The Image of Antiquity: Ancient Britain and the Romantic Imagination Tapa dura - 1994

Yale University Press, 1994-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 25 to 30 cm tall, Quarto, (4to). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994. Hardcover. VG. light shelf-wear to lower cover edges & corners. creasing to spine end. dustjacket back cover has edge-wear, scuffs & scratches.. Green cloth with no dustjacket. x, 252 pp. Many bw plates. Smiles examines the interplay of antiquarian research, historiography, and the visual arts in constructing an image of Britain from prehistoric times to the arrival of the Saxons. He discusses such topics as the lengthening of prehistoric time in the contemporary view, the status of antiquarian learning, and the celebration of ancestral peoples as an offshoot of the growing sense of national identity. He describes the Celtic revival during the late eighteenth century, with its iconography that fashioned a pictorial repertoire for megaliths, bards, Druids, and the patriotic leaders Boadicea and Caractacus, who fought off the Romans. He also explains why the Victorians downgraded the Celts and replaced them with the Saxons, preferred by Victorians because… Leer más

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies, 1994. Hardcover. New. 262 pages. 10.50x8.00x1.00 inches.

New Haven [Conn.] : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Contents: 1. The Domain of Antiquity -- 2. The Past and its Meanings -- 3. Northern Heroes and National Identity -- 4. The Bards of Britain -- 5. The Druids -- 6. Ancestors and Others: The Origins of England -- 7. The Image of the Briton -- 8. The Megalithic Landscape -- 9. Garden Design and the Prehistoric Past -- 10. Conclusion. Subjects: To 449; Prehistoric peoples Great Britain Historiography; Celts Great Britain Historiography; Druids and druidism Historiography; Romanticism Great Britain; Britons Historiography; Art, British.

Hardback. New. The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process?

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paul Mellon Centre, 1994-09-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!