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    The Antiquary (1816), the third of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott, centres on the character of an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and...
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    Antiquarian (redirect from Antiquary)
    antiquarian or antiquary (from Latin antiquarius 'pertaining to ancient times') is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically...
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    The Indian Antiquary: A journal of oriental research in archaeology, history, literature, language, philosophy, religion, folklore, &c, &c (subtitle varies)...
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    Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a collection of ghost stories by British writer M. R. James, published in 1904 (some had previously appeared in magazines)...
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  • The Antiquary might refer to: The Antiquary, a novel by Sir Walter Scott The Antiquary (play), a 17th-century play by Shackerley Marmion The Antiquary...
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    in 1911. Some later editions include the stories in this collection and the earlier Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), combined in a single volume....
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  • Society of Antiquaries may refer to: Society of Antiquaries of London Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne...
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    Antequera (redirect from Antiquary barrow)
    "Gloriano" in the bottom of Antequera. Antequera is the most populous city in the interior of the province and the largest in area. It is the twenty-second...
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    Hearnius, July 1678 – 10 June 1735) was an English diarist and prolific antiquary, particularly remembered for his published editions of many medieval English...
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  • the connection between Scandinavian and Scottish legends. Scott also published some of Jamieson's translations, such as The Ghaist's Warning in the notes...
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    including its own brands of Antiquary and Talisman. Although it is thought that whisky has been distilled on the site since the 16th century, when cattle...
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  • English civil servant of the East India Company, known for his writings on Indian antiquities. Born on 31 December 1813, the son of Honoratus Leigh Thomas...
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  • clerk in the Penrhyn estate office, acting at the same time as land surveyor and dealer in slates. In 1782 he induced Lord Penrhyn to take over the slate...
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    The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities also called simply the Royal Academy of Letters or Vitterhetsakademien abbreviated KVHAA...
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    than £1000, the well-known Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales (1801–1807), a collection of pieces dating from the 6th to the 14th century. The manuscripts...
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    The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1707, received...
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  • an English antiquarian and politician. Fleming was born on 25 July 1633, the eldest son of William Fleming of Coniston, North Lancashire, and Rydal, Westmoreland...
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    Smith, Elder & Co. Hutchinson, John (1892). "John Thorpe, Physician and Antiquary" . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross &...
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    English antiquary. He was responsible for a celebrated Hist. and Antiq. of the Universitie of Oxon. He meticulously researched and documented the history...
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  • Davies (antiquary, died 1710) (1658–1710), Welsh naturalist and antiquary, father of Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1728) Robert Davies (antiquary, died...
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  • 1754, the son of a draper, and had two brothers who also went into the church. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, going on to teach at the grammar...
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  • approaches. It superseded The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries. In addition to its original articles and book reviews, the Scottish Historical...
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  • genealogist and antiquarian. Bowen was the eldest son of James Bowen, painter and topographer, of Shrewsbury, where the younger Bowen was born. Bowen studied...
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    The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body of Scotland, with its headquarters in the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers...
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  • York, where he worked as a partner in the wine merchants Messrs George Suttrell & Co. He gained the freedom of the city of York in 1770, and in 1773 was...
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  • In 1565, being dissatisfied with the government of Provost Philip Baker, Hatcher along with some other members of the college, wrote a letter of complaint...
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  • was born at Wotton, in the parish of Stanton-Lacy, near Ludlow, Shropshire, in 1694. He was the son of Paul Neve, bailiff of the same place, and was educated...
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  • The Antiquary is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Shackerley Marmion. It was acted in the 1634–36 period by Queen Henrietta's Men at the...
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  • February 1809) was an English antiquarian. He served as director of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 1771 to 1791; published a major work on English...
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    September, c. 1503 – 18 April 1552) was an English poet and antiquary. Leland has been described as "the father of English local history and bibliography". His...
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