Bryan Faussett : antiquary extraordinary /
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A biography of Bryan Faussett, F.S.A., (1720-1776), pioneering Kent genealogist, archaeologist and antiquary who, at his death, had amassed the world's greatest collection of Anglo-Saxon jewellery and antiquities. The material was famously rejected by the British Museum, saved for the nation by a Liverpudlian philanthropist, and now resides in the Liverpool World Museum.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781784910853 (PDF ebook) :
The life and works of Robert Wood : classicist and traveller (1717-1771) /
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'The Life and Works of Robert Wood' commemorates the Irish classicist and traveller on the 250th anniversary of his death and provides the general reader with a source book for the fascinating life and career of a much-neglected figure in the realm of Irish eighteenth-century travels and antiquarianism.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803271774 (PDF ebook) :
Percy Manning : the man who collected Oxfordshire /
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This volume provides the first detailed biography of Percy Manning (1870-1917), an Oxford antiquary who amassed enormous collections about the history of Oxford and Oxfordshire.
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Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes index. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784915292 (ebook) :