The Life of Buddha on the Stupa of Barabudur, According to The Lalitavistara-Text. by Krom, N. J - 1926

London: Phaidon Press Limited. 1968. Folio Size. Very Good copy in a Good+ dustjacket. Dustjacket has a somewhat faded spine - is now protected in a pupose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Bookplate to front free endpaper 339 pages. A study of Greek and Etruscan gems is singularly rewarding. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject since Furtwangler's monumental work published in 1900. Dr Richter gives a representative selection of 695 Greek and 181 Etruscan examples, taken from all major European and American collections. The material is arranged chronologically with an introductory chapter for each period. In most cases an illustration of the intaglio in the original, minute size is accompanied by an enlarged illustration of the impression which shows the design as it was intended to be seen. B/W photographs are at the rear. Two colour tipped in plates to pp10/11. This book is complete in itself as the part two deals with engraved gems of the… Read More

Fenwick Thomas. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Subterraneous Surveying, and the Magnetic Variation of the Needle, S Hodgson Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1804. 1st Edition. 8vo. Contemporary Tree Calf, recent re-back and new headbands. PP207,title page watermarked 1801, seven folding plates of engineering and mathematical diagrams. Neat, early ownership mark on front pastedown of George Wayne M.E. Skillful repairs to three plates, with very small loss on one plate mainly to blank and fold line area. Pages lightly browned in clean and bright order throughout. A rare early work on mine surveying.

Locust Valley, New York: J.J Augustin, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 280pp. Buckram boards, debossed decoration to front cover, paper spine label. 36 photographic plates plus frontispiece and one fold-out floor plan. Contents are clean and in very sound condition with the exception of missing rear free endpaper. Herzfeld was a scholar of all phases of Near Eastern culture from the prehistoric period to Islamic times. Articles contributed by René Dussaud, Richard Ettinghausen, Hetty Goldman, Gisela M.A. Richter and others. Published with the support of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in Ernst Herzfeld's memory.

In English. Hard cover, 32 cm, 512 pp., ill.: more than 500 color pictures; net weight 3380 gr.
The Byzantine and Christian Museum at Athens has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession; probably the most important collection of byzantine artefacts worldwide. Its areas of competency are centred on – but not limited to – religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of. This book presents the most important items of the permanent exhibition of the museum.
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In Greek. Soft cover, 30x24 cm, 320 pp., 431 color and 500 B/W pictures, net weight 2110 gr.A monograph on the production of gold jewellery with open-work decoration, a technique known as opus interrasile, which dates from the 3rd to the 7th ce. A.D. About 600 examples of open-work jewellery from museums and collections all over the world are examined. It includes a detailed technical examination of the pieces, an analysis of the decoration and its possible symbolism, their stylistic features, as well as their classification and dating. This is followed by a catalogue of the objects arranged by categories, in which details of their origin, dimensions and dating are provided as well as brief descriptions, bibliographical references, photographs and drawings."Diatrita. Joyas de oro perforadas de los siglos III al VII": Monografia sobre la produccion de las joyas de oro con decoracion perforada, tecnica conocida como opus interrasile, que datan del siglo III al VII d.C. Se analizan mas de 600 muestras de… Read More

Mainz am Rhein : Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1984. This is a very good hardcover 2 volume set of this important work. Very clean inside and out. Text in German. Text volume also has 68 black & white plates. The second volume is a cloth portfolio with 42 fold-out black & white technical drawings. Text volume 12" high X 8" wide, 213 text pages +plates. Portfolio volume 13.5" high 11" wide. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1857. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. pp. viii, [2], 508. Volume XXVII. 12 plates including several in color and 2 folding maps (one map is folded in six sections and backed with thin gauze or mull). B&W illustrations with the text. Pages are generally clean with a couple small marginal tears. Light brown cloth; re-backed preserving part of the original spine (minus 25mm at the tail and 15mm at the top). Inner hinges neatly strengthened. Some rubbing and wear; corners bumped. Contents include: An accound of the discovery of Anglo-Saxon remains at Kemble, in North Wilts; On choirs and chancels, particularly as to their use in the South of Europe; Remarks on some early churches in France and Switzerland, partly in the time of Charlemagne; The City of Cumae and the recent excavations there; An account of the investigation of some remarkable circular trenches, and the discovery of an ancient British cemetery, at Stanlake, Oxon.; The Burning and burial of the… Read More

British School of Archaeology in Egypt, London, England, 1925. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Significant staining on endpapers due to water damage, but it does not affect core text pages. Cover is also water stained all around the edges. Bumped and rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Archaeology; Egypt; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001401. . Additional shipping charges may apply.

New York: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Ten bound in pamphlets with covers. Pamphlets are reprints from the following: 1) Algonkin Sequence in N. Y. 2) Culture Sequence in N. Y. 3) Unique Prehistoric Workshop site. 4) New Archaeological Discoveries at Brewerton, N. Y. 5) Frontenac Island Village & Burial Site. 6) Excavations in a Prehistoric Village Site near Bainbridge, N. Y.7) Prehistoric Burial Site at Sea Breeze, N. Y. 8) Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture. 9) Archaeological Manifestations and Relative chronology in the North-East. 10) Paleopathological Evidence Suggesting Pre-Columbian Tuberculosis in New York State. Text's interior is tight, clean & Intact . B/W photograph illustrations. Native American; B/W Photograph Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Second edition revised and greatly enlarged. William Blackwood and Sons. London. 1900. Octavo. xxv, 452pp. Photo frontis., 40 plates, 4 sketch maps, illus. Original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine and blind lettering to cover. Top edge green.

Extended sections, with the additional index lacking in the first edition.

Robert Munro (1835–1920) Scottish archaeologist.