Stukeley's Stonehenge: An Unpublished Manuscript, 1721-1724

Stukeley, William (ed by Aubrey Burl & Neil Mortimer)

ISBN 10: 0300098952 / ISBN 13: 9780300098952

Edité par New Haven & London: Yale University Press 2005 First Edition 8vo x,164pp ill. ISBN 0-300-09895-2, New Haven & London, 2005

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Very Fine original black cloth, in Very Fine DW, protected in Brodart sleeve. William Stukeley (1667-1765), one of the first to conduct fieldwork at Stonehenge and to recognize its historic importance, meticulously recorded his findings in a manuscr ipt that has remained unpublished for hundreds of years. That manuscript is transcribed here, accompanied by detailed annotations that confirm the value of Stukeley's archaeological research and set it apart from his later unsustainable theories and obsessions with Druids, which appeared in "Stonehenge," the book he published in 1740. Trained as a medical doctor, Stukeley's interests were antiquarian and archaeological, with a particular enthusiasm for evidence of early sacred ritual. His Ston ehenge field notes include careful measurements, drawings, and plans as well as original analyses and remarkable discoveries, among them the enigmatic cursus which no one before him had seen. Stukeley's manuscript provides a fascinating review of wh at could be said of the stone circle and its landscape in the early eighteenth century.

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• Titre: Stukeley's Stonehenge: An Unpublished Manuscript, 1721-1724
• Éditeur: New Haven & London: Yale University Press 2005 First Edition 8vo x,164pp ill. ISBN 0-300-09895-2, New Haven & London
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0300098952
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780300098952
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • History & Archaeology

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William Stukeley (1667-1765), one of the first to conduct fieldwork at Stonehenge and to recognize its historic importance, meticulously recorded his findings in a manuscript that has remained unpublished for hundreds of years. That manuscript is transcribed here, accompanied by detailed annotations that confirm the value of Stukeley's archaeological research and set it apart from his later unsustainable theories and obsessions with Druids. Trained as a medical doctor, Stukeley's interests were antiquarian and archaeological, with a particular enthusiasm for evidence of early sacred ritual. His Stonehenge field notes include careful measurements, drawings, and plans as well as original analyses and remarkable discoveries, among them the enigmatic cursus which no one before him had seen. Stukeley's manuscript provides a fascinating review of what could be said of the stone circle and its landscape in the early eighteenth century. Aubrey Burl was principal lecturer in archaeology, Hull College of Higher Education, East Riding of Yorkshire. His many books on stone circles include Prehistoric Avebury and A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, published by Yale University Press. Neil Mortimer was formerly editor of the archaeology and folklore journal 3rd Stone. He is the author of Stukeley Illustrated.

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Aubrey Burl was principal lecturer in archaeology, Hull College of Higher Education, East Riding of Yorkshire. His many books on stone circles include Prehistoric Avebury and A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, published by Yale University Press. Neil Mortimer was formerly editor of the archaeology and folklore journal 3rd Stone. He is the author of Stukeley Illustrated.