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Rethinking Celtic Art
Oxbow Books'Early Celtic art' - typified by the iconic shields, swords, torcs and chariot gear we can see in places such as the British Museum - has been studied in isolation from the rest of...
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Rails Across Europe
Cable, DavidPen and SwordThe two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East. The photos were taken by...
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GWR Collett Castle Class
Kerr, FredPen and SwordThe 'Castle' class 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Charles Collett and built at Swindon Works were the principal passenger locomotives of the Great Western Railway. The 4-cylinder lo...
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Britain’s Declining Secondary Railways through the 1960s
McCormack, Kevin; Jenkins, MartinPen and SwordThis is an evocative selection of high quality colour views, each of which recaptures the lost age of Britain's branch lines and secondary railways, of which so many were axed foll...
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South-Eastern Mediterranean Peoples Between 130,000 and 10,000 Years Ago
Oxbow BooksThe Upper Pleistocene era encompassed a period of dramatic cultural developments in the south-eastern Mediterranean basin. This book highlights and synthesizes the latest research...
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Changing Pictures
Oxbow BooksThis volume derives from a workshop held at the University of Kalmar (now Linnaeus University), Sweden between the 20-24 of October 2008. The aim of this gathering was to provide a...
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Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain
Mackreth, D. F.Oxbow BooksThe result of forty years of study, this book offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Used basically to hold outer clothing...
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London Local Trains in the 1950s and 1960s
McCormack, KevinPen and SwordThis remarkable colour album of 1950’s and 1960’s images covers non-express trains working in and out of London termini, along with a selection of feeder services operating in roug...
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Wearing the Cloak
Oxbow BooksWearing the Cloak contains nine stimulating chapters on Roman military textiles and equipment that take textile research to a new level. Hear the sounds of the Roman soldiers' clac...
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Dating and interpreting the past in the western Roman Empire
Oxbow BooksThis volume presents a collection of more than 30 papers in honour of one of Europe's leading scholars on Roman pottery, Brenda Dickinson. Divided into thematic sections, papers ar...
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Rails Across Europe
Cable, DavidPen and SwordThe two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one, covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East. The photos were taken by...
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London Underground Serial Killer
Platt, GeoffPen and SwordThe full story of the life and times of Kieran Patrick Kelly, the London Underground Serial Killer, who wandered up and down the Northern Line of the London Underground between 196...
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Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East
Oxbow BooksIn the past, textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of documentation both in term...
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Fractal Dimensions
Hammel, EricIPS BooksThe concept behind fractal geometry is extremely difficult to explain . . . but easy to see and enjoy. Eric Hammel, a professional author of military history books, is unable to ex...
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Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland
Ling, JohanOxbow BooksRock Art and Seascapes in Uppland presents a fresh approach to the detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels located close to the present coastline of Uppland, Swede...
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The Anglo-Saxon Church of All Saints, Brixworth, Northamptonshire
Parsons, David; Sutherland, DianaOxbow BooksAll Saints’ Church, Brixworth lies 7 miles north of Northampton. The core of the church is Anglo-Saxon and the research published here provides an unprecedented account of one of...
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Art, Artisans and Apprentices
Ayres, JamesOxbow BooksBefore the foundation of academies of art in London in 1758 and Philadelphia in 1805, most individuals who were to emerge as artists trained in workshops of varying degrees of rele...
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Athenian Potters and Painters Volume II
Palagia, Olga; Oakley, John H.Oxbow BooksThis volume presents the proceedings of the second Athenian Potters and Painters conference, which was held at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens 2007. Together with...
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Known Unknowns
Saatchi, CharlesBooth-Clibborn EditionsIn Known Unknowns, Charles Saatchi provides fascinating insights into some of the world’s lesser-known but truly extraordinary historical events and social phenomena. 100 individu...
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Ultimate Canoe & Kayak Adventures
Buchanan, Eugene; Weir, James; Smith, JasonFernhurst BooksThis book is stunningly illustrated and has something for everyone, from whitewater adrenaline junkie to extreme sea kayaker. The adventures cover every sort of paddling venue - fr...