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John Aubrey and his friends
- Title
- John Aubrey and his friends / Anthony Powell.
- Author
- Powell, Anthony, 1905-2000
- Publication
- London : Hogarth, 1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA93.A8 P68 1988 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 342 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "John Aubrey FRS, (12 March 1626? 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the collection of short biographical pieces usually referred to as Brief Lives. He was a pioneer archaeologist, who recorded (often for the first time) numerous megalithic and other field monuments in southern England, and who is particularly noted as the discoverer of the Avebury henge monument. The Aubrey holes at Stonehenge are named after him, although there is considerable doubt as to whether the holes that he observed are those that currently bear the name. He was also a pioneer folklorist, collecting together a miscellany of material on customs, traditions and beliefs under the title "Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme". He set out to compile county histories of both Wiltshire and Surrey, although both projects remained unfinished. His "Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum" (also unfinished) was the first attempt to compile a full-length study of English place-names. He had wider interests in applied mathematics and astronomy, and was friendly with many of the greatest scientists of the day."--Wikipedia.
- Series Statement
- Lives and letters
- Uniform Title
- Lives and letters
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index.
- ISBN
- 070120785X
- 9780701207854
- LCCN
- 88138224
- OCLC
- ocm23769769
- 23769769
- SCSB-13572658
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library