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London, U.K: British Museum, Date: 1983. Neat front inscr'n o/w as new.. First Editiion. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softback. 1983. British Museum ISBN 0714113735 9780714113739 [GB]
British Museum, London, Date: 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 48 pages. Illustrated throughout. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PICTURE OF THIS ITEM TO SHOW YOU MORE DETAILS. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Varied Books; ISBN: 0714113735. ISBN/EAN: 9780714113739. Inventory No: 513947.. 9780714113739 1983. British Museum ISBN 0714113735 9780714113739 [GB]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: British Museum Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9780714113739 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: British Museum, London] Softcover First Edition 48 pages. Illustrated throughout. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PICTURE OF THIS ITEM TO SHOW YOU MORE DETAILS. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Varied Books; ISBN: 0714113735. ISBN/EAN: 9780714113739. Inventory No: 513947. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on. [Shropshire., United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: British Museum Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9780714113739 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
British Museum Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. British Museum Press ISBN 0714113735 9780714113739 [GB]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: British Museum Press] Softcover Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Dunfermline, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: London : British Museum Publications] Softcover 48 p. ; Ill. Age-induced discolorations on cover, otherwise in very good condition. - INTRODUCTION--In the spring of 1973, excavations directed by Mr Robin Birley at the Roman fort of Vindolanda (modern Chesterholm), close to Hadrian's Wall, brought to light the first of a remarkable series of more than two hundred wooden writing tablets. As the oldest group of written documents known from Britain, they comprise a discovery of first-rate historical importance. It seems that the tablets were deposited between about ad 95 and 105a decade or two before work began on the construction of Hadrian's Walland consist mainly of letters, accounts and other material relating to the administration of the fort. As such, they provide us with an extraordinary insight into the life of the times, seen both from the point of view of senior officers and from that of more humble soldiers. Here are stock-checks on supplies; personal letters of recommendation; the record of a gift of fifty oysters; and even the description of a parcel from home containing socks, sandals and two pairs of underpants! When taken in conjunction with references to people and to places, they are a source of information hitherto unparalleled in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, and thus form a major addition to the National collections of the British Museum.--Most of the tablets consist of thi ...
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: London : British Museum Publications] Softcover 48 p. ; Ill. Age-induced discolorations on cover, otherwise in very good condition. - INTRODUCTION--In the spring of 1973, excavations directed by Mr Robin Birley at the Roman fort of Vindolanda (modern Chesterholm), close to Hadrian's Wall, brought to light the first of a remarkable series of more than two hundred wooden writing tablets. As the oldest group of written documents known from Britain, they comprise a discovery of first-rate historical importance. It seems that the tablets were deposited between about ad 95 and 105a decade or two before work began on the construction of Hadrian's Walland consist mainly of letters, accounts and other material relating to the administration of the fort. As such, they provide us with an extraordinary insight into the life of the times, seen both from the point of view of senior officers and from that of more humble soldiers. Here are stock-checks on supplies; personal letters of recommendation; the record of a gift of fifty oysters; and even the description of a parcel from home containing socks, sandals and two pairs of underpants! When taken in conjunction with references to people and to places, they are a source of information hitherto unparalleled in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, and thus form a major addition to the National collections of the British Museum.--Most of the tablets consist of thi ...
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed [Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications] Softcover New [Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0714113735, ISBN13: 9780714113739, [publisher: London : British Museum Publications] Softcover [Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
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