PUBLICATIONS
	The image on the left is the original badge of the Royal Institution. It purports to be Minerva the goddess of wisdom and the patron of artists, craftsmen and men of letters. She was also the goddess of war.

The SWANSEA HISTORY JOURNAL - MINERVA
ISSN. 0969-3246

The new-look Swansea History Journal* no. 15 was published
at the Book Fair in Swansea Museum on 27th October 2007

Each year, THE SWANSEA HISTORY JOURNAL - Minerva contains a selection of articles on Swansea's history and people, as well as local art, ceramics and antiquities.

You could buy a copy now for £6.

* Note: The Swansea History Journal – Minerva was formerly titled ‘Minerva: the Journal of Swansea History’.

Why not build up a Minerva collection. There are still some back numbers available:


Contents of all the journals

Volume 1 is out of print
Volume 2: The architect Benjamin Joseph Bucknall and his brothers. Emma Talbot's Wedding Dress. W.A.A.F. encampment at Fairwood Aerodrome. John Francis of Swansea.        £1.00p.
Volume 3 is now out of print. Photocopies of article on the Ynysmeudwy Pottery available on request. 50p
Volume 4: Celtic Studios stained glass. The suicide of Fanny Imlay Godwin – daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft. The poet James Chapman Woods. Talbot Rice, Vicar of Swansea.        £1.00p.
Volume 5: Paper making in Swansea. Swansea painter Evan Walters. Some Unrecorded Swansea Pottery. Elizabeth Benson – a woman of some importance. The marriage certificate of Edward II.        £1.00p.
Volume 6: Kildare Stucley Meager, collector of Swansea china. The work of Rhys Griffiths, artist of the Welsh mines. The Gregor Brothers – timber merchants. Mocha ware – the work of South Wales potteries.   £1.00p.
Volume 7: Out of print. Photocopy of update on Mocha Ware available.        20p
Volume 8: William Grant Murray – Swansea artist. Ernest Morton Nance – historian of Swansea ceramics. The Bronze Age Marchywel Hoard. W. J. Grant Davidson – Swansea pottery collector. The Kirkland family of Swansea.   £2.00p.
Volume 9: Out of print.
Volume 10: Alfred Sisley and South Wales. Morgans Hotel. Benson sisters. Newly discovered Swansea pottery. Mary De la Beche Nicholl – butterfly collector. Welsh souvenir industry. W. D. John – Ceramicist. Audrey Williams – Archaeologist. £2.00.
Volume 11: A major article, with full bibliography, on Lewis Weston Dillwyn – 'renaissance' man and botanist. Several articles on the RISW's role in pioneering scientific research in 19th century Swansea. The Sanitary Inspector – public health in Victorian times. Dylan Thomas and the Little Theatre. Teresa Richardson, an intrepid nurse and traveller in the days when most women stayed at home. Price: £2.00.
Volume 12 Articles on zinc, Swansea's first Charter, W.M.D. Llewellyn, Jessie Donaldson, Bessie Dillwyn, The log of Jack Crockett and other subjects. £2.00
Volume 13 Articles on The Museum in Wartime, The two John Linnards, George Grant-francis, Morgan Jenkins and other subjects. £4.00
Vol 14 for 2006. Articles on Treasure Trove, Japan Copper, Swansea Jews, Waterpower, The Bensons, the Death Ray and other subjects. Price £4.00
Volume 15. Articles on The Abolition of the Slave Trade, Henry Fox Talbot, The David Evans Medallions, Women's Lives, Tir John and other subjects Price £6.00
W. H. JONES: HISTORY OF SWANSEA AND THE LORDSHIP OF GOWER: Volume 2: From the 14th to the 17th centuries. W. H. Jones (1860-1932), the well-known Swansea historian, published Volumes 1 and 3 of his History of Swansea during his lifetime, but when he died he left only the printers' proof of Volume 2. This was held in the library of Swansea Museum. In 1992, the RISW published it, with a new introduction and outline biography of the author, to mark the 60th anniversary of his death. Hardback: ISBN 0 9508517 1 X £3.00 Paperback: ISBN 0 9508517 2 8 £2.00
David FARMER & Brian LILE: THE REMARKABLE JAMES LIVINGSTONE. The biography of a remarkable man who was closely involved in Swansea society from 1855 to 1912. He was a leader in Rugby, cricket, politics, church, Freemasonry, shipping, coal, railways, tramways, athletics, YMCA, The Working Men's Club, education, debating, etc. etc. Who could fail to find him interesting?
To order, please display the order form to print from your screen or download the .pdf version, fill it in and send it with your cheque to: The Editor, RISW, Swansea Museum, Victoria Road, Swansea, SA1 1SN
Jonathan Gray (ed): WELSH CERAMICS IN CONTEXT part 1 The various chapters by leading researchers cover a variety of topics. They include chapters on the potteries, the processes, the artists and the proprietors. For a full list ask at Swansea Museum for an order form. The paperback costs £27.50 and the hardback £39.95.
Jonathan Gray (ed): WELSH CERAMICS IN CONTEXT part 2 The various chapters by leading researchers cover a variety of topics. They include chapters on the Cambrian Pottery, decoated earthenware, Welsh Porcelain, The Ynysmeudwy Pottery, The Llanelli Pottery and the Billingsley artists. For a full list ask at Swansea Museum for an order form. The paperback costs £39.50 and the hardback £55.00
To order Welsh Ceramics please ask at Swansea Museum, Victoria Road, Swansea, SA1 1SN (Tel+44 (0) 1792 653763) for an order form.

Last updated Thursday, 31-Jan-2008 20:33:34 GMT by Peter Hutchison