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Keys
Eric Monk
Paperback.72 pp. Richly illustrated in b/w. Shire publications. 2010.
The oldest keys known to exist date from around 4,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. These were simple wooden cylinders t...
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Medieval Fields
David Hall
Paperback, 56 pp. Shire. (1982, 2010)
Medieval fields have been studied by historians, historical geographers and archaeologists for well over a century, and yet very few acc...
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Medieval Masons
Malcolm Hislop
Paperback, 64 pp (2000, 2010)
This book explains in detail the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. Monastic chronicles, building...
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Medieval Roads and Tracks
Paul Hindle
Paperback, 64 pp (1982, 2011)
The medieval economy was centred on a phenomenal growth in trade of all kinds of goods, yet few have studied the actual network of roads that was so ...
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Medieval Wall Paintings
Rouse, E.C.
Paperback. 80 pp. Very richly illustrated. Shire Library 557. Shire 2004
Examines the story told by the artwork which decorated the interior of Medieval churches
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Nailmaking
Hugh Bodey
Paperback, 32 pp. Shire. (1983, 2008)
Today, nails are such an ordinary and widespread object that it may come as a surprise to learn that the range of shapes and sizes avail...
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Needlemaking
This book traces the history of needles and the craftsmen who made them from early times through the ages to 1851, when machines took over the job.
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Old Cooking Utensils
looks at the kitchen that centered on the open hearth or range and surveys the equipment used for storing and preserving, preparing, boiling, roasting and baking food; David J. Eveleigh
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Old Garden Tools
Kay N. Sanecki
Paperback, 32 pp (1979, 1987)
Some of the oldest implements in the world are those that have been used by land cultivation. Many garden tools are universal in use, like the rak...
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Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
Aubrey Burl
Stiff wrappers, full colour, 72 pp. Shire publications.
This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the c...
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Prehistoric Henges
Aubrey Burl
Paperback, 64 pp Shire (1991, 2008)
Stonehenge is just one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in the British Isles over four thousand years ago. Known as henges, t...
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Prehistoric Stone Circles
Burl, A.
Paperback. 64 pp. Richly illustrated. Shire Archaeology 9. Shire 2005.
This book explains the history and the facts known about them, and shows how we are gradually coming to an unde...
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Roman villas
David E. Johnston
Stiff wrappers, full colour, 72 pp. Shire publications. 2010.
This volume describes the villa estate and how it was managed, its fields, equipment and outbuildings and...
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Rope, twine and net making
Anthony Sanctuary
Stiff wrappers, bl/wht, 32 pp. Shire publications.
Since ancient times rope, twine and nets have been used for the essential elements of survival – hunting, roof...
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Slipware
David Barker
Stiff wrappers, bl/wht. 32 pp. Shire publications.
Slipware has been one of the most popular types of pottery in Britain since its introduction over four centuries ago. By the se...
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Spoons 1650-2000
Simon Moore
Stiff wrappers, full colour 64 pp. Shire publications.
Traces and illustrates the history of English spoons, and gives collectors some guidelines to follow. This second edit...
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The Potteries
An entirely revised and re-illustrated edition of a classic Shire title, this is the perfect introduction to the industrial history of The Potteries (English Midlands).
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Thimbles and Thimble cases
Eleanor Johnson
Stiff wrappers, full colour, 40 pp, Shire publications.
Examines the humble thimble and its many varieties, from the simple workaday type to the rarer and more exquisite...
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Viking age archaeology
Richard Hall
Stiff wrapprs, bl/wht. 64 pp. Shire publications.
Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements in the ninth and tenth centuries, had a major effect on many parts of ...
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Wagons and Carts
Viner, D.
Paperback. 64 pp. Very richly illustrated in b/w. Shire Lirary 467. Shire 2008.
The slow-paced wagons and carts of yesteryear can provide clues into the way past rural communities l...
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Woodworking Tools
Philip Walker
Paperback, 32 pp. Shire. (1980, 2008)
Wood is nature’s greatest gift to man. From prehistoric times we have used it to make our houses, containers, vehicles and impl...
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Worcester Porcelain
John Sandon
Paperback, 64 pp. Shire. (1988, 2009)
Worcester porcelain is the single most collected British porcelain manufacturer in the world. Produced since 1751, it is most notably r...
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Writing Antiques
This book describes and illustrates many of the writing antiques available, from magnificent inkstands to simple penwipers and ink bottles; George Mell.
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