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Zombier, zombier, zombier : eller Omgiven av odöda

Det går knappast att missa hur zombiens popularitet har ökat de senaste decennierna. Vi ser zombier i reklamfilmer, i sexleksaker som zombiedildos, sketcher om sossezombier, tränin ...


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Compacts and Cosmetics

Cosmetics have been used to increase attraction since Ancient times whilst Compacts have been a symbol of love for generations but especially since the 1920s. In this fascinating b ...


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Trench Art

Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objec ...


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History of Men’s Accessories

This idiosyncratic book takes the reader on a fascinating journey, from high-end grooming and care, including open razors, strops and Belgian waterstone; silver-tipped badger shavi ...


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Martello Towers Worldwide

Martello Towers Worldwide follows the history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and Italy right up ...


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The Pocket Guide to Opera

Everything you need to know about opera in one handy guide. Part of our best-selling Pocket Guide series, The Pocket Guide to Opera contains A-Z synopses of operas and biographies ...


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Textiles

A fascinating and accessible history of textiles, including the key personalities and inventions which revolutionized the industry, together with the East End workshops and the cre ...


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Posters of The Great War

Until the arrival of radio and television, and despite the influence of newspapers, posters were the major medium for mass communication. During the Great War all the belligerent n ...


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GWR Collett Castle Class

The 'Castle' class 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Charles Collett and built at Swindon Works were the principal passenger locomotives of the Great Western Railway. The 4-cylinder lo ...


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Locomotive Portraits

Railway art has existed as long as there have been Railways. Many famous names have included some aspect of railways in their paintings, notably Claude Monet and J M W Turner. This ...


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Dressing the Past

Minoan ladies, Scythian warriors, Roman and Sarmatian merchants, prehistoric weavers, gold sheet figures, Vikings, Medieval saints and sinners, Renaissance noblemen, Danish peasant ...


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Athenian Potters and Painters Volume II

This volume presents the proceedings of the second Athenian Potters and Painters conference, which was held at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens 2007. Together with ...


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Rethinking Celtic Art

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'Early Celtic art' - typified by the iconic shields, swords, torcs and chariot gear we can see in places such as the British Museum - has been studied in isolation from the rest of ...


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Rails Across Europe

The two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East.The photos were taken by D ...


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Britain’s Declining Secondary Railways through the 1960s

This is an evocative selection of high quality colour views, each of which recaptures the lost age of Britain's branch lines and secondary railways, of which so many were axed foll ...


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Heritage Transformed

How does "heritage" become objectified within public institutions and representative of a national past? This book proposes a model for this process and contains five case studies ...


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Development-led Archaeology in Northwest Europe

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Many countries in northern Europe have seen a huge expansion in development-led archaeology over the past few decades. Legislation, frameworks for heritage management and codes of ...


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Visualising the Neolithic

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Prehistoric imagery is enigmatic and has been largely overlooked by archaeologists; it is only in the last two decades that it has garnered serious academic attention. This volume ...


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A Corpus of Roman Pottery from Lincoln

This is the first major analysis of the Roman pottery from excavations in Lincoln (comprising more than 150,000 sherds). The pottery is presented in seven major ware groups. Fine w ...


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Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East

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In the past, textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of documentation both in term ...


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The Crown of Arsinoë II

The Crown of Arsinoë II is a detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II which has important conclusions for ancient Egyptian hist ...


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Is There a British Chalcolithic?

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The Chalcolithic, the phase in prehistory when the important technical development of adding tin to copper to produce bronze had not yet taken place, is not a term generally used b ...


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Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland

Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland presents a fresh approach to the detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels located close to the present coastline of Uppland, Swede ...


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The Anglo-Saxon Church of All Saints, Brixworth, Northamptonshire

All Saints’ Church, Brixworth lies 7 miles north of Northampton. The core of the church is Anglo-Saxon and the research published here provides an unprecedented account of one of ...


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The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone

Constructed in 1297−1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in ...