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Paperback. A superbly authoritative A-Z guide to all the gods, heroes, remarkable women and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology, with 172 original illustrations. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782976356
ISBN
9781782976356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Translator(s): Hall, Angela. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672. 438 pages, bibliography, glossary. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight: 634. Translator(s): Hall, Angela.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915137
ISBN
9780859915137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Translation of: Les Grecs ont-ils cru aa leurs mythes? Translator(s): Wissing, P. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HRAB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226854342
ISBN
9780226854342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029153
ISBN
9780691029153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12
€ 42.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; JPSH; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984185856
ISBN
9780984185856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.13

Paperback. Featuring black and white photos of some of the old buildings that claim to be haunted and locations of where ghosts can be seen, this book reveals some British ghost stories. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 126. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747801641
ISBN
9780747801641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Looks at the ways that marriages are celebrated in multicultural Britain and how the practices of the past are observed, and sometimes altered, for contemporary times. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808190
ISBN
9780747808190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant Britain. Series: Discovering S. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747801788
ISBN
9780747801788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Peet, Preston. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Disinformation Company United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938875038
ISBN
9781938875038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
9781845887674
ISBN
9781845887674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.23

Paperback. These lively and entertaining folk tales bring alive the landscape of Dorset's rolling hills and Jurassic coast. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, the 30 stories reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466361
ISBN
9780752466361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887582
ISBN
9781845887582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Series: Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom. BIC Classification: HRQX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263531
ISBN
9781904263531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240307
ISBN
9781634240307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851156804
ISBN
9780851156804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.86

Hardback. Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife. Translator(s): Webb, Diane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117029
ISBN
9780231117029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305444
ISBN
9783856305444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.01

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887285
ISBN
9781845887285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750968409
ISBN
9780750968409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853609
ISBN
9780801853609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443974
ISBN
9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Is there a geometrical energy system that surrounds our planet? - a suped grid involving polyhedral forms, ley lines, earth energy currents and archaeoastronomical alignments? From ET flight-paths to anti-gravity, the grid has many claims attached to it. This book unravels the many theories to give an overview of this incredible subject. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFH; RG; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263647
ISBN
9781904263647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752494456
ISBN
9780752494456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. Adopting a different approach to ancient Egypt, this book aims to illuminate the complex world of Egyptian myth. It explores the cultural and historical background behind a variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and text boxes. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803467
ISBN
9780192803467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

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