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The trophies of time : English antiquarians of the seventeenth century /
The recovery of the various pasts of Britain - prehistoric, Roman, and Saxon - was one of the most remarkable achievements of seventeenth-century scholarship, carried out by some of the most learned men of the age. The Trophies of Time offers the first comprehensive review of the heroic phase of ant...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. William Camden; 2. Richard Verstegan; 3. Sir Robert Cotton; 4. John Selden; 5. James Ussher; 6. Sir Henry Spelman and William Somner; 7. John Weever; 8. Sir William Dugdale; 9. A Mid-century Miscellany: Thomas Browne, William Burton, and Thomas Fuller; 10. John Aubrey; 11. Phoenicia Britannica; 12. Britannia Revised; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index.