| A Catalogue of the Books Relating to British Topography, and Saxon and Northern Literature: Bequeathed to the Bodleian Library in the Year MDCCXCIX by Contributor(s): Bodleian Library (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 1108057314 ISBN-13: 9781108057318 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
| Dewey: 016 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishi |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 7" W x 10" (1.77 lbs) 468 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The leading antiquary of his day, Richard Gough (1735-1809) served as director of the Society of Antiquities for over twenty-five years. The only son of a wealthy family, Gough benefited from being free to pursue his interests without hindrance. His independent fortune allowed him both to conduct his own research and to aid others with theirs. While the topography and Roman antiquities of the whole of Great Britain and Ireland formed his primary focus, he was also an eager proponent of Saxonist scholarship, as the panoply of his collected books on both subjects attests. These, together with a variety of maps, plans, drawings and charts, he bequeathed to Oxford's Bodleian Library. Originally published in 1814, this catalogue constitutes proof of a lifelong interest in, as well as generous support for the continuation of, antiquarian and topographical enterprises. |