the finest illuminated manuscripts held in libraries in the Philadelphia area. Introductory essays provide context on the production and use, and the individual manuscripts are described and discussed. 242p b/w and col illus (Philadelphia Museum of Art 2001) Pb was £30.00 now £12.95

Romanesque Architecture Design, Meaning, and Metrology by Eric Fernie.

This volume make available thirty studies published over the last twenty years on buildings as varied as the pre-Conquest Abbey at Westminster and the church of St Magnus at Egilsay. There are two studies on sculpture, and a number of studies on the St. Gall plan and architectural proportions in English churches. 435p, 220 illus (Pindar Press 1995) Hb was £150.00 now £75.00

The Story of Gothic Architecture by Francesca Prina.

Gloriously illustrated, this introductory guide to gothic architecture first outlines the main characteristics of the style, before taking the reader on a tour of Europe’s finest examples, including cathedrals, palaces, castles and town houses. 144p col illus (Prestel 2011) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

81 The Story of Romanesque Architecture by Francesca Prina.

A well illustrated introductory guide to Romanesque architecture, which explores its characteristic features, socioeconomic context and spread across Europe. The second half of the book presents a tour of some of the finest examples, principally cathedrals and monasteries, but also castles, palaces and bridges. 142p col illus (Prestel 2011) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

Discovering Abbeys and Priories by Geoffrey N. Wright.

A user-friendly handbook which explores Britain’s abbeys and priories, traces the history of monasteries from Anglo-Saxon times to the Dissolution, and describes the different monastic orders, as well as monastic architecture and the lives of the monks and nuns. A gazetteer of 200 sites open to the public, with black and white photographs,constitutes the rest of the book. 160p col illus (Shire 1969, 3rd ed 1998) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Discovering Cathedrals by David Pepin.

This full colour pocket-guide takes us on a tour of the 48 Anglican cathedrals of England and Wales, providing a brief history of each and pointing out particularly notable architectural features. 168p col illus (Shire 1971, 7th ed 2004) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Discovering Churches and Churchyards by Mark Child.

An analysis of the architecture of English parish churches from Anglo-Saxon times to 1900. Child guides you not only with detailed descriptions, but with over 300 photographs and diagrams, to the buildings and their construction, to the treasures to be found within their walls and the fascinating and wildlife-rich grounds in which they stand. There is also a gazetteer of the most interesting churches in each county. 264p col illus (Shire 2007) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Discovering Stained Glass

by John Harries, revised by Carola Hicks.

A handy guide to England’s stained glass, including technical information, a history of styles and a gazetteer of the finest examples to be found around the country. 96p b/w and col illus (Shire rev ed 1996) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Medieval Art, Architecure and Archaeology

82 Medieval Castles

by Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham.

An introduction to castles and castle studies answering such questions as who built castles, when and why, and assessing how they have been studied in the past. Individual chapters are devoted to exploring the social, domestic and military functions of castles and sites are approached through archaeological and landscape perspectives. 72p b/w illus (Shire 2003) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Medieval Wall Paintings by E. Clive Rouse.

A guide to England’s often fragmentary extant wall paintings, focusing in particular on the meaning of the paintings, their decorative schemes and purpose. 80p b/w and col illus (Shire 4th ed 1991, repr 2004) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Shakespeare’s Church A Parish for the World edited by Val Horsler.

A well illustrated portrait of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-uponAvon, the parish church where Shakespeare was baptised and buried. Val Horsler takes the reader through the church’s history from Anglo-Saxon origins to present day site of tourism, also providing a detailed look at its architectural developement, the fixtures and fittings, and throwing light on the church and town as they were in Shakespeare’s time. 160p col illus (Third Millennium 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Painter and Priest

Giovanni Canavesio’s Visual Rhetoric and the Passion Cycle at La Brigue by Veronique Plesch.

A detailed study of Canavesio’s ambitious passion cycle at the pilgrimage sanctuary of NotreDame des Fontaines at La Brigue in southern France, completed in 1492. 458p, col illus t/out (University of Notre Dame Press 2006) Hb was £50.50 now £14.95

The Visual Object of Desire in Late Medieval England by Sarah Stanbury.

This book explores the ethical use of images in the later Middle Ages, and how the debate over devotional images and the line between piety and idolatry plays out in the literature of the period. It addresses medieval concepts of vision and sensation, and the “culture of the spectacle”, as well as the socio-economic backdrop to the proliferation of devotional images in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 290p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2008) Hb was £42.50 now £12.95

The Medieval World

The Walters Art Museum by Martina Bagnioli and Kathleen Gerry.

A superbly illustrated exploration of medieval art through the collection of the Walters Art Museum. The book is organised thematically with topics such as the classical tradition, materials and manufacture, liturgical implements and their context, relics and reliquaries and objects from daily life. 216p col illus (Walters Art Museum 2011) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

Choirs of Angels

Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300–1500 by Barbara Drake Boehm.

Slim but packed full of beautiful colour illustrations, this book examines the role and production of illuminated chor books in late medieval Italy. Boehm looks at how choir books were used, at the development of musical notation, and most of all at the interlinking of art and music in medieval thought. 64p col illus t/out (Yale UP 2010) Pb was £11.99 now £4.95

Edward III’s Round Table at Windsor by Julian Munby, Richard Barber and Richard Brown.

Essays on the excavation and architecture of Edward III’s House of the Round Table. There are also essays on the chivalric background to the building, and on its novelty – it formed a centrepiece to the pageantry of Edward’s court and the symbolism behind Edward’s desire to found an entirely secular order of knights based on Arthurian legend. 282p b/w illus col pls (Boydell 2007) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

Medieval Clothing and Textiles 5

edited by Robin Netherton and Gale R. Owen-Crocker.

The fifth volume of this annual series features several articles examining the interaction of medieval romance with textiles and clothing. Other papers look at ecclesiastical attempts to restrict extravagance in women’s dress, and the use of clothing references to signal impending conflict in Icelandic sagas as well as many other topics. 208p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £30.00 now £12.95

The Medieval Horse and Its Equipment edited by John Clark.

This well-presented volume publishes horse equipment and associated objects discovered during excavations in London during the 1970s and early 1980s. An overview on the excavations is followed by sections on the major find-types: harness-fittings, horseshoes, spurs and spur-fittings and curry combs. An appendix reports on the skeletal evidence. This edition has a new introduction which summaries recent discoveries and parallels. 185p b/w illus (Boydell 2011) Pb was £19.99 now £7.95

Excavations at Chepstow 1973-74 by R Shoesmith.

The medieval border town of Chepstow is one of the centre points of Welsh archaeology. Excavations uncovered medieval structures associated with the priory, including the monks living quarters, a 13th century house, and evidence of the Roman settlement. 174P (Cambrian Archaeological Society 1991) Pb was £34.00 now £4.95

Canterbury Excavations Intra- and Extra-Mural Sites, 1949–55 and 1980–84 by S.S. Frere, Paul Bennett, J. Rady and Sally Stow.

A compilation of reports from a large number of excavations and observations around the city of

Canterbury. 363p b/w figs (Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1987) Hb now only £5.00

Excavations at Canterbury Castle

by Paul Bennett, S.S. Frere and Sally Stow.

Publishes large scale excavations undertaken from the 70s as well as older work by Sheppard Frere in the 50s. The volume covers the sites of Rosemary Lane car park and the Castle Keep and assesses finds including pottery, jewellery and human remains. 236p b/w figs (Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1982) Hb now only £5.00

Excavations in the Marlowe Car Park and Surrounding Areas by K. Blockley, M. Blockley, P. Blockley, S.S. Frere and S. Stow.

Some of the largest and most important urban excavations ever undertaken in Europe are presented in this publication. They were conducted in the heart of the City of Canterbury, giving a record of its occupation over the last 2,000 years. Part I provides an interpretation of over 100 structures. Part II contains extensive reports on the find. 580p, 163 pls (Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1995) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

Excavations in the St George’s Street and Burgate Street Areas, Canterbury by S.S. Frere and Sally Stow.

Sites covered: St George’s Street bath-building; apsed building; excavations north and south of the street; excavations east and west of Canterbury Lane; excavations along Burgate Street; Bus Station. 368p, figs, folding plans (Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1983) Hb now only £5.00

Medieval Archaeology Lepers Outside the Gate

Excavations at the Cemetery of the Hospital of St. James and St. Mary Magdalene, Chichester by John Magilton, Frances Lee and Anthea Boylston.

This report includes a discussion of leprosy, medieval hospitals and cemeteries and the provision of charitable care. The cemetery provided the largest sample of skeletons from an English medieval leper hospital to date, and one of the most significant assemblages of leper graves in Europe. 294p, b/w illus (CBA 2008) Pb was £40.00 now £20.00

Town and Country in England

Frameworks for Archaeological Research by Dominic Perring.

This study focuses on how urban needs impacted on rural systems, and how settlement hierarchies were developed. Theoretical models are reviewed, and the history of the English town traced from its late Iron Age origins down to the late medieval period. 155p b/w illus (CBA 2002) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

The Vicars Choral of York Minster The College at Bedern by Julian D. Richards.

Established in 1252 the College at Bedern was the religious house of the priest-vicars who deputised for the canons at the daily services in York Minster. This report outlines the results of excavations in the area known as Bedern undertaken in the 1970s and the complex of buildings revealed. 2 vols: 676p, 391 b/w figs (The Archaeology of York 10/5, 2001) Pb was £34.00 now £4.95

The Red Tower (al-Burj al Ahmar)

Settlement in the Plain of Sharon at the Time of the Crusaders and Mamluks, AD 1099–1516 by Denys Pringle.

Excavations report of the Red Tower, a small Crusader castle in the centre of the Sharon Plain, with chapters on the history and archi­ tecture of the castle and a full survey of sites in the plain with a gazetteer. 206p, 70 b/w figs (British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem 1986) Pb was £35.00 now £5.00

Excavations at Medieval Cripplegate

Archaeology after the Blitz by Gustav Milne.

Milne discusses the methodology of ‘archaeology after the Blitz’ and reappraises Grimes’s work and the dating of finds before reporting on the post-Roman archaeological discoveries, including medieval defences, Saxon buildings, three parish churches and a medieval hospital. 153p, 149 b/w illus (English Heritage 2002) Pb £35.00 now £4.95

Medieval Life on Romney Marsh, Kent by Luke Barber.

This concise study reports on investigations carried out at Romney Marsh since 1991 around the town of Lydd, largely as a result of gravel extraction in the area. The excavations revealed a complex story of occupation and exploitation and provide evidence of how and when the area was reclaimed. 44p col and b/w illus (Heritage 2006) Pb was £4.95 now £1.00

New Winchelsea Sussex A Medieval Port Town

by David and Barbara Martin.

A report on excavations in the cinque port, founded in the late 13th century, which proves that in its 14th century heyday it was larger and more influential than has previously been supposed. 222p b/w illus (Heritage 2004) Pb was £24.50 now £9.95

Glamorgan III

Medieval Non-defensive Secular Monuments. An inventory of over 500 nonecclesiastical and non-military remains, including platform houses, long-huts, moated sites, houses, deserted and shrunken villages, monastic granges, field systems, rabbit warrens and roads. 398p plus 43p of b/w pls, b/w illus (RCAHM Wales 1982) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Glamorgan IV part I The Greater Houses.

Herein described are the greater houses built between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. Among the better known buildings included is the manor house, Beaupre, with its famous early Renaissance porch and the great Orangery at Margam. The main inventory, arranged in a historical and typological order, elucidates the historical evolution of building types 379p, many b/w illus (RCAHM Wales 1981) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Excavations in Castledown, Isle of Man, 1989-1992 by P J Davey, D J Freke and D A Higgins.

Report on three excavations carried out in Castletown: the medieval and post-medieval castle and the development of

the town. 256p, 70 illus (Liverpool UP 1994) Pb was £16.95 now £4.95

83 Diddlebury

The History of a Corvedale Parish by Martin Speight.

The result of many years’ research, this history looks at land owner­ ship and use to provide a picture of agriculture, fluctuating personal fortunes, and the scale of estates and their management. The lives and influences of the land­ owners are recounted, but so too are the lives and conditions of many of the poorest. 192p b/w illus (Logaston 2007) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

A 14th-Century Pottery Site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Excavations at 70-76 Eden Street

by Pat Miller and Roy Stephenson.

Excavations exposed exposed four 14th century medieval Surrey Whiteware kilns. A substantial quantity of Kingstontype Surrey whiteware pottery waster material was recovered from kiln interiors, stoking pits and waster pits, including many intact vessels, dating from 13001400. 54p b/w and col illus (MOLA 1999) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Bankside

Excavations at Benbow House, Southwark by Anthony Mackinder and Simon Blatherwick.

The multi-period site of Benbow House lies next to the Thames, and is a fine example of the multifarious and colourful activities that took place in London over the centuries. Three phases of building from the 13th century onwards were identified, including probable medieval stews, 16th-17th century buildings and an 18th-19th century foundry. 68p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2000) Pb was £5.00 now £1.95

The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne, Essex by Bruno Barber, Steve Chew, T. Dyson and Bill White.

Excavations 1973-94 recorded large parts of the monastic church, cemetery and related buildings. Topics include the precinct arrangement, architecture and decoration, and the way of life of the inhabitants. The excavated burials (647) are the largest sample from a Cistercian site in Europe. 198p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £18.95 now £7.95

Excavations at the Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London by Barney Sloane and Gordon Malcolm.

Several large-scale excavations by the Museum of London in the 1980s and 90s have been combined with antiquarian surveys in this monograph to produce a remarkable picture of a priory. Founded in 1144, this highly unusual religious house evolved from a round-naved church and associated buildings into one of London’s premier palatial residences. 430p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £31.95 now £12.95

Medival Archaeology

84 Holy Trinity Priory, Algate, City of London An Archaeological Reconstruction and History

by John Schofield and Richard Lea.

Several modern excavations of 1977 to 1990, many antiquarian drawings, and a ground-floor and a first-floor plan of all the monastery buildings made around 1585 are brought together here for the first time, to reconstruct a fully illustrated and detailed history and archaeology of the priory site. 285p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2005) Pb was £32.95 now £12.95

London Bridge

2000 Years of a River Crossing by Bruce Watson.

This volume is based on the 1984 investigation of the Southwark medieval bridge abutment and combines the archaeological, architectural, historical and pictorial evidence for London’s greatest bridge. 258p b/w illus (MOLA 2001) Pb was £22.00 now £7.95

Medieval and Later Urban Development at High Street Uxbridge by Heather Knight and Nigel Jeffries.

The excavations at the Chimes Shopping Centre, have given archaeologists the opportunity to trace the development of the Medieval town of Uxbridge. The central part of the town was set out during the 12th century, perhaps as a planned extension of an existing Saxon hamlet. The excavations also produced evidence for a thriving medieval pottery industry. 80p b/w illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

The Medieval Postern Gate by the Tower of London by David Whipp.

Excavations at Tower Hill in 1979 uncovered substantial remains of the medieval postern gate at the junction of the City’s defensive wall and the moat of the Tower of London. The postern gate was constructed between 1297 and 1308, towards the close of the reign of Edward I. 74p b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Roman Burials, Medieval Tenements and Suburban Growth by Dan Swift.

The excavation at 201 Bishopsgate in 1998-9 uncovered evidence for Londinium’s northern cemetery, roadside occupation along Roman Ermine Street, and medieval and later development to the west of Bishopsgate. This area has been extensively used and re-used, from burials to refuse-disposal to houses, as London has expanded. 88p b/w illus (MOLA 2003) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

Royal Palace, Abbey and Town of Westminster on Thorney Island

by Christopher Thomas, Robert Cowie and Jane Sidell.

This book publishes the archaeological work undertaken for the Jubilee Line Extension Project in the 1990s and a series of other archaeological investigations in and around the Palace of Westminster. 224p col and b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £29.95 now £9.95

Old London Bridge Lost and Found by Bruce Watson.

A guide to the history and archaeology of London Bridge from prehistoric times to the present day. Bruce Watson describes the evidence for the first timber river crossing of the Roman period, the Saxon bridge and refortification of London c.AD 1000, the medieval bridge as well as more recent periods of collapse, dismantlement and rebuilding. 62p col illus (Museum of London Archaeology 2004) Pb was £7.99 now £2.95

Old Abbey Farm, Risley

by Richard Haewood, Christine Howard-Davis, Denise Drury and Mick Krupa.

Excavation of a small moated site; dated timbers have suggested that a late thirteenth or possibly early fourteenth century aisled hall formerly stood on the moated platform. The project provided a rare opportunity to record a building during demolition and subsequently excavate below it, thereby maximising the information retrieval. 200p illus and pls (Oxford Archaeology 2004) Pb was £17.99 now £10.00

The Excavation of the Medieval Manor House of the Bishops of Winchester at Mount House Witney, Oxfordshire, 1984–1992

by Tim Allen with Jonathan Hiller.

This report documents the discovery, excavation and preservation of a Norman moated stone manor house found in 1984 at the Mount House, Witney. 264p, b/w figs and pls, tbs 4 fold-out plans (Oxford Archaeology 2002) Pb was £24.95 now £9.95

The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in Context A Study of Centre/Periphery Relations edited by Mark Brisbane, Nikolaj Makarov and Evegenij Nosov.

This volume includes papers on aspects of the environmental and technological context of the relationship between urban centre and rural hinterland. It examines the environmental context for the settlement pattern that developed from the 9th to 15th centuries. 528p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

The Archaeology of Wigford and the Brayford Pool by Kate Steane, with Margeret J. Darling, Jenny Mann, Alan Vince, and Jane Young.

This volume publishes the results of the excavation of several sites, made possible by a series of urban development schemes. Each of the excavations differed in the extent and depth of the stratigraphy uncovered and each belonged to a different period, from the Iron Age to post-medieval. 360p, many b/w pls (Oxbow Books 2000) Hb was £35.00 now £4.95

The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone by Warwick Rodwell.

This volume assembles, for the first time, the complementary evidence derived from history, archaeology and conservation, and presents a factual account of the Coronation Chair and the Stone of Scone, not as separate artefacts, but as the entity that they have been for seven centuries. 320p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2013) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

Discover Medieval Sandwich A Guide to its History and Buildings by Helen Clarke.

This book describes the development of Sandwich from nothing more than a landmark for Anglo-Saxon seafarers to a Norman market town with 2,000 inhabitants. Its houses are its chief glory and many of them are illustrated here. 120p col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

The Medieval Broadcloth

Changing Trends in Fashion, Manufacturing and Consumption edited by Katherine Vestergard Pedersen and Marie-Louise Nosch.

These eight papers provide an introduction to medieval broadcloth, and a synthesis of current research. Papers explore issues of production, manufacture and trade as well as discussing examples of archaeological textiles as they relate to textile terminology. 160p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Shrewsbury

An Archaeological Assessment of an English Border Town by Nigel Baker.

This book is the first to pose the question – how far has the archaeological investigation of Shrewsbury progressed? What is now known? What is most significant? And, above all, what are the mysteries that remain and what direction should archaeological research take in the future? 288p, b/w illus, col pls (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Medieval Archaeology The Archaeology of the Upper City and Adjacent Suburbs

by Kate Steane, with Margaret J Darling, Michael J Jones, Jenny Mann, Alan Vince, and Jane Young.

This volume contains reports on sites excavated in the upper walled city at Lincoln and adjacent suburbs between 1972 and 1987. 312p, c400 b/w figs and photos (Oxbow Books 2006) Hb was £35.00 now £4.95

The Bull Ring Uncovered

edited by Stephanie Ratkai. These excavations in the centre of Birmingham uncovered plentiful material from the 12th to 19th centuries: artefacts, environ­ mental samples and structural remains. The medieval industrial past was of particular interest, with tanning and the manufacture of hemp and linen all playing a large role in the city’s prosperity. 440p, 136 b/w illus, 42 col pls (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

West Cotton, Raunds by Andy Chapman.

A report on the large-scale excavation of the small medieval hamlet of West Cotton, Raunds in Northamptonshire. The high quality structural remains revealed evidence for planned nucleation in the ninth century, with later reorganisations and grdual desertion during the late Middle Ages. 280p b/w illus, CD (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £48.00 now £6.95

From Studium to Station Rewley Abbey and Rewley Road Station, Oxford

by Julian Munby, Andy Simmonds, Ric Taylor and Dave Wilkinson.

This report presents the results of over 40 years of excavation, historic building survey and documentary research that has been carried out by Oxford Archaeology and others at the site of the Cistercian house of Rewley, founded in 1280 as a chantry, but quickly growing to become a fully-fledged abbey and studium. 112p (Oxford Archaeology 2007) Pb was £7.50 now £5.00

Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulec’h, Cotes-d’Armor, volume 2

Le site: de la Préhistoire à la fin de l’Empire gaulois by Barry Cunliffe and Patrick Galliou.

This second volume deals with the Prehistoric period, continuing up until the end of the Gallic Empire. French text. 390p, 267 b/w illus (OUSA 2005) Hb was £75.00 now £15.00

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Archaeology of the Frontier in the Medieval Near East

Medieval Material Culture

Excavations at Gritille, Turkey

Studies in Honour of Jan Thijssen

by Scott Redford.

edited by Hemmy Clevis.

This report provides the evidence from the 11th to 13th century levels of this rural settlement and explores the socio-economic dynamics of life in this march-land between the disintegrating Byzantine Empire, the newly established Crusader states and the Seljuk Empire. 315P b/w illus (Pennsylvania Museum 1998) Hb was £72.00 now £6.95

Battle Abbey

The Eastern Range and the Excavations of 1978–80 by J N Hare.

Battle Abbey was one of the greater abbeys of medieval England. Excavations in 1978-1980 at the eastern range uncovered in entirety the chapter house and the reredorter. The project also revealed the complete sequence of development at the site from the time of the battle through to the Dissolution. 208p, b/w pls, illus (English Heritage 1985) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Excavations at Portchester Castle Volumes II, IV and V.

Reports on a major campaign of excavations at Portchester between 1961 and 1972. Vol II: Saxon (by Barry Cunliffe); Vol IV: Medieval (by Barry Cunliffe and Julian Munby); Vol V: PostMedieval (by Barry Cunliffe and Beverley Garratt). (Society of Antiquaries 1975-1994) Hb Vol 2 £7.95; Vols 4-5 £9.95 each

Glamis Castle

by Harry Gordon Slade.

Using a combination of site investigation and the examination of material from the family archives, the author presents a comprehensive picture of the Castle’s development from its origins in the 14th century to the present day. He describes its various incarnations: medieval castle, royal palace, great house in the Scottish Baronial style, baroque palace, late Victorian country house. 136p b/w illus (Society of Antiquaries 2000) Hb was £29.95 now £4.95

The Fishermen’s Chapel, Saint Brelade, Jersey by Warwick Rodwell.

This book details the results of an archaeological survey and restoration/conservation project carried out between 1982–1988 on one of the best-known buildings in the Channel Islands. The walls and stone-vaulted ceiling of the chapel, perched on the cliff edge above St Brelade’s Bay, are decorated with vivid representations of Old and New Testament scenes. 190p with 113 figs & 35 col plates (Societe Jersiaise 1990) Hb was £28.00 now £4.95

13 contributions about medieval material culture from ceramics to sailor’s knives, marlinespikes, decorated leather and metalbase mounts, linen smoothers, book clasps and miniatures. 228p b/w illus (SPA Uitgevers 2009) Pb was £26.00 now £9.95

Medemblik und Monnickendam

Aspects of Medieval Urbanization in Northern Holland edited by H A Heidinga and H H van Regteren Altena.

Five English papers and one Dutch, on the site and finds of this medieval trading centre. 134p, b/w figs (Amsterdam Univ 1998) Hb was £19.50 now £9.95

Ludgershall Castle

Excavations by Peter Addyman 1964–1972 edited by Peter Ellis.

A report on the excavation of a medieval royal castle and hunting lodge in east Wiltshire which was constructed in the 12th-century, on top of a prehistoric hillfort, and was greatly expanded by Henry III in the mid 13th century. 268p, many b/w illus, microfiche (Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society 2000) Pb was £24.50 now £9.95

Clarendon

Landscape of Kings by Tom Beaumont James and Christopher Gerrard.

This richly illustrated book tells Clarendon’s story, from the Neolithic through to the present. It focuses in particular on the palace and deer park’s medieval heyday a time when gyrfalcons soared in pursuit of cranes, and kings hunted roebuck and wolves. 256p col and b/w illus (Windgather 2007) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95, Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

The Medieval Park New Perspectives

edited by Robert Liddiard.

The park - a feature of the landscape we always associate with the hunting of deer - played an important role in the psyche of Britain’s medieval aristocracy. This well-illustrated book offers a reappraisal of the park by a new generation of landscape researchers, who use a diversity of approaches to assess its economy, ecology and social role. 256p, 69 illus, 35 in col (Windgather Press 2007) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Medieval Literature and Post-Medieval Archaeology

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Medieval Urbanism in Coppergate

The N-Town Play

Refining a Townscape

Drama and Liturgy in Medieval East Anglia

by R.A. Hall and K. Hunter-Mann.

by Penny Granger.

This new report on excavations in the city of York focuses on three sites in the Coppergate area, close to the heart of the medieval town. It traces the changing fortunes of the area from an up-and-coming residential part of town inhabited by the bourgeoisie to its decline from the 15th century onwards. 203p, b/w illus (The Archaeology of York vol 10/6 2002) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

The Window Glass of the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham A York-based Study by C. Pamela Graves.

The excavation of St Andrew, Fishergate uncovered the largest quantity of window glass from any house of this monastic order. Here it is analysed alongside all other known assemblages of window glass associated with the Gilbertines. 575p, 236 b/w and col illus (Archaeology of York 11/3, 2000) Pb was £26.00 now £4.95

Women and Marriage in German Medieval Romance by D.H. Green.

D. H. Green argues that around 1200 the conventional relationship between men and women was subject to significant challenge through discussions in the vernacular literature of the period. He shows how some vernacular writers devised methods to debate and challenge the undoubted antifeminism of the day by presenting a Utopian model, supported by a revision of views by the Church, to contrast with contemporary practice. 274p (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £64.99 now £9.95

French Romance of the Later Middle Ages by Rosalind Brown-Grant.

This study investigates how the views of gender found in earlier romances were reassessed and reshaped in the texts produced in the moralising intellectual environment of the later medieval period. In order to explore these topics, this book discusses fifteen historico-realist prose romances written in the century from 1390, many of which were commissioned at the court of Burgundy. 272p (Oxford UP 2008) Hb was £82.00 now £24.95

The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus An Introduction

by Mary Elizabeth Ingham and Mechthild Dreyer.

This text brings together key insights of Scotus’s theory of cognition, metaphysics, and ethics in a comprehensive and unified manner. The authors use critical texts and the most recent scholarship on Scotus to introduce the intricate vision of the Subtle Doctor to a wide audience. 238p (Catholic University of America Press 2004) Pb was £25.95 now £6.95

This book, the first full-length study to be devoted to the “N-Town Play ”, provides a complete reassessment of the play, setting it in its geographical, religious and political context. 246p (Boydell 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

The Letters of Peter Abelard Beyond the Personal

translated by Jan M. Ziolkowski.

The love letters of Abelard and Heloise are well known and widely available. This volume presents 12 other much less famous letters of Peter Abelard. One group shows him engaging with Heloise and nuns of the Paraclete, another with Bernard of Clairvaux, and a third with four entirely different addressees on four entirely different topics. 232p (Catholic University of America Press 2008) Pb was £25.95 now £6.95

Lordship and Literature

John Gower and the Politics of the Great Household by Elliot Kendall.

Using Gower’s Confessio Amantis as a case study Elliot Kendall shows how an ideology of power based on the household is a dominant theme throughout, albeit displaying something of a siege mentality in the wake of the upheavals of the Black Death and Peasants Revolt. 301p (Oxford UP 2008) Hb was £79.00 now £19.95

Shadows of Mary

Reading the Virgin Mary in Medieval Texts by Teresa Reed.

In this study Teresa Reed explores five examples of Marian figuration in Chaucer’s Constance, the Wife of Bath, the medical women of the English Trotula, St Margaret of Antioch and the Pearl Maiden, showing how they illustrate medieval concepts of ‘the feminine’ and womanhood, and were a means for the church especially to express their worldly concerns and anxieties. 171p (University of Wales 2003) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

The Text in the Community Essays on Medieval Works, Manuscripts, Authors, and Readers edited by Jill Mann and Maura Nolan.

This volume brings together essays by a diverse group of medievalists to consider the multiple ways in which readers approach texts and manuscripts as part of “communities” of readers, authors, scribes, and scholars. 296p (University of Notre Dame Press 2006) Hb was £64.50 now £9.95

Images of Kingship in Chaucer and His Ricardian Contemporaries by Samantha J. Rayner.

Through detailed examination of the texts, this study analyses the works of Chaucer, Langland, Gower and the Gawain poet, to set out exactly what each has to say about kingship, looking for common themes and attempting to relate them to the concrete kingship of Richard II. 177p (Boydell 2008) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

The Voice of the Hammer The Meaning of Work in Middle English Literature by Nicola Masciandaro.

A detailed study of the way work was conceptualised in late medieval England, grounded in a close analysis of the Middle English lexicon, accounts of the history of work and Fragment VII of the Canterbury tales. 208p (University of Notre Dame Press 2006) Pb was £22.95 now £6.95

Post-Medieval Pottery 16501800 by Jo Draper.

This reprint traces the major characteristics of the pottery of the early modern period, the new types and shapes that were introduced and new standards in production and decoration that were reached. 64p b/w illus (Shire 1984, repr 2001) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

English Pottery, 1620-1840 by Robin Hildyard

This study gives a broad picture of the pottery trade in the 17th to 19th centuries, covering all the main types of ware. It provides an overview of how trade influenced production and explores themes such as fashions for collecting and the export market, illustrated throughout with examples from the collections of the V&A. 240p b/w and col illus (V&A 2005) Hb was £50.00 now £19.95

Investigating the Maritime History of Rotherhithe by Kieron Heard and Damian Goodburn.

Excavation of a site occupied from the 17th to 19th centuries and used successively as a timber yard, a shipbuilders with a wet dock, and a shipbreakers business. The findings provide important insights into post-medieval woodworking techniques, and other key aspects of ship-building technology. 58p b/w illus (MOLA 2003) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

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Post-Medieval Archaeology Chinese Export Ceramics

The Doulton Stoneware Pothouse in Lambeth

by Rose Kerr and Luisa Mengoni

This beautiful book tells the story of Chinese ceramics exported to Europe, the Middle East and South-east Asia from the 14th to the 19th century. Superb photography showcases over 200 stunning pieces in the collections of the V&A, and illustrates the extraordinary range of styles and decorative patterns of Chinese export porcelain. 143p col illus (V&A 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Excavations at 9 Albert Embankment, London by Kieron Tyler.

This small pottery factory operated from the 1870s to 1926 and its main products were stoneware bottles, essentially the containers for products such as ginger beer and ink. The remains of five ‘downdraught’ pottery kilns were recorded in the MoLAS excavations of 2001-2. 64p b/w illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Italian Renaissance Maiolica

Ships and Guns

by Elisa P. Sani

This book traces the use of Maiolica objects in the Renaissance, from birth through courtship and marriage rituals to death, and gives an engaging insight into the life of noble families in this period. Manufacturing processes and stylistic developments are also highlighted. It is illustrated throughout with examples from the superb collection of Italian renaissance maiolica in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 192p col illus (V&A 2012) Hb was £30.00 now £12.95

Early Modern Industry and Settlement

Excavations at George Street, Richmond, and High Street, Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by Barney Sloane.

Taken together, the Richmond and Mortlake sites provide valuable evidence of the great increase in development occurring in small towns on the outskirts of London from the mid 17th century. 92p b/w illus (MOLA 2003) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

by Robert Lee.

To many who occupied the earlyVictorian countryside, injustice seemed part of the landscape. Robert Lee draws on a remarkable set of historical sources from Norfolk which show how the experience of poverty could lead people into social transgression and political resistance. 162p b/w illus (Windgather Press 2005) Pb was £19.95 now £4.95

The Archaeology of Contact in Settler Societies edited by Tim Murray.

This edited work presents case studies from nations developed from British settlement so as to allow historical archaeologists to examine differences and similarities between the histories of modern colonial societies world-wide. The work shows that historical archaeologies can assume marvellously different and suggestive forms when examined from the periphery. 269p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2004) Pb was £31.99 now £12.95

by Nat Alcock and Cary Carson.

An examination of the ‘houseand-estate’ survey – which adds detail of the village’s houses, outhouses, and farm buildings to the standard evidence of an estate survey. It provides a detailed analysis of the twenty West Country communities for which such surveys survive. 248p, 8p colour illustrations (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

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John Baker’s Late 17th Century Glasshouse at Vauxhall

Table Settings

This publication describes the

edited by James Symonds.

The Material Culture and Social Context of Dining, AD 1700–1900

by Kieron Tyler and Hugh Willmott.

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how Vauxhall competed with Londons other glasshouses and discusses Londons late 17th-century glass industry. Excavations in 1989 found a furnace, crucibles, tools, working waste and finished vessels. 86p b/w and col illus (MOLA 2006) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

edited by Audrey Horning and Marilyn Palmer.

Bowhill

The Archaeological Study of a Building Under Repair in Exeter by Stuart R. Blaylock.

London’s Parish Churches by John Leonard

This is a new edition of John Leonard’s popular London’s Parish Churches , first published in 1997. With over 200 new colour photographs by the author, it provides both an historical account of churches in the capital from Anglo-Saxon beginnings to the dawn of the twenty-first century and also an invaluable guide to over 120 of the finest parish churches. 352p col and b/w illus (Spire 2011) Hb was £39.95 now £19.95

West Country Farms

House and Estate Surveys, 1598–1764

Future Directions in the Archaeological Study of post1550 Britain and Ireland

An investiagation of the docu­ mentary, pictorial and carto­ graphic information on Bowhill, an important late medieval and Tudor house as well as an examination of the fabric, stratigraphy, architecture and technologies employed in its construction. 393p, many b/w figs and pls (English Heritage 2004) Pb was £65.00 now £7.95

Unquiet Country

Voices of the Rural Poor 18201880

Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks

These essays discuss the practice of post-1550 archaeology and outline problems, potential problems and future directions for the discipline, and how the work of archaeologists ties into and is affected by the museums and heritage sectors. 416p b/w illus, col pls (Boydell 2009) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

edited by Carlo Beltrame and Renato Gianni Ridella.

A series of papers which focus on the development of naval ordnance in Europe and, especially, Venice, in the 15th17th centuries. Subjects include Venetian ordnance in shipwrecks of the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the race to develop big calibres in the first war of Morea, and Genoese ordnance aboard galleys in the 16th century. 168p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £32.00 now £7.95

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How To Read Industrial Britain by Tim Cooper.

An introduction to industrial archaeology, which aims to promote an understanding of the physical remains of Britain’s industrial past. Tim Cooper takes the reader through power sources and their extraction, materials such as iron, steel and concrete, factories and infrastructure including transport, and cultural artefacts such as pubs and music halls. 198p b/w illus & pls (Ebury 2011) Hb was £12.99 now £4.95

An Archaeology of Socialism by Victor Buchli.

This book is a detailed casestudy of a particular building, Moisei Ginzburg’s Narkomfin Communal House, showing how its inhabitants were influenced by its architecture. Victor Buchli demonstrates how such basics as principles of hygiene and gender roles were shaped by the building’s architectural form. However individuals also appropriated architectural space and material culture, reading the `message’ the architect had attempted to `write’ in subversive ways. 256p b/w illus (Berg 1999) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

WINDgather

The papers in this volume com­bine archaeological and docu­mentary evidence to throw new light upon early modern eating practices, including manufacturing processes, feasting rituals, the rise of respectability, and the inter-continental spread of the Victorian cult of domesticity. 192p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £38.00 now £12.95

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