Library Notes
Acquisitions from Other Societies
In addition to publications on topics concerning the History and Archaeology of Kent and on subjects of wider archaeological and historical interest which the KAS is constantly adding to its Library, it is in regular receipt of publications from other County and research organisations in the UK, and also from learned societies and other organisations in Europe. Most of these are supplied to us free, in exchange for the volumes of KAS publications which we send free to those societies with which we are in mutual "corresponding" membership. Many of these relationships date back more than 100 years, some to the foundation of the KAS, and the Library consequently holds a complete run of the annual publications of a good many of the Societies corresponding with us, as no doubt, they do of ours.
It may be of interest to note the following selection of other societies' publications received by us in the last 2 to 3 months:—
- Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society vol. 95, 2001.
- English Place Names Society vol. LXXVII, 'Place Names of Leicestershire'.
- Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland vol. 130, 2000.
- Worcester Recorder no. 65 newsletter.
- Journal of the British Archaeological Association vol. 154, 2001.
- Records of Buckinghamshire vol. 42, 2002.
- Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society newsletter 114.
- Sussex Archaeological Society 'Past and Present' no. 96.
- Fornvännen 2001 vol. 1 to 2001/4 (Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research).
- Archaeologia Cambrensis vol. CXLVII1 1999, (Cambria: Wales and the Marches).
- Landeskundematerial Baden-Württemberg: Materiel Heften Zur Archaeologie, Heft 62.
- PreHistory Society newsletter no. 40.2002.
- Medieval Archaeology Society newsletter 26 2002.
Other Additions
We have recently bought:
- Victoria County History of Surrey Vol II.
- Victoria County History of Sussex Vol VI, parts 1, 2 and 3. Acquisitions which complete our collection of this great publication covering these counties.
Walking the Walls
Collaboration between Kent County Council and the local authorities of Cote D'Opale, France, and the Province of Flanders, has produced a well researched and splendidly illustrated volume on 'Walking the Walls: Historic Town Defences in Kent, Cote D'Opale and West Flanders'. For serious minded tourists wishing to discover, compare and contrast town defences on either side of the Channel, this is a valuable presentation and it contains much information useful to historians.
Planarch
We are grateful to the Kent County Council for presenting to the Library six volumes representing the fruits of collaborative work in 2000 and 2001 by representatives of local authorities from England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands on aspects of archaeology from the standpoint of planning, legislation, decision making processes, and the protection of the past and the environment. A listing of the titles of the six volumes reveals the wide scope of the work, (which covers each of the four countries' somewhat different approaches in each volume, and attempts to suggest a way forward for the region in the 6th volume):
- Organisation of Archaeology; Archaeological Evaluation Strategies; Archaeological Legislation and Planning; Evaluation of Archaeological Decision Making Processes; Protecting the Past in the Present (for the Future, SMRs in the Planarch Region).
This work should guide the philosophy and actions of Planners involved in Archaeology, but it may be of greater assistance to the Archaeologist in understanding Planning.
Dr Paul Wilkinson, Head of School
Kent Census Surname Indexes
Gillian Rickard
£2.50 0-9539068-0-7
A list of those available for Kent parishes, both published and unpublished. Available from 99 Stangers Lane, Canterbury CT1 3XN email GRKentGen@aol.com. Please add 45p p&p inland, £3.35 world surface & Europe, £3.85 airmail rest of the world.
The Roman Channel Crossing of AD43: The constraints on Claudius's naval strategy
Gerald Grainge
Archaeopress (BART British Series 332) £30.00 1-84171-297-3
Did the Romans land at Fishbourne or Richborough? A published version of a Ph.D. thesis, exploring the evidence for the type of ships available to the Romans and their performance, maritime conditions likely to be encountered in the Channel two millennia ago and the skills of mariners of the time.
£15.99, 50 illus. Available from Hadrian Books Ltd, 122 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7BP, email bar@hadrianbooks.co.uk.