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| + | "Even an [[antiquarian|antiquary]] of such eminence as [[Bernard de Montfaucon]] hardly rises above the feeling of interested [[curiosity]], and his accounts of the various collections he visited in Italy are entirely wanting in grasp."--''[[Museums, Their History and Their Use]]'' (1904) by David Murray | ||
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| + | "The most determined as well as earliest [[bibliomaniac]] upon record, whom we take to have been none else than the renowned [[Don Quixote de la Mancha]], as, among other slight indications of an infirm understanding, he is stated, by his veracious historian, [[Cid Hamet Benengeli]], to have exchanged fields and farms for folios and quartos of [[chivalry]]."--''[[The Antiquary]]'' (1816) by Walter Scott | ||
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| - | An '''antiquarian''' or '''antiquary''' is one concerned with [[antiquities]] or things of the past. Also, and most often in modern usage, an antiquarian is a person who deals with or collects rare and ancient "[[Antiquarian book trade in the United States|antiquarian books]]". More narrowly, the term is often used for those who studied [[history]] with special attention to "[[antiques]]", meaning ancient objects of art or science as physical traces of the past. Antiquarianism is usually considered to have emerged in the [[Middle Ages]] (see [[History of archaeology]]). By the 19th century, it had become transformed and bifurcated into the academic disciplines of [[archaeology]] and [[philology]]. | + | An '''antiquarian''' or '''antiquary''' is one concerned with [[antiquities]] or things of the [[past]]. Also, and most often in modern usage, an antiquarian is a person who deals with or collects rare and ancient "[[Antiquarian book trade in the United States|antiquarian books]]". More narrowly, the term is often used for those who studied [[history]] with special attention to "[[antiques]]", meaning ancient objects of art or science as physical traces of the past. Antiquarianism is usually considered to have emerged in the [[Middle Ages]] (see [[History of archaeology]]). By the 19th century, it had become transformed and bifurcated into the academic disciplines of [[archaeology]] and [[philology]]. |
| - | ==Notable antiquarians== | ||
| - | * [[Patrick Abercromby]] | ||
| - | * [[Pasquale Amati]] | ||
| - | * [[John Aubrey]] | ||
| - | * [[Abd-el-latif|Abd-al Latif al-Baghdadi]] | ||
| - | * [[James Balfour of Denmyine|Sir James Balfour]] | ||
| - | * [[Thomas Baker (antiquarian)|Thomas Baker]] | ||
| - | * [[John Bale]] | ||
| - | * [[John Battely]] | ||
| - | * [[Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah]] | ||
| - | * [[William Bragge]] | ||
| - | * [[Thomas Browne]] | ||
| - | * [[George Buck]] | ||
| - | * [[William Camden]] | ||
| - | * [[Robert Crowley (printer)|Robert Crowley]] | ||
| - | * [[Abraham de la Pryme]] | ||
| - | * [[Henry Duncan (1774–1846)|Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan]] | ||
| - | * [[John Foxe]] | ||
| - | * [[Richard Grafton]] | ||
| - | * [[Ibn Abd-el-Hakem]] | ||
| - | * [[Anthony Charles Harris]] | ||
| - | * [[Robert Stephen Hawker]] | ||
| - | * [[Muhammad al-Idrisi]] | ||
| - | * [[Montague Rhodes James]] | ||
| - | * [[Maurice Johnson]] | ||
| - | * [[Nasir Khusraw]] | ||
| - | * [[Al-Kindi]] | ||
| - | * [[John Leland (antiquary)]] – appointed Royal Antiquarian to King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] | ||
| - | * [[Edward Lhuyd]] in 1533 | ||
| - | * [[H. P. Lovecraft]] | ||
| - | * [[William Collings Lukis]] | ||
| - | * [[Herman H. J. Lynge]] | ||
| - | * [[Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh]] | ||
| - | * [[Al-Maqrizi]] | ||
| - | * [[Dhul-Nun al-Misri]] | ||
| - | * [[Philip Norman]] | ||
| - | * [[Peregrine O'Duignan]] | ||
| - | * [[Ruaidhri O Flaithbheartaigh]] | ||
| - | * [[Dorning Rasbotham]] | ||
| - | * [[Fred Rosenstock]] | ||
| - | * [[Shen Kuo]] (Chinese surname comes before given name) | ||
| - | * [[William Forbes Skene]] | ||
| - | * [[John Stow]] | ||
| - | * [[Ahmad ibn Tulun]] | ||
| - | * [[George Vertue]] | ||
| - | * [[Ibn Wahshiyya]] | ||
| - | * [[Ole Worm|Olaus Wormius]] | ||
| - | * [[Thomas Wright (antiquarian)|Thomas Wright]] | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| - | :''[[antiquity]], [[William Hamilton (diplomat)|William Hamilton]], [[Society of Dilettanti]] '' | + | * [[Antiquity]] |
| - | :''[[bookseller]], [[Antiquarian book trade in the United States]] '' | + | * [[William Hamilton (diplomat)|William Hamilton]] |
| + | * [[Society of Dilettanti]] | ||
| * [[Historian]] | * [[Historian]] | ||
| * [[Cabinet of curiosities]] | * [[Cabinet of curiosities]] | ||
| * ''[[The Antiquary]]'' by Sir [[Walter Scott]] | * ''[[The Antiquary]]'' by Sir [[Walter Scott]] | ||
| - | * [[Nomenclature]] | ||
| - | * [[British antiquarian societies]] | ||
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"Even an antiquary of such eminence as Bernard de Montfaucon hardly rises above the feeling of interested curiosity, and his accounts of the various collections he visited in Italy are entirely wanting in grasp."--Museums, Their History and Their Use (1904) by David Murray "The most determined as well as earliest bibliomaniac upon record, whom we take to have been none else than the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha, as, among other slight indications of an infirm understanding, he is stated, by his veracious historian, Cid Hamet Benengeli, to have exchanged fields and farms for folios and quartos of chivalry."--The Antiquary (1816) by Walter Scott |
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An antiquarian or antiquary is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. Also, and most often in modern usage, an antiquarian is a person who deals with or collects rare and ancient "antiquarian books". More narrowly, the term is often used for those who studied history with special attention to "antiques", meaning ancient objects of art or science as physical traces of the past. Antiquarianism is usually considered to have emerged in the Middle Ages (see History of archaeology). By the 19th century, it had become transformed and bifurcated into the academic disciplines of archaeology and philology.
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See also
- Antiquity
- William Hamilton
- Society of Dilettanti
- Historian
- Cabinet of curiosities
- The Antiquary by Sir Walter Scott
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