Byzantine Mosaic Work: Notes on History, Technique and Colour describes the working methods of Byzantine mosaicists and provides a revealing analysis of the masterpiece of Cypriot mosaic work found in the Church of the Mother of God at Kiti. The book also explores the views of Byzantine writers on the role of colour in mosaic work.

David Winfield has had a distinguished career in conservation work and Byzantine studies. He worked as field director for Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard Institute of Byzantine Studies, in both Cyprus and Istanbul.

ISBN 9963-642-17-9. 40 pages, paperback, 10 colour plates, CYP 6.30 inc. VAT

Fabrika, An Ancient Theatre of Paphos is an introduction to the excavation work carried out since 1995 by the University of Sydney team at the Hellenistic-Roman theatre complex at Fabrika Hill in Paphos. It includes architectural drawings and reconstructions as well as of black-and-white photographs of the site.

Richard Green is emeritus professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney. With Craig Barker and Smadar Gabrieli he leads the work at the site.

ISBN 9963642152, 40 pages, paperback, 19 b/w photographs, CYP 5.25 inc. VAT

The First Cyprus Museum traces the genesis at the end of the nineteenth century of the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. The author pieces together the history of its early years from a wide range of sources, from government documents to Rider Haggard.

Robert S. Merrillees was Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in Nicosia from 1999 to 2003.

ISBN 9963-642-19-5 (English), 32 pages, 12 b/w images
ISBN 9963-642-20-9 (Greek), 40 pages, 12 b/w images

CYP 5.25 inc. VAT

In The Tano Family and Gifts from the Nile to Cyprus, Robert S. Merrillees traces the history of a family and its close relationship with Cyprus.

For four generations the Tano family ran a successful business in antiquities from their prestigious address at 7 Shareh Kamel, opposite the Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. They provided ‘Gifts from the Nile’ to individual buyers, as well as to the leading museums of the world.

Of particular interest is the arrival of two mummies at the Nicosia Museum.

ISBN 996364211X, 32 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 1 colour, CYP 5.25 inc. VAT