A Rare copy of the famous "Ancient Brooches and other Artefacts" by Richard Hattatt, published by Oxbow Books 1989. This extremely hard to find and greatly sought-after visual reference book is in effect a combined visual index to Hattatts previous three books and contains thousands of detailed drawings of brooches and other ancient metal artefacts ranging from the Bronze Age right through to the Medieval but with the greatest emphasis on the many types of brooches of the Roman Empire. This book is a must have reference for any serious collector of Roman Brooches and metallic artefacts with the vast array of beautifully depicted brooches etc offering a concise and easy to use method of identifying and dating objects. "Richard Hattatt had a lifelong interest in archaeology and Ancient brooches in particular. He rapidly built up a very important collection. His four books remain a record of his collection (that has now been deposited in museums and sold privately.) The 'Visual Catalogue' was a last-minute addition to his fourth book; he prepared it originally for his own use, and realising how often he used it, he decided to include it in the book." This is a very good copy indeed, a few minor knocks to the corners of the outer dust jacket but the book itself is perfect and clean and unmarked throughout. A large and heavy Hardback with dust jacket and comprising 520 pages. 25.5cm x 20cm x 34mm Approx. A rare chance to obtain a very good copy of this most sought-after specialist publication,