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Who built Avebury and Stonehenge Why and when were more than 600 stone circles, and thousands of barrows and cairns, erected in prehistoric Britain What were they used for and what do they tell us about the beliefs and culture of their builders This is a history of the variety of answers that have been given to these questions.

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Trees are special, being bigger than us both physically and metaphorically. This book offers an account of our relationship with them. It states that throughout history, our views of trees have been affected by the changing use of woodland and the effects of deforestation and urbanisation.

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A beautifully illustrated introduction to the seventeenth-to-nineteenth-century mania for all things Chinese, from blue-and-white china tea sets to entire suites of Chinese-inspired rooms, including parts of the sumptuous Brighton Pavilion.

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A colorfully illustrated guide to the best-preserved medieval artworks, and the world for which they were created.

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Wrought iron has been used as a decorative element in architecture from the eleventh century to the twentieth. At first a device to strengthen and embellish doors, wrought iron was soon adopted for free-standing screens and railings, examples of which can still be seen in churches and cathedrals.