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The British Museum's collection is one of the worlds finest and
broadest, ranging from prehistoric times to the present in ancient
and modern cultures around the globe. This new and updated edition
includes many recent acquisitions and new discoveries, such as
Picasso's stunning Vollard Suite and the intriguing Vale of York
Viking hoard, and showcases a selection of more than 250 of the
most beautiful and important objects drawn from across the Museum.
Each object is presented with its own fascinating story and is
strikingly illustrated in full colour. From the Warren Cup to
Durers Rhinoceros, the Lewis Chessmen to the Aztec turquoise
serpent and the Gayer-Anderson Cat, the iconic objects of the
British Museum are here presented in an exciting and accessible new
way, highlighting the superb craftsmanship and ingenuity of those
who created each of these splendid pieces. Grouped into sections
based on cross-cultural themes, such as rulers, mythical beasts,
dress and the human form, the resulting juxtapositions offer
intriguing new insights into these widely varied masterpieces.
Introduced by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, this
is a stunning overview of artistic and cultural achievement around
the world.
Featuring more than 75 3D scale drawings and explaining their
individual strengths and weaknesses, this book is the only
comprehensive reference for car park layout design. The book also
covers the practical design of parking elements including ramps,
stalls, and traffic aisles, and provides guidance on key issues
including security, fire escape requirements, drainage, signage and
barrier control. The new edition includes: - Issues surrounding
provision for charging hybrid and electrically powered vehicles - a
topic as yet poorly addressed in the literature. - Optimum entry
and exit locations that affect layout. - 50% more drawings -
including scale drawings that can be used as templates in the
layout design process.
Tigers on the Western Front
The 5th Leicestershire Regiment rallied to the colours almost to a
man as so many Territorial units did at the outbreak of the First
World War. It served on the Western Front as part of the 46th
(North Midland) Division which consisted of the Leicestershire,
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire
brigades. The Leicestershire's were in the 138th Brigade commanded
initially by General A. Taylor and subsequently by General R.
Clifford. In the pages of this book Actions are described on the
Salient, on Vimy Ridge, at Gommecort, Monchy, Lens, Hill 65, St.
Elie, Pontruet, Fresnoy, Riquerval Woods and many other engagements
where the men with the tiger cap badge distinguished themselves.
This history of the regiment was written by a serving officer who
has produced a thorough and engaging account of the regiment's time
during the Great War which will be of interest both to students of
the British infantry at war and those who wish to trace their
ancestors to those momentous days in world history. The book
includes honour and roster rolls of especial interest to
genealogists. Available in softcover and hardcover with dustjacket
for collectors.
Tigers on the Western Front
The 5th Leicestershire Regiment rallied to the colours almost to a
man as so many Territorial units did at the outbreak of the First
World War. It served on the Western Front as part of the 46th
(North Midland) Division which consisted of the Leicestershire,
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire
brigades. The Leicestershire's were in the 138th Brigade commanded
initially by General A. Taylor and subsequently by General R.
Clifford. In the pages of this book Actions are described on the
Salient, on Vimy Ridge, at Gommecort, Monchy, Lens, Hill 65, St.
Elie, Pontruet, Fresnoy, Riquerval Woods and many other engagements
where the men with the tiger cap badge distinguished themselves.
This history of the regiment was written by a serving officer who
has produced a thorough and engaging account of the regiment's time
during the Great War which will be of interest both to students of
the British infantry at war and those who wish to trace their
ancestors to those momentous days in world history. The book
includes honour and roster rolls of especial interest to
genealogists. Available in softcover and hardcover with dustjacket
for collectors.
This volume contains fourteen studies providing new perspectives on
and material concerning the Iron Age in temperate Europe.
Contributors include: P S Wells (The La Tene Period in Germany); T
Hjorungdal (The Early Iron Age in western Norway); E Hamilton (Was
there ever a Roman Conquest?); J Hill (A contextual study of Iron
Age societies and hillforts in southern Britain); C Cumberpatch
(Production and society in the Later Iron Age of Bohemia anmd
Moravia); H Parzinger (The begining of La Tene culture in central
Europe); R Gebhard (The Celtic' oppidum of Manching and its
exchange system); P Brun (Oppida and social compexification' in
France); G Ferrell (New perspectives on the Iron Age of north-east
England); P van den Broeke (Iron Age sea salt trade in the Lower
Rhine area); M Kohler (Hillfort settlement in Hallstatt Thuringia);
J Webster (Interpretation and the Celtic gods); R Hingley (The Iron
Age in Atlantic Scotland) .
The author has been a familiar speaker at Theoretical Archaeology
Group meetings in Britain for a number of years and his general
approach must now be familiar to many people. His specific argument
that pit deposits usually interpreted as rubbish' are in fact
structured in a meaningful way is sure to be of interest to all
archaeologists involved with the investigation of middens or faunal
rubbish' deposits, though taphonomists may remain sceptical. The
wider implications for the study of the Iron Age in Britain
(especially his historiographical critique of past
culture-historical' approaches) are also stimulating.
The British Museum holds approximately 6,000 human remains, the
majority of which were recovered in the past century. Regarding the
Dead addresses the British Museum’s approach to the ethical
issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in the Museum’s
collection and presents solutions to the dilemmas relating to their
curation, storage, access management and display. The holding of
human remains in museums has long been a matter of academic and
public discourse. The issues surrounding the rightful ownership,
proper care, research and display of human remains are strongly
debated, both within the museums and heritage sector and in the
media on an international scale. Using case studies from the
British Museum, Regarding the Dead examines these issues and
explains how the availability of human remains for study has many
benefits. Human remains provide the most direct and insightful
sources of information on different cultural approaches to death,
burial practices and belief systems. Their study also helps to
advance important research concerning the history of disease,
changing epidemiological patterns, forensics and human biology. The
book draws together diverse strands of research concerning human
remains and reflects the great variety of challenges and
discoveries associated with this work as well as the sensitivities
involved.
Pottery has become one of the major categories of artefact that is
used in reconstructing the lives and habits of prehistoric people.
In these 14 papers, members of the Prehistoric Ceramics Research
Group discuss the many ways in which pottery is used to study
chronology, behavioural changes, inter-relationships between people
and between people and their environment, technology and
production, exchange, settlement organisation, cultural expression,
style and symbolism. Contents: Introduction (Ann Woodward & J D
Hill); A date with the past: Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery and
chronology (Steven Willis); The nature of archaeological deposits
and finds assemblages (Joshua Pollard); Aspects of manufacture and
ceramic technology (Alex Gibson); Between ritual and routine:
interpreting British prehistoric pottery production and
distribution (Sue Hamilton); Staying alive: The function and use of
prehistoric ceramics (Elaine L Morris); Sherds in space: pottery
and the analysis of site organisation (Ann Woodward); Pottery and
the expression of society, economy and culture (J D Hill); Ceramic
lifes (Alistair Barclay); Pots as categories: British Beakers
(Robin Boast); Inclusions, impressions and interpretation (Ann
Woodward); A regional ceramic sequence: pottery of the First
Millennium BC between the Humber and the Nene (David Knight); Just
about the potter's wheel? Using, making and depositing Middle and
Later Iron Age pots in East Anglia (J D Hill); Roman pottery in
Iron Age Britain
El Museo Britanico alberga varias de las colecciones mas extensas y
magnificas del mundo, que abarcan desde la prehistoria hasta el
presente, desde las culturas antiguas hasta las modernas de todo el
planeta. Este libro de atractivo diseno presenta una seleccion
especial de 250 objetos, de entre los mas bellos e importantes del
Museo, cada uno de ellos acompanado de su fascinante historia y
magnificamente ilustrado a todo color. Desde la copa Warren hasta
el rinoceronte de Durero, desde las piezas del ajedrez Lewis hasta
la serpiente azteca de turquesa y el gato de Gayer Anderson, los
emblematicos objetos del Museo Britanico se presentan de una forma
novedosa, accesible y apasionante, para destacar la soberbia
maestria y el ingenio de quienes crearon estas esplendidas piezas.
Agrupadas en secciones, siguiendo temas comunes a todas las
culturas: gobernantes, animales miticos, vestimentas y la forma
humana, la miscelanea resultante ofrece una vision nueva de esta
gran variedad de obras maestras. Se trata de un repaso fascinante,
con introducciones del director del Museo Britanico, Neil
MacGregor, a los logros artisticos y culturales alcanzados en todo
el mundo.
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