Collection: Reference

The first overview of the Tibetan rugmaking tradition written in English by native Tibetan authorities on the subject.Tibetan carpet and textile weaving from its earliest origions to the present, the emergence of Tibet as a commerial centre and process required.....

Traces the lives of 145 convicts transported from Ireland to Botany Bay on board the Boddingtons in 1793. One of the smaller ships to arrive during that decade, it had a large contingent of convicts from the north of Ireland.

Examines literary, geological, and archaeological evidence in an attempt to identify the true location of the island of Ithaca described in Homer's "Odyssey."

This book brings together a vast number of important discoveries and the results of several in-depth studies of Oceanic arts.

The diverse vegetation of NSW and ACT. Comprehensively describes each vegetation type, explaining where it occurs and why, interesting aspects of its ecology, evolution, history and development, as well as current conservation and management challenges.