The British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Rome - This children's encyclopaedia has both A-Z entries and thematic trails,making it easy for the young reader to discover more about their chosen Roman topic. 160 pages 250 colour and 50 black & white illustrations

The British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Greece - Essential reference for National Curriculum Key stage 2 History units. This title contains approximately 250 fully cross-referred alphabetical entries,illustrated in full colour which survey the history,art,myths,culture and everyday life of the ancient Greeks 160 pages 221 colour and 36 black & white illustrations

The British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egypt - Drawing on the vast resources of The British Museum's Egyptian collections,this encyclopaedia will answer any child's questions about Ancient Egypt - and suggest lots more! 160 pages 220 colour and 80 black & white illustrations

The British Museum Guide Book Japanese edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book Italian edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book Chinese edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book Korean edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book French edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book Spanish edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book German edition - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Guide Book - The British Museum is one of the great museums in the world,an international institution with vast universal collections. This souvenir book,lavishly illustrated with colour photographs,maps and time lines,defines the role of The British Museum and sets its world-famous galleries in the context of the huge corpus of work that takes place such as excavation,cataloguing,conservation and scientific research. It also introduces the many civilisations represented in the Museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display 96 pages 150 colour illustrations,16 timelines and 16 maps

The British Museum Dictionary of the Ancient Near East - An excellent introduction to the cultures of the Ancient Near East for historians,students and archaeologists. 352 pages 350 black & white illustrations

The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt  - This successful and highly-esteemed British Museum reference work is now republished in a new pocket-sized edition. 328 pages 170 colour and 250 black & white illustrations

The British Museum Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs - One of The British Museum's best selling titles. With this attractive little book,any readers can easily teach themselves to recognize and identify a selection of commonly used hieroglyphic signs and phrases. 80 pages 75 colour illustrations

The British Museum A-Z Companion - A wide-ranging,informative introduction to the collections of The British Museum. There are more than 300 entries in which each object is fully described and illustrated in colour. 400 pages 375 colour illustrations

The Bible in The British Museum - New revised and updated edition of this best-selling sourcebook for all students of the Bible and the ancient Near East. The links between archaeology and the bible have fascinated generations of archaeologists and biblical scholars who seek documentation of events narrated in the Bible. The British Museum's collections include numerous inscribed objects,scripts and pictorial reliefs which provide such evidence 136 pages 78 black & white illustrations

The British Museum A-Z Companion - A wide-ranging,informative introduction to the collections of The British Museum. There are more than 300 entries in which each object is fully described and illustrated in colour. 400 pages 375 colour illustrations

The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China - A lavishly illustrated survey from The British Museum of the development and significance of calligraphy in modern China. 288 pages 180 colour and 20 black & white illustrations

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead - This book contains some two hundred spells,prayers and incantations,and is illustrated with finely drawn vignettes reproduced from the many Books of the Dead in The British Museum's collections 192 pages 60 colour and 85 black & white illustrations

Textiles from Mexico - Over 20 pieces from the Museum's collections of Mexican textiles are explored in detail. The key features are highlighted,techniques and clothing styles explained. 88 pages 100 colour illustrations and 1 map

Thai Textiles - Thailand is a country with a rich cultural heritage especially evident in its woven costumes and textiles. This fascinating book fully explores the role textiles play in the lives of the Thai people. 192 pages 105 colour and 55 black & white illustrations

Ten Thousand Years of Pottery - Lavishly illustrated,comprehensive and authoritative survey of the history of ceramic art. The book traces the production of ceramics throughout the cultures of the globe from the Mediterranean and the Orient to Islam and ancient America,from Neolithic Britain to Wedgwood and de Morgan,from twentieth century Africa and India to Scandinavia and Australasia. 352 pages 315 colour and 80 black & white illustrations

Textiles from Guatemala - Admired for their vibrant colour combinations and boldness of design,this book explores the richness of Guatemala's woven textiles. Over twenty are explored in a series of photographs to reveal a wealth of motifs from fruit and flowers to birds and beasts. 88 pages 100 colour illustrations

Sudan - This exhibition catalogue displays and discusses some of the finest objects produced through all phases of human settlement,from the Palaeolithic through to the Islamic period,and including sections on gold,pottery and funerary culture. Most are recent discoveries and few have been viewed outside the Sudan. 360 pages Illustrations: 470 colour

Silk in Africa - The richness and diversity of silk textiles from Africa is an unexpected revelation. Focusing on over 30 pieces from The British Museum's spectacular collection,the authors bring together for the first time the highly distinctive traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent 88 pages 100 colour illustrations and 1 map

Shinto - Shinto was the state religion of Japan before the arrival of Buddhism from Korea. This introduction to Shinto traces its role in Japanese culture . 192 pages 200 colour and 15 black & white illustrations

Runes - In Orkney,Shetland and the Scottish islands,in Ireland,the Isle of Man and above all in Scandinavia,travellers still come upon great memorial stones,inscribed with the curious angular alphabet called runes.This book tells the story of runes from the earliest Continental inscriptions of the late second century AD through to the Viking Age and to the related script used for the English language in Anglo-Saxon times. 64 pages 31 black & white illustrations

Roman Syria - This book outlines Syria's pivotal role in Roman history and the conflicts between the empire and its two powerful eastern neighbours: the Parthians and Sasanians. 456 pages 30 colour and 195 black & white illustrations

Roman Britain(an introductory series) - Roman Britainoutlines this critical period of history and illustrates it fully with pictures of the surviving objects of the period,largely from the incomparable collections of The British Museum 96 pages 46 colour and 44 black & white illustrations

Roman Britain - Exploring the Roman World - This book assesses the impact of the invasion of AD 43 on Iron-Age Britain and surveys the effects of Roman culture on this remote province up to and beyond the end of the military occupation. The process of Romanisation in town and country,in the arts,architecture and religion,is not,however,viewed in isolation,but in terms of Britain's place in the empire as a whole. 248 pages 12 colour and 90 black & white illustrations

Ramesside Ostraca - This volume publishes in full the hieratic ostraca of the Ramesside Period. 316 pages 550 black & white illustrations

Prints and Printmaking - This book gives succinct explanations of the 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 many processes explained. 12 colour and 120 back & white illustrations

Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa - A contemporary series of designer sourcebooks exploring the rich kaleidoscope of colour and pattern in world textiles with over 100 specially commissioned colour photographs 88 pages 100 colour illustrations

Gods,Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia - This amply illustrated books offers a readable reference guide to Mesopotamian religion,mythology and magic between about 3,000 BC and the advent of the Christian era. 192 pages 160 black & white illustrations

Greek Designs - This book is a wonderful visual reference to the myriad of Greek designs and is sure to inspire and delight. 128 pages 345 black & white illustrations

Greek Inscriptions - Greek Inscriptions is part of a series showing how ancient systems of writing and numbering were used and deciphered. 64 pages with 57 black & white illustrations

Greek Vases - In this expanded edition of the successful 1985 publication,the development of Greek painted pottery is traced from its first moments around 6000 BC,through its finest years at Athens,until its eventual decline. 144 pages 47 colour and 50 black & white illustrations

Gu Kaizhi and the Admonitions Scroll - A scholarly examination of an important object in early Chinese art. 336 pages 50 colour and 165 black & white illustrations

Hellenistic Art - An illuminating new survey of the artistic and cultural life of the Hellenistic age. 192 pages Illustrations: 75 colour,25 b & w

Historia Numorum - An up-to-date,clear and detailed account of the coinage of Southern Italy,in the Greek period. The book also includes an account of the coinages of cities of Etruria and north-eastern Italy. 240 pages 48 black & white plates

How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs - This step-by-step guide to the hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt is suitable for anyone,from complete beginners to those who have studied the subject but would like to improve their knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt. 192 pages 35 black & white illustrations

Images of the Greek Theatre - Examines the history of Greek theatre as seen through representations on pottery,sculpture,mosaics and gems. 128 pages 20 colour and 61 black & whiteillustrations

Indigo - This beautiful and compelling book is the first comprehensive account of the role of indigo in the ancient,medieval,and modern world. 272 pages 150 colour and 50 black & white illustrations

Islamic Art - This highly illustrated history of Islamic art surveys the magnificent achievement of Muslim artists and craftsmen over 1200 years,from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD. 240 pages 150 colour and 60 black & white illustrations

Islamic Designs - British Museum Pattern Books reproduce in line drawings the rich variety of patterns and designs which decorate art and artefacts in The British Museum and elsewhere. This visual anthology of 280 designs and patterns is drawn from the rich heritage of Islamic art c.800-1600 AD. 128 pages 280 black & white illustrations

Islamic Tiles - A survey of 1,000 years of artistic tradition,which also explains the techniques of Islamic craftsmen in this field. 128 pages 43 colour and 72 black & white illustrations

Italian Medals c.1530-1600 - This major catalogue includes 1,200 medals from the British Museum and the other major British public collections,many published here for the first time. Hardback in 2 volumes,presented in slipcase Vol I(text) 576 pages with 200 b & w illustrations Vol II (plates) 264 pages,258 b & w illustrations

Korea - This fully illustrated chronological account of the arts of Korea follows through from the Neolithic (c.6000 BC) to the 20th century 240 pages 100 colour and 20 black & white illustrations

La Pierre de Rosette - French version of The Rosetta Stone,which tells the story of the world famous stone and examines the history of its decipherment. 32 pages 9 black & white illustrations

Life and Letters on the Roman Frontier - A fully revised,expanded and updated edition of this best-selling introduction to the Vindolanda tablets,voted Britain's number 1 treasure 192 pages 38 black & white illustrations

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