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![Ancient Persia by John Curtis 9780714121802 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/9788727/10805300/9780714121802__53613.1782280698.jpg?c=1 "Ancient Persia by John Curtis 9780714121802 [USED COPY]")
Ancient Persia by John Curtis 9780714121802 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £3.03Persia (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... -
The Classical Cookbook by Andrew Dalby
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.80The updated edition of this best-selling cookbook features a delicious collection of recipes from every strata of classical civilization, all accessible to the contemporary cook. Using a subtle mix... -
Thomas Bewick: Graphic Worlds Nigel Tattersfield 9780714126913
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was the foremost wood engraver not only of his generation, but of all subsequent generations, and the quality of his work has remained unsurpassed. His extraordinary... -
Japanese Prints: Ukiyo-e in Edo, 1700-1900 Ellis Tinios 9780714124537
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.80Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture... -
Reimagining Captain Cook: Pacific Perspectives Julie Adams 9780714152158
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78Published on the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's extraordinary voyages of exploration, this publication reflects on and charts the enduring legacies of his encounters with Pacific peoples... -
Runes Martin Findell 9780714180298
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.49From late antiquity through to the early middle ages, people across north-western Europe were inscribing runes on a range of different objects. Once identified and interpreted by experts, runes... -
Glass: A Short History David Whitehouse 9780714150864
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.02The fragile beauty of glass has ensured its popularity through the ages in forms ranging from simple beakers to ornate decorative masterpieces. This beautifully illustrated book traces the story of... -
The British Museum Book of Cats Juliet Clutton-Brock 9780714151021
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02A survey of the cat and its 7,000-year relationship with mankind. Using illustrations drawn mainly from the British and Natural History Museums, this book looks at the different roles cats have... -
The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum by Ian Jenkins
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.40The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivalled examples of classical Greek art that have inspired sculptors, artists, poets and writers since their creation in the fifth century BC... -
![Ancient Greece by Sandy Ransford 9780714121680 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/4882575/4881805/9780714121680__13108.1722134374.jpg?c=1 "Ancient Greece by Sandy Ransford 9780714121680 [USED COPY]")
Ancient Greece by Sandy Ransford 9780714121680 [USED COPY]
RRP: £2.99Booksplease Price: £1.25With a plethora of puzzles, games, jokes and brainteasers about Ancient Greece, this book also offers crosswords, word searches, anagrams, hidden word, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, codes... -
![The Cat in Ancient Egypt by Jaromir Malek 9780714119700 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/5840911/5917977/9780714119700__21648.1727491280.jpg?c=1 "The Cat in Ancient Egypt by Jaromir Malek 9780714119700 [USED COPY]")
The Cat in Ancient Egypt by Jaromir Malek 9780714119700 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £2.44An informative guide to the relationship between humans and cats in the ancient Egyptian world. Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in... -
Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script for Beginners by 9780714114996
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40The first stroke-by-stroke guide ever produced for learning to write Naskh, one of the six major cursive Arabic scripts. Its origins can be traced back to the late eighth century AD and it is still... -
Mummy: The Inside Story by John H. Taylor 9780714119960
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Egyptian mummies are perennially popular with visitors to museums - but what is their relevance in the twenty-first century? What can we learn from the study of these ancient remains? Mummies are an... -
Egyptian Mummies by John H. Taylor 9780714150581
Booksplease Price: £3.54This is a short, illustrated introduction to the ever-fascinating topic of Egyptian mummies, by an international expert. It is a readable, short, but authoritative overview of Egyptian mummification... -
The Greek Body by Ian Jenkins 9780714132006
RRP: £15.00Booksplease Price: £10.50To the ancient Greeks the human body in sculpture was both an object of sensory delight and an expression of an intelligent mind. From the abstract simplicity of prehistoric Cycladic figurines to... -
![Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Paul Roberts 9780714122830 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/9711226/10727905/9780714122830__05842.1781371098.jpg?c=1 "Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Paul Roberts 9780714122830 [USED COPY]")
Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Paul Roberts 9780714122830 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £2.99An illustrated treasury of the art from Pompeii and Herculaneum, this charming gift book displays the range of fascinating objects that were created by the skilled hands of accomplished classical... -
The Discobolus Ian Jenkins 9780714122717
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.92The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. Originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC... -
Watches David Thompson 9780714151106
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.99The British Museum watch collection is unsurpassed anywhere in the world, and tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years. Within the collection are examples ranging from... -
Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt by Nigel Strudwick
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.62The British Museum has the largest and finest collection of antiquities from Egypt and the Sudan outside of those countries. Packed with information and insights, this classic book, now in paperback,... -
Latin Inscriptions Dirk Booms 9780714122885
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Latin inscriptions can appear daunting - a jumble of letters without any structure or meaning. However, once you know how, most are easy to read as they follow strict rules of grammar and... -
Haiku David Cobb 9780714124018
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Japanese Haiku has been a much-loved form of poetry for many centuries. Composed of 17 syllables, it can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This... -
The British Museum Colouring Book of Bible Peoples Patricia Hansom 9780714131320
Booksplease Price: £3.31A selection of attractive pictures to colour, based on people and objects from the Bible lands. All the images are based on artefacts in the British Museum.A selection of attractive pictures to... -
Aztecs Sticker Book Susan Raikes 9780714131368
RRP: £4.99Booksplease Price: £4.66The first title in a colourful series of sticker books, Aztecs, introduces the famous civilization of the Aztecs who flourished about 600 years ago in what is now central Mexico, before the arrival... -
Shakespeare: staging the world Jonathan Bate 9780714128245
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.18Authoritative, surprising, evocative and original, Shakespeare: staging the world offers a completely new approach to one of the most exceptional creative imaginations in history. While matters of... -
Ancestors, Artefacts, Empire: Indigenous Australia in British and Irish Museums by Gaye Sculthorpe 9780714124902
RRP: £60.00Booksplease Price: £56.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714124902Author Gaye SculthorpeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint British Museum PressPublisher... -
Recent Discoveries of Tetrarchic Hoards from Roman Britain and their Wider Context by Eleanor Ghey 9780861592364
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £37.93This 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... -
Greek inscriptions Peter Liddel 9780714122960
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26An accessible introduction that reveals the importance of Greek inscriptions in the understanding of ancient Greek culture. Inscriptions are an important form of evidence for our interpretation of... -
The British Museum Quiz Book by Carolyn Howitt 9780714130354
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.54Hours of fun for the whole family and a painless way to learn more about the ancient world. Fifty fantastic quizzes are arranged in increasing levels of difficulty, so that there's a quiz suitable... -
Medieval Love Poetry by John F. Cherry 9780714150161
Booksplease Price: £4.83Combines the two distinct but related themes of love and romance, this giftbook illustrates texts with the images of medieval romances. It also juxtaposes words of love alongside images of gold... -
Nordic noir: works on paper from Edvard Munch to Mamma Andersson Jennifer Ramkalawon 9780714136509
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £24.45Showcases the British Museum's remarkable collection of graphic art from the post-war period to the present day from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. With many works published for the... -
Africa: Arts and Culture by John Mack 9780714125480
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.86The collections of the British Museum provide an exceptional resource for exploring both African antiquity and its contemporary arts and cultures. This book looks at the continent as a whole. It... -
![The Ancient Egyptians by Lise Manniche 9780714121758 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/9655894/10672614/9780714121758__87572.1781279424.jpg?c=1 "The Ancient Egyptians by Lise Manniche 9780714121758 [USED COPY]")
The Ancient Egyptians by Lise Manniche 9780714121758 [USED COPY]
RRP: £2.99Booksplease Price: £2.41A popular activity book for 7-11 year olds, focusing on ancient Egyptian culture. The book includes games, puzzles, maps, spot-the-difference pictures, and drawing, colouring and making activities... -
![The Anglo Saxons by John Reeve 9780714127262 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/9655898/10672618/9780714127262__40308.1781279428.jpg?c=1 "The Anglo Saxons by John Reeve 9780714127262 [USED COPY]")
The Anglo Saxons by John Reeve 9780714127262 [USED COPY]
RRP: £2.99Booksplease Price: £2.65Through fun activities, this activity book introduces the culture of the Anglo Saxons to 7 to 11 year olds. The book includes games, puzzles, maps, spot-the-difference pictures and drawing and... -
Haiku: Love Alan Cummings 9780714123394
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Haiku poems about the natural world and the seasons are well known, but many poets have used the genre to capture the evocations of love. Combining elegant and restrained haiku with lively senryu... -
Netsuke: 100 miniature masterpieces from Japan Noriko Tsuchiya 9780714124810
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.80Netsuke have once again come to the fore in the popular imagination of the public. In part this is due to the phenomenal success of Edmund De Waal's 2010 book, Hare with the Amber Eyes, which... -
Look Here Axelle Russo 9780714150833
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40The ultimate picture book - packed with wonderful, quirky, amusing and delightful images from the British Museum. There is no text at all: the pictures, and combinations of pictures, speak for... -
Chinese Art: Close-Up Carol Michaelson 9780714124797
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.56Beautifully illustrated with an array of Chinese art, this book offers a closer look at the rich variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns - and the sheer craftsmanship - of Chinese culture... -
Sex on Show: Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome Caroline Vout 9780714122786
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.18The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Drinking cups, oil-lamps and walls were decorated with scenes of seduction and sexual intercourse which make the modern viewer blush; models of penises... -
The British Museum Guide: (English) The British Museum 9780714151069
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.92This practical guide is split into seven main sections, each covering a key geographical area or historical period: Africa, the Americas, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Europe, and the... -
7000 Years of Jewellery Hugh Tait 9780714150321
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.20This panoramic illustrated history explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South...