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Horn: Its History and Its Uses

Adele Schaverien

ISBN 978-0-646-464-305

281 pages

Illustrated with over 250 photographs

Price $110.00 AUD

Postage and handling $20.00

Horn: Its History and Its Uses (released internationally) is a reference book for museum curators, librarians, antique dealers, those interested in the decorative and fine arts, applied arts, craftwork, collectors and re-enactment societies.

Horn: Its History and Its Uses includes:

· Detailed explanations of how horn was worked and used

· Information on hornworkers and their lifestyles over the centuries

· It includes original research and contains material that has not been previously published

· Twenty-four chapters describe many of the wide-ranging objects produced in horn and is illustrated with over 250 stunning images; many previously unpublished,

from museums and private collections world-wide

Five appendices and the raw material

This book will certainly be of interest to the following departments:

· Archaeology

· Art History

· Coins and Medals

· Ethnographic studies

· History, in particular Post-Medieval to the Present Day

· Material Sciences

· Zoology

· This book has been well researched and is the only comprehensive book on the subject

Foreword by Dr. David Gaimster, General Secretary and Chief Executive, Society of Antiquaries of London

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To order this book download the order form from the author's web-site

Price for UK & Europe: Price on application. Email: sales@hornhistory-uses.com.au

Price for US: Price on application. Email: sales@hornhistory-uses.com.au

Price for AUS: $110.00 plus postage and shipping $20.00

Payment by Australian cheques, made payable to Mrs. R.A.Schaverien and sent to

Mrs. Schaverien at 5, Bowater Close, Wahroonga, NSW 2076

Terms: Orders will be despatched once cleared funds have been received

Please allow a minimum of 28 days for delivery

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