Title & Author:

Making history : antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007 / [with an introduction by David Starkey].

Publication:

London : Royal Academy of Arts, ©2007.

Description:

267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Making history: antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007', a joint exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries of London, Royal Academy of Arts, London 15 September - 2 December 2007"--Prelim.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Making history / David Starkey -- The discovery of Britain. Mists of time / Graham Parry -- Earliest antiquaries / Graham Parry -- "To encourage the ingenious and curious" Founders and Fellows / Rosemary Sweet -- Collecting for Britain / Bernard Nurse -- Antiquaries in action 1707-1850. Opening the tomb / Barry M. Marsden and Bernard Nurse -- Lost and found / Elizabeth Lewis -- The art of recording / Sam Smiles -- Bringing truth to light / Bernard Nurse -- Antiquaries and the arts / Stephen Calloway -- From antiquaries to archaeologists 1850-2007. The birth of modern archaeology / Christopher Evans -- Rescuing the past / David Gaimster -- Communicating the past: from the earth to the airwaves / Carenza Lewis -- Face to face with the past / Bill White -- Stonehenge / Mike Pitts.

Summary:

'Making History' explores the work and achievement of the Fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries, London, from its foundation in the early 18th century to 2007.

ISBN:

9781905711031 (cased)
1905711034 (cased)
1905711042 (pbk.)
9781905711048 (pbk.)

Subject:

Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893.
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, Sir, 1833-1898.
Constable, John, 1776-1837.
Girtin, Thomas, 1775-1802.
Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus, 1733-1794.
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.
Society of Antiquaries of London Exhibitions.
Society of Antiquaries of London
Society of Antiquaries.
London Society of Antiquaries.
Antiquarians England History Exhibitions.
Spécialistes d'histoire ancienne Angleterre Histoire Expositions.
Antiquarians
Historiography
Altertumswissenschaft
Archäologie
Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Kunstvoorwerpen.
Cultuurgoed.
Great Britain Historiography History Exhibitions.
England
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Engeland.

Form/genre:

Ausstellung London 2007.
Kongress London 2007.
Exhibition catalogs
History

Added entries:

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Society of Antiquaries of London.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256848
Call No.: BIB 187285
Status: Available