Bryan Faussett : antiquary extraordinary / David Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, David, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Archaeological lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faussett, Bryan, 1720-1776.

Faussett, Bryan.

Antiquarians--Great Britain--Biography.

Antiquarians.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 324 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, [2015]

Summary:

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. This episode led directly to the British Museum's setting up departments devoted to British Antiquities. This volume is the first to focus on Faussett, presenting comprehensive genealogical sections on the Faussetts and Godfreys; a history of the family seat near Canterbury; and an introduction to antiquarianism and how the history of the world was imperfectly viewed in the 18th century. A detailed biography of Bryan Faussett's life covers his education, career and scholarly circle, with detailed descriptions of the sites he excavated. Surviving archaeological notebooks offer insights into his working practice, and family account-books reveal a great deal about his personal life and interests. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Godfreys and Faussetts 1

Chapter 2 A World of Antiquarianism 22

Chapter 3 Birth, Education and Marriage 39

Chapter 4 Siblings, Curacies and Scholarship 56

Chapter 5 The First Two Campaigns 76

Chapter 6 A Scholar and his Friends 88

Chapter 7 A Vicar at Last 101

Chapter 8 The Summit of a Career 114

Chapter 9 Three More Campaigns 130

Chapter 10 Final Excavations 148

Chapter 11 A Gentleman's House and Home 160

Chapter 12 A Society Reborn 181

Chapter 13 Three Pioneers 192

Chapter 14 From Heppington to Liverpool 210

Chapter 15 Publication and Adulation 231

Chapter 16 Anglo-Saxon Death and Burial 250

Chapter 17 Treasures Indeed 258

Chapter 18 The Descent of Genes 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1784910848

9781784910846

OCLC:

906532606

Publisher Number:

99963006376