Ancient Britons and the Antiquarian Imagination
Author | : Stuart Piggott |
Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1989-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0500014701 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780500014707 |
Rating | : 4/5 (707 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ancient Britons and the Antiquarian Imagination by : Stuart Piggott
Download or read book Ancient Britons and the Antiquarian Imagination written by Stuart Piggott and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1989-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A felicitous survey of the ebb and flow of ideas about the past from the Renaissance to the Regency; it is a study of changing thoughts on antiquarianism, and of the major and minor figures, and the writers who influenced them: Camden, Aubrey, Stukeley, Plot and so on.