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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Antiquarianism"”.
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The American Indian as a Souvenir: Antiquarianism, Exoticism, and Sentimentalism in Cooper's "The Pioneers"
… Cooper’s utilization of the literary devices of antiquarianism, exoticism, and sentimentalism to transform the American Indian into an international souvenir.
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Excavating the landscapes of American literature: Archaeology, antiquarianism, and the landscape in American women's writing, 1820--1890
… that women writers made use of the discourses of antiquarianism and archaeology between the years 1820 and 1890. Focusing especially upon the writings of Sarah Josepha Hale, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Susan Fenimore Cooper, Celia Thaxter, and Constance Fenimore Woolson, the project examines …
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An examination of Edward Lhwyd’s journey to Scotland in 1699 with particular reference to folk culture and language
… natural history, botany, fossils, linguistics, antiquarianism and folklore. He visited Scotland as part of a tour of the Celtic nations to gain first-hand experience for his proposed publication Archaeologia Britannica. What he learned from his encounters there was supplemented by his …
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Progress in the peripheries: improvement and national image in the fictions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1780 - 1830
… two explores Maria Edgeworth’s approach to antiquarianism, tradition and the travelogue in her post-Union presentations of benevolent improvement in Ireland. Chapter three examines the way writers such as Christian Isobel Johnstone and Alexander Sutherland negotiate the popular image of the …
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"Alla Greca"? Matter and Meaning of Greek-style bookbindings in Renaissance Venice
… I look at how book collectors articulated their antiquarianism through different collecting practices. Drawing on recent trends in historical studies, and namely the “material turn” and an increased attention for bookbinding structures in book history, I provide an outline of the evolution of …
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Perceptions of the Past in Late Anglo-Saxon England: Historiographical and Antiquarian Practice c. 960–1020
… ends. The conclusion returns to the nostalgic antiquarianism of the second generation of reformers, comparing their different strategies for reconstructing the past and briefly pointing out some alternate ways that people thought about history at the turn of the millennium. It concludes that …
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The medical profession in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian
… the exclusion of the others, leads to a sterile antiquarianism, and in this thesis which aims to delineate the medical profession in the Roman Empire, I have endeavoured to combine them as far as possible. The social position of a doctor can only be fully understood within his area and within a …
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Sir John Marsham (1602-1685) and the History of Scholarship
This is the first major study of the English historian, antiquarian and lawyer Sir John Marsham (1602-85) and his intellectual world. It is principally concerned with the origins, development, and impact of his last, largest, and most elaborate book, the $\textit{Chronicus canon Ægyptiacus Ebraicus …
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The Architectural Patronage of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749)
This thesis offers the first complete study of the English domestic architectural projects of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749). Montagu held key offices at court and in the military as Master of the Great Wardrobe (1709-49) and Master-General of the Board of Ordnance (1740-42, …
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‘Richard would outlive his overthrow’: Post-Shakespearean Representations of Richard III
The popular image of Richard III remains, even today, deeply indebted to Shakespeare’s portrayal; however, the century following the publication of Shakespeare’s play in 1597 witnessed a fresh and vibrant re-evaluation of this character in a diverse range of texts from poems and history works to …
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Fragments of the Prosperous Age: Living with Heritage and Treasure in Contemporary China
This thesis studies contemporary China’s heritage boom phenomenon as experienced through the everyday lives of antiquarian communities (collectors, antique dealers etc.) and heritage professionals in and around Beijing. Aiming to extend our vision beyond heritage sites and museums, which constitute …
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De Lingua Sabina: A Reappraisal of the Sabine Glosses
This thesis offers a reappraisal of the Sabine glosses through the analysis of thirty-nine words, all glossed explicitly as Sabine in ancient sources ranging from the first century BCE to the sixth century CE. The study of the Sabine glosses found in ancient grammarians and antiquarians goes back …
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Envisioning Antiquity: Yi Bingshou and the Politics of Memory in the Qing Dynasty
Beginning in the seventeenth century, engraved texts on ancient monuments became a vital source for Confucian scholarship and artistic practice in China. Scholars used these inscriptions to establish meanings of Confucian classics, verify recorded historical events, and reconstruct lost sites of …
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Anglo-Saxon Descent, Antiquarian Scholarship, and Germanic Englishness, c. 1560 - c. 1620
In the sixteenth century, self-styled ‘antiquaries’ began to uncover, examine, and circulate manuscript sources from the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ period of English history that had predated the Norman Conquest of 1066. These manuscripts had formerly been held in abbeys and religious houses across the country. …
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Cathedrals and the Church of England, c.1660-1714
Early modern cathedrals have often found themselves falling between the historiographical cracks. While antiquarians and art historians have seen their early modern pasts as nothing more than periods of ‘desecration and pillage’, early modern historians have dismissed cathedrals as medieval …