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antiquarianism
[Th]An intellectual tradition of enquiry that developed in Europe in the 16th and early 17th centuries ad as a result of new interests in nature, antiquity, the Renaissance of learning, and the ...
Bodleian Library
The library of Oxford University, one of six copyright libraries in the UK. The first library was founded in the 14th century, but was refounded by Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English scholar and ...
British Library
Since its creation in 1973, the British Library has published a range of titles under its own imprint and in association with other publishers, such as Oak Knoll Press. Largely ...
Douce Apocalypse
Bodley MS Douce 180 (SC 21754), named after Douce, who acquired it in February 1833, was probably made at Westminster at some time between 1270 and 1272. It contains 97 ...
Isaac D'Israeli
(1766–1848),father of B. Disraeli, was the author of several discursive collections of literary history including Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834). His most remarkable and original work was The ...
John Brand
(1744–1806),antiquarian and chaplain. Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, Brand was ordained in 1773. He acted as a teacher and curate in positions around Newcastle until 1784, when ...
popular Culture
1. Cultural artefacts or media content produced for mass audiences. This equates popular culture with commercial success. The formal features of mass-media content may be interpreted in terms of ...
William John Thoms
(1803–85),antiquary, author of several works including The Book of the Court (1838), and editor of a number of volumes including a collection of Early Prose Romances (1827–8) and The History of ...
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