Christianity / Churches / Monastic

Patterns in Stonework: The Early Church in Britain and Ireland
An introduction to ecclesiastical geology
£56.00
Author:
John F. Potter
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306001
Paperback:
225pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings, figures, tables and photographs including 7 colour plates
BAR number:
B496
Sub Title:
An introduction to ecclesiastical geology
This work falls into two parts. In the first, the author undertakes a summary of his ecclesiastical geological research of thirty years... More
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Building Late Churches in North Hampshire
A geological guide to their fabrics and decoration from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War
£38.00
Author:
J. R. L. Allen
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306278
Paperback:
149pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, tables, photographs.
BAR number:
B501
Sub Title:
A geological guide to their fabrics and decoration from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War
Hampshire (southern England) north of roughly the latitude of Winchester is dominated geologically by the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group... More
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Intersections: The Archaeology and History of Christianity in England, 400-1200
Papers in Honour of Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle
£75.00
Editors:
Martin Henig and Nigel Ramsay
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407305400
Paperback:
297pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B505
Sub Title:
Papers in Honour of Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle
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£58.00
Author:
David N. Edwards
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860546825
Paperback:
252pp
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 36
BAR number:
S537
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'The beste and fayrest of al Lincolnshire'
The Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire, and its Medieval Monuments
£61.00
Editors:
Sally Badham and Paul Cockerham
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309330
Paperback:
286pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B554
Sub Title:
The Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire, and its Medieval Monuments
Using a quotation from the English antiquary John Leland (c. 1503-1552) as their inspiration, the editors provide a fresh look at the... More
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Coins and Archaeology
MARG. Medieval Archaeology Research Group. Proceedings of the First Meeting at Isegran, Norway 1988
£35.00
Editors:
H. Clarke and E. Schia
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547037
Paperback:
136pp
BAR number:
S556
Sub Title:
MARG. Medieval Archaeology Research Group. Proceedings of the First Meeting at Isegran, Norway 1988
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£46.00
Author:
Ian Hinton
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309736
Paperback:
183pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B560
It has been variously considered that churches faced east for liturgical reasons or reasons of Christian religious belief; that they... More
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Stanley Abbey and its Estates 1151-c1640
A Cistercian monastery and its impact on the landscape
£46.00
Author:
Graham Brown
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310404
Paperback:
149pp. Illustrated in black and white and in colour
BAR number:
B566
Sub Title:
A Cistercian monastery and its impact on the landscape
The book assesses the impact of a Cistercian monastery on the landscape and how, in its turn, the landscape influenced the monastery. It... More
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Lod (Lydda), Israel
From its Origins through the Byzantine Period 5600 B.C.E. - 640 C.E.
£49.00
Author:
Joshua J. Schwartz
Publication Year:
1991
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547211
Paperback:
210pp, Includes text illustrations
BAR number:
S571
Sub Title:
From its Origins through the Byzantine Period 5600 B.C.E. - 640 C.E.
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Searching for Early Welsh Churches
A study in ecclesiastical geology
£93.00
Author:
John F. Potter
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310985
Paperback:
496pp. Illustrated throughout, two in colour
BAR number:
B578
Sub Title:
A study in ecclesiastical geology
This work follows the study of the ecclesiastical geology of almost all Anglo-Saxon religious sites throughout England. There, it proved... More
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The 'Obese Medieval Monk'
A multidisciplinary study of a stereotype
£49.00
Author:
Pip Patrick
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312248
Paperback:
206pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B590
Sub Title:
A multidisciplinary study of a stereotype
The purpose of this study is to explore, through a variety of approaches, the extent to which the stereotype of the 'obese medieval monk'... More
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Excavations in Akhmīm, Egypt
Continuity and change in city life from late antiquity to the present. First Report
£26.00
Author:
Sheila McNally and Ivančica Dvoržak Schrunk
Publication Year:
1993
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547600
Paperback:
116pp, Includes figures & illustrations.
BAR number:
S590
Sub Title:
Continuity and change in city life from late antiquity to the present. First Report
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£41.00
Author:
G. Lynn Morgan
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312934
Paperback:
179pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
B601
The author was inspired to embark on this work by her own sense of Welsh identity and by her surrounding landscape in south-west Ceredigion. In this... More
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Patterns in Stonework: The Early Churches in Northern England
A further study in ecclesiastical geology Part A: The Counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire and Lincolnshire
£81.00
Author:
John F. Potter
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313931
Paperback:
360pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B617
Sub Title:
A further study in ecclesiastical geology Part A: The Counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire and Lincolnshire
This work follows the rapid survey of the ecclesiastical geology of the stonework of known Anglo-Saxon churches throughout England undertaken by the author... More
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£46.00
Author:
Justin Garner-Lahire
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407314570
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white: 48 tables, 57 figures (including 12 colour photographs)
BAR number:
B622
Reports of the open area excavation at the York Minster Library conducted in 1997 and associated research are presented in this book. The excavation was... More
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Patterns in Stonework: The Early Churches in Northern England
A further study in ecclesiastical geology Part B: The Counties of Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Westmorland and Yorkshire
£70.00
Author:
John F. Potter
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407314938
Paperback:
270pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white: 7 tables, 497 figures (including 42 colour photographs and 442 black and white photographs), 6 maps (including 4 colour maps)
BAR number:
B624
Sub Title:
A further study in ecclesiastical geology Part B: The Counties of Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Westmorland and Yorkshire
This work follows the rapid survey of the ecclesiastical geology of the stonework of known Anglo-Saxon churches throughout England undertaken by the author... More
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£33.00
Author:
Eberhard Sauer
Publication Year:
1996
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860548164
Paperback:
128pp, Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S634
Sub Title:
The example of the Mithras cult
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Building on the Past
Medieval and postmedieval essays in honour of Tom Beaumont James
£72.00
Editors:
Amanda Richardson and Mark Allen
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357812
Paperback:
246 pages
BAR number:
B662
Sub Title:
Medieval and postmedieval essays in honour of Tom Beaumont James
This book brings together a collection of chapters reflecting the scholarship of Tom Beaumont James, Emeritus Professor at the University of Winchester, in... More
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Excavations at Minster House, Bristol, 1992
From abbey cellarium and prior’s lodging to cathedral prebendal house
£39.00
Author:
John Bryant
Publication Year:
2021
ISBN:
9781407316383
Paperback:
156 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. 88 figures and 11 tables.
BAR number:
B669
Sub Title:
From abbey cellarium and prior’s lodging to cathedral prebendal house
Minster House, removed in 1883, adjoined the south-west corner of Bristol Cathedral. The cathedral was created in 1542 from the former St Augustine’s Abbey,... More
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Making a Medieval Stained Glass Window
An archaeometric study of technology and production
£61.00
Author:
Laura W Adlington
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358505
Paperback:
260 pages
Sub-series name:
UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD Series, 6
BAR number:
B671
Sub Title:
An archaeometric study of technology and production
Medieval stained glass windows are relatively untapped sources of information about medieval technology and production, because their architectural context... More
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£49.00
Author:
C. Wayne Smith
Publication Year:
1997
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860549147
Paperback:
212pp, Includes 51 illustrations
BAR number:
S675
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Communal Solitude
The Carthusian Lay Brethren in Great Britain & Ireland, 1178-1569
£31.00
Author:
Francesca Breeden
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359755
Paperback:
108 pages
BAR number:
B675
Sub Title:
The Carthusian Lay Brethren in Great Britain & Ireland, 1178-1569
The Carthusians were a small monastic order founded in France in the late 11th century. Their dedication to the hermit lifestyle required a unique living... More
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In Search of Norfolk’s First Stone Churches
The use of ferruginous gravels and sands and the reuse of Roman building materials in early churches
£52.00
Author:
Peter Wade-Martins
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407361390
Paperback:
168 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
B683
Sub Title:
The use of ferruginous gravels and sands and the reuse of Roman building materials in early churches
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Pilgrims in Stone
Stone images from the Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Fontes Sequanae
£44.00
Author:
Miranda J. Aldhouse Green with contributions by Madeleine Gray, Richard Newell, Marilynne Raybould and John Peter Wild. Line drawings by Anne Leaver
Publication Year:
1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860549550
Paperback:
188pp, Includes 45 drawings, 46 pages of photographic plates, 3 plates in colour.
BAR number:
S754
Sub Title:
Stone images from the Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Fontes Sequanae
Pilgrims in Stone presents a study of the stone pilgrim-imagery from the Gallo-Roman shrine to Sequanae, goddess of the river Seine at its spring-source,... More
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