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Noah Angell
An artist investigates strange goings on at the British museum - and uncovers a maelstrom of disquiet within its corridors, galleries and vaults
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Jenny Linford
A deliciously fascinating, expertly written global tour of cooking, eating, and drinking, told through objects in the collection of the British Museum.
Beatrix Potter is among the world's most-loved children's authors, with over 100 million copies sold. This enchanting calendar features illustrations from the British Library's collection. Informative text accompanies each work…
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From the British Library's extensive collection, this wall calendar's 12 stunning and intricate details from illuminated manuscripts give insight into medieval history and craftsmanship. Informative text accompanies each work and…
This bilingual book is the outcome of a research project undertaken between the Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research at the British Museum and a group of…
Create your own little museum and discover ancient history, in this exciting series from the British Museum!
What if the British Museum isn't a carefully ordered cross section of history but is in instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot - swarming with volatile and errant…
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Explore the history of ancient Rome with 20 brilliantly busy scenes and patterns to colour - before sticking in fun stickers from the British Museum's collection!
This beautiful calendar features 12 delightful illustrations from the British Library's incredible collection including such talents as Sir John Tenniel and Arthur Rackham. Informative text accompanies each work and the…
Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, this luxurious week-to-view pocket diary has a foil and embossed cover with magnetic closure. The cover is adorned with a design based on…
Tegen Evans
Discover the secrets of the Roman Army in this fascinating gift book for budding historians.
Create your own secret messages with 125 hieroglyphic stencils!
Brynley Hammond (Imperial War Museum, UK)
This book offers the most detailed operational analysis of British tank use during the First World War ever undertaken. Its conclusions - based on a wealth of primary sources -…
Bring ancient Egypt to life with 20 brilliantly busy black-and-white scenes and patterns to colour - before sticking in fun photographic object stickers from the British Museum's collection!
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Bring ancient Greece to life with 20 brilliantly busy black-and-white scenes and patterns to colour - before sticking in fun photographic object stickers from the British Museum's collection!
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Andy Seed
Learn how to read and write ancient Greek in this gripping puzzle mystery story about the ancient Olympics, written by Blue Peter Award-winning author Andy Seed!
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British Library
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises…
An irresistible romp through the history of magic, from alchemy to unicorns, ancient witchcraft to Harry’s Hogwarts - packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, magical illustrations…
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the record-breaking British Library exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and a team of brilliant curators. As…
Through a selection of detailed expert essays and some 40 spotlight studies, Medieval Women reveals a rich and complex picture of their world, full of colourful characters and intriguing stories…
Writers Revealed tells the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, investigating their enduring appeal from the sixteenth century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery…
Collett Cox
Early Buddhist manuscript recording a previously unknown scholastic text about existence
This volume offers a transcription, edition, translation, and analysis of a previously unknown scholastic text, an important discovery for…
Laura Mucha
Travel the world in this awe-inspiring new gift title featuring 50 spectacular new festivals that you won't want to miss!
Discover the secrets of the Roman Army in this fascinating gift book from the British Museum.
What was a Roman legion? How exactly did soldiers train for battle? And why…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Written in 14th-century Northumbrian dialect, The Pricke of Conscience (Stimulus Conscientiae) is a rare and important example of early English devotional literature. With this new edition, featuring an updated translation…
British Museum
Carole Marsh
Anonymous
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Ralph Jackson
Most accounts of the history of Greek and Roman medicine are based on ancient medical texts. As a study of the subject through its material remains, this book will be…
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Learn how to read hieroglyphs in this compelling puzzle adventure story, publishing 200 years after the Rosetta Stone was deciphered!
British Museum Press
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented…
Explore ancient Egypt and fill your own museum with stickers!
Nosy Crow Ltd
Learn over 250 simple first words and discover amazing objects from the British Museum'scollection with this stunning board book.
A Guide to the Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, Original Charters - And Royal, Baronial, and Ecclesiastical Seals Exhibited in the Department of Manuscripts and in the King’s Library is an unchanged…
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Kate McLelland
Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out chinese zodiac animals from the British Museum!
A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 7+, developed in consultation with the British Museum!
