Papers of British Antiquaries and Historians

Papers of British Antiquaries and Historians
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Publisher: Stationery Office Limited
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This is the 12th volume in the series of guides to archival sources related to British history. This volume identifies and briefly describes the papers of 1,300 British antiquaries, historians, genealogists, heralds, archaeologists and others working from the mid 15th century to the late 20th century, with a focus on the more significant and substantial collections. Each entry gives details of the personal papers of that individual (including incoming letters, working papers and drawings) remaining in their possession at the time of their death. It excludes papers or correspondence created in an official capacity, as such papers would usually be contained in the archive of the institution concerned.

The Amateur and the Professional

The Amateur and the Professional
Author: P. J. A. Levine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521530507

This book highlights the growing divide in nineteenth-century intellectual circles between amateur and professional interest, and explores the institutional means whereby professional ascendancy was achieved in the broad field of studies of the past. It is concerned with how antiquarian 'gentlemen of leisure', pursuing their interests through local archaeological societies, were, by the end of the century, relegated to the sidelines of the now university-based discipline of history. At the same time it explores the theological as well as technical barriers which arrested the development of archaeology in this period. This is a notable contribution to the intellectual history of Victorian England, attending not simply to the ideas perpetrated by these communities of scholarship but to their social status, relating such social consideration to a more traditional intellectual history to create a new social history of ideas.

From Antiquarian to Archaeologist

From Antiquarian to Archaeologist
Author: Tim Murray
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2014-04-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1473835119

“Brings together fourteen of Tim Murray’s papers on the history, philosophy, and sociology of archaeology published over two decades.” —Bulletin of the History of Archaeology This volume forms a collection of papers tracking the emergence of the history of archaeology from a subject of marginal status in the 1980s to the mainstream subject which it is today. Professor Timothy Murray’s essays have been widely cited and track over twenty years in the development of the subject. The papers are accompanied by a new introduction which surveys the development of the subject over the last twenty-five years as well as a reflection of what this means for the philosophy of archaeology and theoretical archaeology. This volume spans Tim’s successful career as an academic at the forefront of the study of the history of archaeology, both in Australia and internationally. During his career he has held posts in Britain and Europe as well as Australia. He has edited the Bulletin of the History of Archaeology since 2003.

Studies in English Official Historical Documents (1908)

Studies in English Official Historical Documents (1908)
Author: Hubert Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781104472962

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Antiquaries

Antiquaries
Author: Rosemary Sweet
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2006
Genre: Antiquarians
ISBN: 9781852855765

Eighteenth-Century Britain saw an explosion of interest in its own past, a past expanded to include more than classical history and high politics. This work presents an account of a great historical enterprise.