The concealed shoe is, possibly by design, shrouded in mystery. All that is known for certain
on this subject is that a large number of shoes, usually old and damaged, were concealed in …

Soft Living Architecture explores the invention of new architectures based on living
processes. It crafts a unique intersection between two fast-developing disciplines …

Merrifield had eclectic interests and by his retirement he had accumulated a large file of
miscellaneous information.“Getting this into order not only revealed new complexities and …

The past two decades have seen a significant increase in archaeological investigations
implicitly, or explicitly, encompassing folkloric material. Many such publications begin with a …

Physical evidence for magical practice in modern England survives in the form of amulets, of
which over 1,700 remain in museum collections. Amulets can be defined as portable charms …

It might be expected that practitioners of contemporary magico-religious traditions consider
they have a special relationship with the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall. In this …

While the act of concealing objects within the structural fabric of houses in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries has long been acknowledged, there has been no comprehensive …

A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds-from the ancient
Egyptians to the twenty-first century'A marvellously original slice of social history'Daily …

Biology stirs us in many ways. Sometimes it invites a scientific reading, while at other times it
is bizarre or mysterious and calls for wonder and incompleteness. Biodesign, which is …

Frontiers involve competition for space and conflict between mentalites. This thesis
examines a single, small frontier in detail, using as an exemplar, Loonwonnylowe, now …