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Advent Calendar Day 18

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Day 18: Anthropology It’s Day 18 of the Oxbow Advent Calendar, and today we’re offering 50% off five amazing books on Anthropology! Explore archaeoacoustics, study symbols, and more and apply code ADVENT18 at checkout before midnight on 18th December 2025 to redeem this offer. Exploring Ancient Sounds and Places Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Archaeoacoustics… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 18

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Advent Calendar Day 17

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Day 17: Icons With famous pharaohs, hill figures, furniture, and more, today’s Advent Calendar theme is truly iconic. Enjoy 50% off five books on historic icons from around the world, including The Cerne Abbas Giant, Hagia Sophia, and the Coronation Chair, with code ADVENT17 at checkout until midnight on 17th December 2025. A Date With… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 17

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Advent Calendar 2025

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Some early Christmas post for you: the Oxbow Advent Calendar is back! Once again, we’ll be counting down to Christmas by delivering a festive 50% off five fantastic books on a different archaeological theme every day from 1st-24th December. Make sure to check the front page of the Script Books blog each day to find… Read More »Advent Calendar 2025

A Dynasty of Art: The Hitchens

Across more than a century, the Hitchens family has painted and sculpted its way into the story of British art. From Alfred Hitchens’ traditional portraits and early landscapes, Ivon Hitchens’ luminous abstracted woodland scenes, to John Hitchens’ rhythmic explorations of nature, and finally Simon Hitchens’ sculptural interpretations of form and place, each generation has redefined… Read More »A Dynasty of Art: The Hitchens

Art Books Inspired By Nature

Discover the artists shaping how we see the natural world. From British landscapes to American wilderness, from artistic vision to ecological awareness, these books explore how nature continues to shape imagination and art. Each one offers a different way to feel connected to the natural world. David Gommon Philip Vann Sansom & Company • Paperback… Read More »Art Books Inspired By Nature

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Behind the Scenes of Butrint 8

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Want to know more about the latest volume in the Butrint Archaeological Monographs series? This blog by Richard Hodges, co-editor of Butrint 8, is bursting with insider information on the excavations explored in the book, which “aims both to report archaeological discoveries and to provoke a rethinking of some important episodes in Mediterranean archaeology.” By… Read More »Behind the Scenes of Butrint 8

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William Coldstream: A Legacy Etched in Realism

Sir William Coldstream (1908–1987) stands as a paragon of British realism, whose influence ran through his artwork and into the classroom. His dedication to depicting life with unwavering accuracy, and his commitment to art education reform, have left a remarkable impression on the art world. Coldstream utilised the quiet power of observation, working with exacting… Read More »William Coldstream: A Legacy Etched in Realism