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View cover	Ancient Egypt and Nubia Gallery Guide Roberta Shaw and Krzysztof Grzymski ROM 1994, na, 64 pages Paper, $5.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-411-7 This colourful and authoritative guide will enhance any visit to the ROM. Includes photographs, maps, and timelines. Features include the 1905 cast of the Punt Wall from the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, chronicling a trading expedition to the fabulous land of Punt, probably near present-day Somalia.
View spread	Anyang and Sanxingdui: Unveiling the Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Civilizations Chen Shen ROM 2002, na, 112 pages Paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-441-4 This study by the Bishop White Curator of Far Eastern Art, Chen Shen, presents the newest research and discoveries at Anyang and Sanxingdui. He conveys as well the romance of archaeology, the human dimension of a vanished world.
	Bella Bella: A Season of Heiltsuk Art Martha Black ROM/Douglas & McIntyre 1997, na, 208 pages Paper, $19.95, ISBN 1-55054-566-6 The R.W. Large collection of Norhtwest Coast Native art in the Royal Ontario Museum
View cover View spread	Biological Notes on an Old Farm: Exploring Common Things in the Kingdoms of Life Glenn B. Wiggins ROM 2009, 8.5" x 8.5", 384 pages Hard Cover, $45, ISBN 978-0-88854-463-6 On his retirement, ROM Curator Emeritus Dr. Glenn Wiggins, and his wife, bought an old farm near the Eastern Ontario town of Harrowsmith. An international authority on insects, Dr. Wiggins was quick to record his observations on the biodiversity of the farm, its ponds, and its springtime temporary pools. With authority and humour, Dr. Wiggins leads readers through the seasons on the farm and the record of nature through the year. A handbook of the seasons for anyone who owns a cottage, farm, or country property.
View cover View spread	Bold Visions: The Architecture of the Royal Ontario Museum (Comprehensive Edition) Kelvin Browne ROM 2008, 11" x 11.5", 192 pages Hardcover, $39.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-457-5 Softcover, $39.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-458-2 The architecture of the Royal Ontario Museum, from the original brick ROM of 1914 through the great stone building of 1933, and later additions in 1968 and 1984, to the iconic Daniel-Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal of 2007. Includes more than 200 archival and full-colour photographs and 8-page foldout.
View cover View spread	Bold Visions: The Architecture of the Royal Ontario Museum (Souvenir Edition) Kelvin Browne ROM 2007, 6" x 6", 32 pages Paper, French flaps, $3.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-450-6 Adapted from the coffee table book about the history of the ROM's architecture, to be published in fall 2007, this souvenir edition offers an introduction to the architectural evolution of Canada's largest museum. From the original yellow-brick ROM of 1914 and the great stone building of 1933 to the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal of 2007, Bold Visions will interest both the general reader and the architectural aficionado.
View cover View spread	Breakout Dinosaurs: Canada's Coolest, Scariest Ancient Creatures Return! Hugh Brewster and the curators of the Royal Ontario Museum ROM/Whitfield Editions 2007, 11" x 11.5", 32 pages Hardcover, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-9781805-0-8 When it comes to dinosaurs, Canada had lots of them! In this spectacular new book, vivid illustrations and ROM specimens evoke the amazing creatures that made the earth in Canada tremble millions of years ago. For all ages. Finalist, Silver Birch Express Award, 2009
View cover	Caddisflies: The Underwater Architects Glenn B. Wiggins University of Toronto Press 2004, na, 306 pages Cloth, $125.00, ISBN 978-0-8020-3714-5 Description unavailable.
View cover View spread	Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the Nation Kenneth R. Lister, ed. ROM 2007, 10" x 11.5", 168 pages Hardcover, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-453-7 More than 70 artifacts from 50 collections across Canada are featured in this companion volume to the ROM exhibition Canada Collects. Treasures include a Hudson's Bay Company map from 1709, Quebec master carver Louis Jobin's self portrait (Louis, 1867), the original manuscript for L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, Lawren Harris' Mt. Lefroy, a wind tunnel model and landing gear from an Avro Arrow, Bill Reid's Bear, Killerwhale, and Eagle gold box, Inuit artist John Tiktak's Heads Emerging from Stone, and Pierre Trudeau's birchbark canoe. Included as well are international masterpieces in Canadian collections such as Constantin Brancusi's The Kiss.
View cover View spread	Canadian Watercolours and Drawings in the Royal Ontario Museum Mary Allodi ROM 1974, na, 524 pages Cloth, $39.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-159-8 The ROM has one of the largest collections of Canadian heritage art in the world, including the premier collection of paintings and sketches by Paul Kane. This illustrated catalogue includes works from the mid-1700s to the 1930s, catalogued geographically and by artist. Brief biographies of the artists accompany their work.
View cover	Cherts of Southern Ontario Betty E. Eley, Peter H. von Bitter ROM 1989, na, 56 pages Paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-341-7 Description unavailable.
View cover View spread	Chinese Shadows: Stone Reliefs, Rubbings, and Related Works of Art from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in the Royal Ontario Museum Klaas Ruitenbeek ROM 2002, na, 96 pages Paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-440-7 Klaas Ruitenbeek, who holds the Louise Hawley Stone Chair of Far Eastern Art, brings distinguished scholarship and an artist's sensitivity to this illustrative work. The cover shows a detail from "Ascension to Heaven," a woodblock print reproduction of a rubbing from the Wu Liang shrines.
View cover View spread	Couture & Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s Alexandra Palmer UBC Press/ROM 2001, na, 360 pages Cloth, $65.00, ISBN 978-0-7748-0826-2 Investigates how and why 1950s couture fashion was important in its own day and why we are still fascinated by it fifty years later. Combing analysis of the clothes and interviews with those who traded, sold, redesigned, and wore couture. Couture & Commerce recreates the world of 1950s fashion. Profusely illustrated.
View cover View spread	Cut My Cote Dorothy Burnham ROM 1999, na, 36 pages Paper, $9.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-046-1 A history of cloth-cutting techniques and the influence of loom lengths and animal-skin traditions on garment styles. This indispensable work has been continuously in print since 1973.
View cover View spread	Déco Lalique: Creator to Consumer Carolyn Hatch ROM 2006, na, 96 pages Paper, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-447-6 The ROM is home to Canada's premier collection of Lalique glass, the subject of the Museum's exhibition Déco Lalique: Creator to Consumer (December 2005-March 2007). Déco Lalique showcases the ROM's collection and, drawing from vintage newspaper and magazine advertisements, many of them reproduced in the book, chronicles the introduction of Lalique glass into Canada in the 1920s and 1930s.
View cover View spread	Dead Sea Scrolls Words that Changed the World Royal Ontario Museum ROM 2009, 8" x 5", 72 pages Soft Cover, $5.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-470-4 This authoritative guidebook to the ROM's block-buster exhibition Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World (June 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010) enhances the visitor experience and serves as a memento of the event. The illuminative text is accompanied by brilliant photography of the scrolls and contextual images of the Judean Desert and seascape. The book also includes a schedule of Dead Sea Scrolls lectures and programs at the ROM. Affordably priced for wide distribution. Please contact dssbooks@rom.on.ca for order information.
View cover	Excavations in Jerusalem Douglas Tushingham ROM 1985, na, 592 pages Cloth, $44.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-317-2 Description unavailable.
	Glass Worlds: Paper weights from the ROM's Collection Brian Musselwhite ROM 2007, 6" x 6", 96 pages Paper, French Flaps, $14.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-449-0 Seventy Exquisite paperweights, mostly French and American, are showcased in this superbly photographed full-colour catalogue to the ROM exhibition of the same name (April 28, 2007-Winter 2008). Authoritative text by the ROM assistant curator Brian Musselwhite illuminates the history of this miniature art form and it's rich varied expressions in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum.
View cover	Journey to the Ice Age: Discovering an Ancient World Peter L. Storck UBC Press/ROM 2004, na, 375 pages Cloth, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-7748-1028-9 Curator emeritus and archaeologist Peter Storck brings to life the vanished world of Ontario's earliest peoples. A compelling story, powerfully told.
View cover	Key to the Quaternary Pollen and Spores of the Great Lakes Region John McAndrews ROM 2004, na, 64 pages Paper, $10.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-149-9 Description unavailable.
View cover View spread	Korea Around 1900: The Paintings of Gisan Christina H. Y. Han ROM 2006, 6" x 9.5", unknown number of pages Paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-448-3 This book of landscape and genre paintings by the 19th-century Korean artist Gisan documents traditional daily life in Korea around 1900. Gisan worked in Korean port cities and as a result his work was sold and disseminated internationally. In fact, the number of his works in North American and European collections far surpasses that found in Korea. Korea Around 1900 includes 27 poster-format paintings from the ROM's collection as well as 23 small-format paintings from the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands. The ink-and-colour paintings depict a vanished Korea of pastoral landscapes, traditional customs and costume, and the rhythm of the seasons.
View cover	Legends Told in Canada Edith Fowke ROM 1994, na, 96 pages Cloth, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-410-0 From the legends told in New France, including "Jean-Pierre Lavallée, Sorcerer," to eastern Ontario's "Witch of Plum Hollow," folklorist Edith Fowke invokes the storytelling traditions of early Canada.
View cover	Louise Hawley Stone: A Life and Legacy ROM Staff ROM 2000, na, 104 pages Cloth, $50.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-431-6 Description unavailable.
View cover View spread	Mermaids and Medicine Women: Native Myths and Legends Basil H. Johnston ROM 1998, na, 80 pages Cloth, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-429-2 Nine tales told by Anishnabae (Ojibwa) elders, elegantly illustrated by Maxine Noel. Mermaids and medicine women, spirits of the wind, water and woods inhabit this book of native tales.
View cover View spread	More Than Keeping Cool: Chinese Fans and Fan Paintings Ka Bo Tsang ROM 2002, na, 304 pages Deluxe Paper, $29.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-439-1 This exquisitely beautiful volume showcases four centuries of Chinese fan paintings-dreamscapes of lilac, lotus, and wisteria, and sailboats in the mist. Author Tsang illuminates the auspicious symbolism that permeates every painting. 150+ colour photographs.
View cover View spread	Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: The Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400-2700 BC) Krzysztof Ciuk, Editor ROM 2008, 9" x 12", 256 pages Soft Cover, $60, ISBN 978-0-88854-465-0 Nestled in the forest steppes of what is now Ukraine, the Neolithic-Bronze Age culture known as Trypilia built the largest settlements in Old Europe, some with an estimated population of 10,000 to 15,000 people. The Trypilians were pre-eminent as ceramicists, their creations ranging from amphorae to plates, bowls, spoons, jewelry, models of houses, and figurines of women. It is believed that the culture's many ceramic female figurines are linked to an agrarian cult of fertility. This full-colour publication coincides with the ROM exhibition of the same name (November 29, 2008 - March 22, 2009).
View cover View spread	Rococo to Rustique: Early French-Canadian Furniture in the Royal Ontario Museum Donald Webster ROM 2000, na, 248 pages Paper, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-425-4 Cloth, $29.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-426-1 Founded by Marius Barbeau, the pioneer of French-Canadian decorative arts, the ROM's is the most significant early French-Canadian furniture collection outside Quebéc. Armoires, cradles, chairs, tables, desks, commodes, buffets, cupboards, chests, and more are represented. 175+ colour photographs.
View cover	Roman Republican Coins in the ROM Alison H. Easson ROM 1998, na, 88 pages Paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-428-5 Description unavailable.
View cover View spread	Shanghai Kaleidoscope Christopher Phillips ROM 2008, 10" x 14", 144 pages Soft Cover, $34.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-461-2 This unprecedented view of one of the world's most dynamic cities examines Shanghai as a laboratory for 21st-century urban creation. Leading architects and fashion designers provide an insider's view of the high-speed, high-density, high-rise culture that is rapidly emerging in China's largest city. An adventurous mix of architectural models and digital simulations; designer fashion apparel, drawings and runway videos; and paintings, photo-works and video installations by the city's leading contemporary artists.
View cover	Shine Like the Sun: Lustre-painted and Associated Pottery from the Medieval Middle East Robert B. J. Mason MAZDA/ROM 1998, na, 128 pages Cloth, $65.00, ISBN 978-1-56859-096-7 A description of the title and ordering information may be found at www.mazdapub.com.
View cover	Shrubs of Ontario James H. Soper and Margaret L. Heimburger ROM 1990, na, 528 pages Paper, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-283-0 An invaluable reference for naturalists and botanists, both professional and amateur, this comprehensive volume contains detailed descriptions of more than 200 species. Profusely illustrated.
View cover	Sponges of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and Stephen Formations, British Columbia J. Keith Rigby, Desmond Collins ROM 2004, na, 164 pages Paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-443-8 Description unavailable.
View cover	Tamerlane's Tableware: A New Approach to the Chinoiserie Ceramics of Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Iran Lisa Golombek, Robert B. J. Mason, Gauvin A. Bailey MAZDA/ROM 1996, na, 264 pages Cloth, $40.00, ISBN 978-1-56859-043-1 A description of the title and ordering information may be found at www.mazdapub.com.
View cover View spread	The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend John MacDonald ROM 2000, na, 324 pages Cloth, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-432-2 paper, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-427-8 Combining interviews with 30 Inuit elders (from the last generation that travelled by dog team and built the nightly igloo), and drawing from historical records of arctic explorers and other keen observers, The Arctic Sky is a memorable journey through the arctic universe.
View cover	The Black Flies (Simuliidae) of North America Peter H. Adler, Douglas C. Currie, D. Monty Wood Cornell University Press 2004, na, 960 pages Cloth, $115.00, ISBN 978-0-8014-2498-4 Description unavailable.
View cover	The Caddisfly Genus Neophylax (Trichoptera: Uenoidae) R. N. Vineyard, G. B. Wiggins, H. E. Frania, P. W. Schefter ROM 2005, na, 148 pages Paper, $12.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-444-5 Description unavailable.
View cover	The Diaries of Edmund Montague Morris: Western Journeys, 1907-1910 Mary Fitz-Gibbon (ed.) ROM 1990, na, 192 pages Paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-259-5 In word, portrait, and photograph, Edmund Morris recorded the last generation of nomadic Canadian Plains Indians. In print since 1985, the work illuminates a collection featured in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada: First Peoples.
View cover	The Fisher Site: Archeological, Geological and Paleobotanical Studies at an Early Paleo-Indian Site in Southern Ontario, Canada Peter Storck ROM/University of Michigan 1997, na, 328 pages Paper, $28.00 USD, ISBN 978-0-915703-38-8 A detailed, multidisciplinary report on a large Early Paleo-Indian site in the Georgian Bay region. The site produced 1500 artifacts, including 156 fluted points and over 30,000 pieces of debitage,?all Parkhill Complex.
View cover View spread	The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman Collection of Toy Soldiers in the Royal Ontario Museum K. Corey Keeble ROM 2002, na, 304 pages Cloth, $39.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-438-4 The largest and finest collection of toy soldiers in a Canadian public institution. Includes British and Commonwealth figures, armies of the world, tanks, cannons, wagons, trucks, motorcycles, and the royal coronation coach of Elizabeth II. 2000+ colour photographs.
View cover View spread	The ROM Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario Ross D. MacCulloch ROM/McClelland & Stewart 2002, na, 160 pages Paper, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-7710-7651-0 The definitive guide to Ontario amphibians and reptiles-frogs, toads, salamanders, lizards, turtles, and snakes. Includes all species observed in Ontario. Written in clear, accessible language. Superb full colour photographs from many of Ontario's most celebrated nature photographers. Colour range maps for Ontario and North America. Formulated for quick and accurate species identification. 150+ colour photographs.
View cover View spread	The ROM Field Guide to Birds of Ontario Janice M. Hughes ROM/McClelland & Stewart 2001, na, 416 pages Paper, $29.99, ISBN 978-0-7710-7650-3 The definitive guide to birds of Ontario. Includes all species observed in Ontario. Written in clear, assesible language. Hundreds of photographs from many of Ontario's most celebrated nature photographers. Colour maps and keys to avian orders and families. Formatted for quick and accurate species identification. 400+ colour photographs. Shortlisted for the 2001 Science in Society Book Award, Canadian Science Writers Association.
View cover View spread	The ROM Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Ontario Erling Holm, Nick Mandrak, Mary Burridge ROM 2009, 4.5" x 8.5", 464 pages Oil-and-water-repellant cover , $29.99, ISBN 978-0-88854-459-9 A beautiful and authoritative full-colour field guide to all species of freshwater fish found in Ontario. The newest volume in the best-selling ROM series. Sequel to The ROM Field Guide to Birds of Ontario by Janice Hughes (35,000+ copies sold since 2001); The ROM Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario by Ross MacCulloch (7,000+ copies sold since 2002); and The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario by Tim Dickinson, Deborah Metsger, Jenny Bull, and Richard Dickinson (9,000+ copies sold since 2004).
View cover View spread	The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario Timothy Dickinson, Deborah Metsger, Jenny Bull, and Richard Dickinson ROM/McClelland & Stewart 2004, na, 416 pages Paper, $29.99, ISBN 978-0-7710-7652-7 The authoritative field guide to Ontario wildflowers. Lavishly illustrated with more than a thousand colour photographs by acclaimed naturalist photographers, Designed for quick and accurate species identification. Winner of the 2005 Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Canadian Museum Publishing.
View cover View spread	The Star-Man and Other Tales Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George ROM 1997, na, 64 pages Cloth, $19.95, ISBN 978-0-88854-419-3 Imbued with humour, vision, mystery, and dreams, these nine tales, and Ken Syrette's luminous paintings, reveal the power of Ojibwa myth-making and a world of thunderbirds and sea-serpents, star-men and mermaids.
View cover	To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree Hunters of the Quebec/Labrador Peninsula Dorothy Burnham ROM 1992, na, 328 pages Cloth, $35.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-399-8 Dating from 1700 to 1930, these rare and beautiful coats reflect the development of a native art form and the influence of European fashion.
View cover View spread	Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation Highlights of the Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum Peter Kaellgren ROM 2009, 5" x 7", 202 pages Soft Cover, $25.00, ISBN 978-0-88854-466-7 Discover the genius of Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-1795), whose diverse, high-end products and business practices revolutionized the English ceramics industry in the 18th century. The ROM's outstanding collection of Wedgwood includes pieces of "Queen's Ware" from the table of Catherine the Great, copies of the famed "Portland vase," a black basalt relief weighing more than 800 pounds, as well as exquisite cameo medallions and jewellery. Published on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Wedgwood company.

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