The world of Disney : from antiquarianism to archaeology /

Dr John Disney (1779-1857) was the benefactor of the first chair in archaeology at a British university. He also donated his major collection to the University of Cambridge. The sculptures continue to be displayed in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The Disney family traced its origins back to the Norman inv...

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Main Author: Gill, David W. J. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2020.

Series: Archaeopress archaeological lives.

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Disney, John, > 1779-1857.

Art > Collectors and collecting > England > Biography.

Antiquarians > England > Biography.

Lawyers > England > Biography.