Sciences of antiquity : romantic antiquarianism, natural history, and knowledge work
by
 
Heringman, Noah, author.

Title
Sciences of antiquity : romantic antiquarianism, natural history, and knowledge work

Author
Heringman, Noah, author.

ISBN
9780191744990

Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Series
Classical presences
 
Classical presences.

Abstract
Heringman focuses on the illustrators, fieldworkers, and ghostwriters associated with the production of scholarly plate books during the Romantic-era. The volume explores how the expertise acquired by these intellectuals precipitated a major shift in research and forged a broader perception of antiquity transforming intellectual life.

Subject Term
Scientific illustration -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
 
Illustrated books -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
 
Natural history -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
 
Historiography -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.

Geographic Term
Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.

Electronic Access
Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199556915.001.0001


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf Number[[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]]Status
Online LibraryE-Book512347-1001Q127 .G4Elektronik Kütüphane