Producing the Past

Aspects of Antiquarian Culture and Practice 1700–1850

Martin Myrone editor Lucy Peltz editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:5th Jun '19

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First published in 1999, this volume examines antiquarianism which had its roots in Renaissance thought and was a popular intellectual and cultural pursuit throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The antiquarian work of collecting, compiling and presenting material which exposed the past was seminal to the formation of social and national identities. These essays evaluate the cultural and poltical implications of antiquarianism in the period 1700-1850. The volume also considers how the antiquarians laid the foundations of later museum culture and the discipline of history.

With a preface by Stephen Bann and introduced by Martin Myrone and Lucy Peltz, Producing the Past has contributions from Stephen Bending, Alexandrina Buchanan, Susan A. Crane, David Haycock, Maria Grazia Lolla, Heather MacLennan, Martin Myrone, Lucy Peltz, Annegret Pelz, Sam Smiles and Johann Reusch.

'Well illustrated, and beautifully produced, this book represents a landmark in the study of neglected and still controversial field of scholarship.' Journal of the History of Collections 'The essays in the volume are striking for the variety of their approaches to the subject and interdisciplinary methodologies.' The Art Book.

ISBN: 9781138363243

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 600g

214 pages