This catalogue, the first to be published in a generation, presents nearly a thousand of The British Museum's extensive collection of ancient Greek terracottas. The sequel to volumes 1 and 2 of the Catalogue, which cover the Archaic and Classical periods, it presents Hellenic terracotta figures from most areas of the Mediterranean apart from southern Italy and Sicily. The general introduction outlines general questions of the evolution of ...

This strikingly designed and beautifully illustrated title offers a closer look at the rich variety of styles, fascinating decoration and sheer craftsmanship of Chinese art culture. ...

Music making of all forms is very important in Africa, with a great emphasis on rhythm. Lynne Garner explains how to make an African- style drum. Kente strip weaving is traditionally done by the Ashanti people of Ghana, weaving narrow strips of cloth which are then stitched together to make beautiful, colourful garments. ...

An attractive giftbook bringing together the best and most famous of the Hogarth's prints and engravings from the British Mueseum's outstanding collection.
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For Some Time Now it has been Established British Government policy to foster closer links among scientists, government and industry. The author has assessed how successful this marriage between science and industry has been, paying close attention to: the effects of high profile initiatives; conflict from establishing intellectual property, particularly among research scientists, academic institutions and private sector partners; conflict of ...

Medieval Book Lists and Library Catalogues from 34 houses of Augustinian canons (including houses of the independent congregations of St Victor and Arrouaise) are brought together in this volume. Among them is one of the most substantial of all surviving records of an English medieval library, the late fifteenth-century catalogue of Leicester Abbey, which records the contents of over 900 books and is a remarkable witness to the intellectual, ...

Revealed here for the first time are a selection of extensive extracts from key reports, correspondence and memoranda about some of the most significant plays of the period. Many documents are reproduced in their entirety, allowing the reader direct access to original, unpublished and unedited archive material. The authors contextualize this material within the political and moral issues of the time, and reveal the fascinating processes and ...

By the end of the Middle Ages, the abbey at Canterbury founded by St. Augustine possessed one of the most worldly and richest libraries in all of Britain. The remarkably sophisticated catalog produced by its medieval librarians, dating from the late fourteenth century, provides detailed entries for over 1,800 volumes, reporting a press mark, table of contents, and donation record for each--as well as internally cross-references for each entry. ...

A vivid historical and cultural account of the first land-based world empire. 150 illus. ...

Lively, authoritative and highly illustrated - an ideal introduction to the world of ancient Greece.
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