From antiquary to archaeologist : Frederick Corbin of Lukis of Guernsey / by Heather Sebire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sebire, Heather.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquarians--Channel Islands--Guernsey--Biography.

Antiquarians.

Archaeologists--Channel Islands--Guernsey--Biography.

Archaeologists.

Archaeological museums and collections--Channel Islands--Guernsey.

Archaeological museums and collections.

Archaeology--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Archaeology.

Guernsey--Biography.

Guernsey.

Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery.

Lukis, Frederick Corbin, 1788-1871.

Lukis, Frederick Corbin.

Lukis, Frederick Corbin, 1788-1871--Archaeological collections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Other Title:

Frederick Corbin of Lukis of Guernsey

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., c2007.

Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frederick Corbin Lukis, antiquarian and polymath, lived in Guernsey in the Channel Islands from 1788-1871. This book is the result of many years research on his archive held at Guernsey Museum and draws heavily on the material therein, highlighting it to both the general reader and the academic world. It includes an initial look at the history of antiquarianism and the development of archaeology as a discipline with particular reference to the nineteenth century. The development of archaeo...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON REFERENCING, TRANSCRIPTION AND ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-223) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-19172-1

9786612191725

1-4438-0806-7

OCLC:

823721154