First complete publication of one of the most important Iron Age sites in Europe at Snettisham, Norfolk. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Iron Age culture.
This volume was prompted by the recent discovery in Britain of two large coin hoards dating from the first decade of the fourth century AD – Wold Newton and Rauceby. Coins of this early Tetrarchic...
The Instruments and Accoutrements of Ancient Medicine
by Jackson Ralph
Price: $80.00
ISBN: 9780861592326
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: British Museum
200 Pages
Most accounts of the history of Greek and Roman medicine are based on ancient medical texts. As a study of the subject through its material remains, this book will be a unique contribution to the understanding of ancient medical implements and surgical instruments, of surgery, and of the history of medicine.
A ground-breaking publication providing new insights into Katsushika Hokusai, one of the world’s most celebrated artists with authors from the UK, Europe, Japan and USA engaging with the oeuvre of late Hokusai from a variety of perspectives, both intrinsic and extrinsic to his life and works.
This book explores how models of non-European watercrafts – specifically those from the Indian Ocean – commonly found in museum collections in the UK and throughout the world can help us to understand traditional boats and boat-building practices, some of which no longer exist.
Material and visual culture of China’s long 19th century is understandably overshadowed by the traumatic warfare, land shortages, famines and uprisings which impacted the lives of a population of...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Materiality of Magical Practice
Edited by Elisabeth O'Connell
Price: $80.00
ISBN: 9780861592333
Pub Date: 2022-11-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: British Museum
192 Pages
This volume presents a new translation and analysis of the Hay manuscripts: an assemblage of seven leather sheets bearing Coptic ‘magical’ texts produced in the 8th/9th century AD. They contain a handbook, known as the ‘Hay cookbook’, and other formularies for protection, healing and cursing, some with an especially aggressive sexual character.
Graphic Arts and the Avant-garde in Paris and Berlin
Edited by Giulia Bartrum
Price: $50.00
ISBN: 9780861592371
Pub Date: 2022-07-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: British Museum
130 Pages
The art of Edvard Munch is striking for the originality and universality of its themes, which cross moments in place and time. Yet he was very much an artist of the 19th century, and the focus of this book is to show how especially in his prints and photographs Munch was enabled by technical advances to create an entirely new visual language.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
