gold coloured hardcover decorated with knight in prayer: black spine with gilt lettering: approximately 6.5 x 11.2 inches tall: 680 pages: decorative endpapers: maps to pages 540 – 576: black and white inset illustration: colour illustrated throughout. Contents: – Treasures in Their Time, how the past has shaped our inheritance, pages 9 – 48. Gazetteer of the Treasures of Britain, the nation's heritage described and illustrated, pages 49 – 504. Famous People, their works and whereabouts pages, 505 – 535. Gazetteer of the Treasures of Ireland, the wealth of a unique and little-known land, pages 577 – 632. Collections Index, specialised collections in houses, museums and galleries, pages 633 – 648. 1000 Years of Design, how to recognise period styles, pages 649 – 664. The Language of Experts, The way artists and craftsmen work, the terms they use, pages 665 – 679. Condition