Making history : antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007 /
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Society of Antiquaries of London.
"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."
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.
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