'Speculum Britanniae' : 'Regional Study, Antiquarianism, and Science in Britain to 1700 /

Local history has been studied in Britain for at least 500 years. In this comprehensive study Stan Mendyk examines many of the first county and regional histories compiled in Britain (focusing especially on England) up to about 1700. Mendyk considers first the precedent set by the ancients, such as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mendyk, Stan A. E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
Antiquarians > Great Britain.
Science > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Science > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: 'Where the Choir Was ...'
  • CHAPTER TWO. 'A Hole Worlde of Thinges Very Memorable'
  • CHAPTER THREE. Speculum Britanniae
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Removing the 'Eclipse from the Sunne'
  • CHAPTER FIVE. 'Rapidly Thinning Wisps and Patches'
  • CHAPTER SIX. 'Men Wake As from Deep Sleep'
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Metamorphosis
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. 'To Serve the Commonwealth of Learning'
  • CHAPTER NINE. 'This Secret Call'
  • CHAPTER TEN. Remedying 'Chief Defects'
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN. 'Learning So Much Neglected'
  • CHAPTER TWELVE. 'Industrious Searchers into the History of Nature'
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Conclusion: 'Rust of Old Monuments'
  • NOTES
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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