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Making history : antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007 / [with an introduction by David Starkey].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Society of Antiquaries of London.
- Great Britain--Historiography--History--Catalogs.
- Great Britain.
- Historiography.
- History.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Royal Academy of Arts ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, [2007]
- Summary:
- "Making History" features milestones in the discovery, recording, interpretation, and communication of Britains past. It includes antiquities of international importance, detailed records of lost buildings and objects, paintings of ancient sites and landscapes by Turner Blake and other great artists commissioned by the Society and its Fellows, royal portraits from Henry VI to Mary Tudor, and rare historical manuscripts.
- Notes:
- "A joint exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries of London"--T.p. verso.
- "Published to accompany a spectacular exhibition in celebration of the tercentenary of the Society of Anitquaries of London"--Jkt. flap.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781905711031
- 1905711034
- OCLC:
- 141383784
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