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Visions of Antiquity
Susan Pearce
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This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London, founded in 1707, assesses the impact that individual Fellows and the Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualise and understand the past. There are, for example, essays on the Society's pioneering role in recording monuments and antiquities for posterity, in establishing the scientific and empirical basis of archaeological studies, in replacing Biblically based timeframes with a clearer understanding of deep time measured in millions of years, in drawing up the first legislation protecting ancient monuments, and ... Read more
This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London, founded in 1707, assesses the impact that individual Fellows and the Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualise and understand the past. There are, for example, essays on the Society's pioneering role in recording monuments and antiquities for posterity, in establishing the scientific and empirical basis of archaeological studies, in replacing Biblically based timeframes with a clearer understanding of deep time measured in millions of years, in drawing up the first legislation protecting ancient monuments, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Society of Antiquaries of London United Kingdom
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
Number of Pages
463
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780854312870
SKU
V9780854312870
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About Susan Pearce
SUSAN PEARCE is Professor Emeritus of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
Reviews for Visions of Antiquity
what emerges from the book is a sense that ideas matter and are worth fighting for.'
Current Archaeology Current Archaeology These clearly written, fascinating studies are a pleasure to read, and the volume provides an indispensible insight not only into the workings of an individual society, but the construction of the discipline itself.'
Antiquity Antiquity
Current Archaeology Current Archaeology These clearly written, fascinating studies are a pleasure to read, and the volume provides an indispensible insight not only into the workings of an individual society, but the construction of the discipline itself.'
Antiquity Antiquity