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1	Celtic Myths more books like this by Miranda J. Green, British Museum. Trustees see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.36! \| first editions \| SVS
2	John Gould's Hummingbirds more books like this by John Gould, Inc Staff Book Sales see all copies from $65.64!
3	Prints and printmaking. more books like this by Antony Griffiths, British Museum. Trustees This revised work provides a basic introduction to prints and printmaking. It provides explanations of different techniques of printmaking and illustrates both details and whole prints to show the effects that can be achieved. Woodcut, engraving and mezzotint are among the different processes explained and placed within an historical context. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $41.26! \| first editions
4	Inside the British Museum more books like this by Joy Richardson, British Museum see all copies from $2.45! new only from $39.84!
5	Man's Place in Evolution more books like this by British Museum Press The second edition of Man's Place in Evolution explores how human beings are related to other animals and to the various fossil humans that have been discovered. The book begins with living animals and shows why chimpanzees and gorillas are thought to be our closest living relatives. Later chapters investigate the fossil evidence used to discover ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $8.49! \| first editions
6	Treasures of Tutankhamun: [catalogue of an exhibition] held at the British Museum, 1972 more books like this by British Museum see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Making faces : using forensic and archaeological evidence more books like this by John Prag, Richard Neave In recent years, the authors have performed pioneering work reconstructing the facial appearance of ancient people using the evidence provided by their remains. Some were victims of sudden death, like the Minoan priest and priestess crushed in an earthquake while carrying out a human sacrifice around 1700 BC, or Lindow Man, the Iron Age body found ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.47! \| first editions
8	The Rosetta stone more books like this by British Museum see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.69! \| SVS
9	Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt more books like this by Susan Walker, British Museum Press, Morris Bierbrier see all copies from $17.19! new only from $38.81! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Five thousand years of glass more books like this by Hugh Tait (Editor) This volume traces the history of glass from its origins in western Asia some 5,000 years ago, through the invention of glassblowing to the introduction of mechanized processes in the 19th and 20th centuries. It highlights the flourishing industries of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, the extraordinary achievements of the Roman Empire, the elegant ... see all copies from $28.25! new only from $57.70!
11	Man the tool-maker. more books like this by Kenneth P. Oakley see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Yemeni pottery : the Littlewood Collection more books like this by Sarah Posey, British Museum. Trustees Distinctive pottery, characterised by lively forms and glazed, incised or brightly painted surfaces, has been made in the Yemen for many hundreds of years. In this, the first general introduction to a neglected subject, Sarah Posey surveys Yemeni potters and their techniques of making and decorating pots. The many varieties of vessels still made ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Ancient Near Eastern Art more books like this by Dominique Collon, British Museum. Trustees The Ancient Near East has been described as the "cradle of civilization" because so many inventions which we now take for granted originated there, including writing, monumental sculpture, wheel-made pottery and probably glass. The British Museum has a superb collection of artefacts from this area, which ranges from Turkey in the west to Iran and ... see all copies from $8.75! new only from $49.99!
14	Treasures of Tutankhamun more books like this by British Museum Press, I E S Edwards see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15	Masterpieces of Wedgwood in the British Museum more books like this by British Museum, Aileen Dawson This revised edition draws on the masterpieces of the British Museum's collection to present a history of the golden age of the Wedgewood factory. It describes the achievements of the founder of the firm, Josiah Wedgwood, and uses letters and documents to reveal his close relationship with modellers, painters and sculptors. The Pegasus and ... see all copies from $6.75! new only from $11.90! \| first editions
16	Celtic art : in Britain before the Roman conquest more books like this by I. M. Stead, British Museum. Trustees The Celtic-speaking Britons who inhabited England, Wales and part of Scotland in the 500 years BC left no written history. However, archaeology continues to reveal their artistic achievements. Jewellery, weapons, armour and the metal fittings of chariots and harness are magnificently decorated with fascinating and powerful designs. This ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $13.23!
17	Early medieval art in the British Museum. more books like this by Ernst Kitzinger see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18	Ancient Persia more books like this by John Curtis Persia (ancient Iran) occupies an important place among the great civilizations of the ancient world. The many splendid achievements of the early inhabitants of Iran range from the imaginatively painted pottery of the prehistoric period to the magnificent silver vessels of Sasanian times, and include the Luristan bronzes and the spectacular ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $13.42!
19	The legacy : tradition and innovation in Northwest Coast Indian art more books like this by Peter L. Macnair, Alan L. Hoover, Kevin Neary, British Columbia Provincial Museum see all copies from $4.00! first editions
20	Wonders of the age : masterpieces of early Safavid painting, 1501-1576. more books like this by Stuart Cary Welch, Fogg Art Museum see all copies from $5.69! new only from $32.90! \| first editions
21	The British Museum book of cats. more books like this by Juliet Clutton-Brock, British Museum (Natural History) First published in 1988 and now available in paperback, a survey of the cat and its 7,000 year relationship with mankind, with illustrations drawn from the collections of the British and Natural History Museums. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	Treasures of the British Museum more books like this by British Museum, Sir Frank Francis see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.93! \| first editions
23	Egyptian Sculpture more books like this by Professor T G H James, W V Davies From the awe-inspring stone colossi of the kings of the delightful small bronze cats, the Egyptian sculptors showed a mastery of form and serenity of style which has never been surpassed. This concise, illustrated survey of 3000 years of Eyptian sculpture is based on the great collections of the British Museum. Why and how this immense range of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	Ethnic Jewellery more books like this by John Mack (Editor) The colour and exuberance of ethnic jewellery have always attracted collectors and travellers. African beadwork, American Indian silver, jade from the Far East, and shellwork from the Pacific are just some of the beautiful pieces surveyed in this book. In eight regional surveys, a team of experts explains how such jewellery has been made and worn, ... see all copies from $19.22! new only from $24.68! \| first editions \| SVS
25	British Museum guide more books like this by British Museum, Trustees of the British Museum see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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