Martin Folkes 1690 1754
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Martin Folkes 1690 1754
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Author : Anna Marie Roos
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-15
Martin Folkes 1690 1754 written by Anna Marie Roos and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Science categories.
Martin Folkes (1690-1754): Newtonian, Antiquary, Connoisseur is a cultural and intellectual biography of the only President of both the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries. Sir Isaac Newton's protégé, astronomer, mathematician, freemason, art connoisseur, Voltaire's friend and Hogarth's patron, his was an intellectually vibrant world. Folkes was possibly the best-connected natural philosopher and antiquary of his age, an epitome of Enlightenment sociability, and yet he was a surprisingly neglected figure, the long shadow of Newton eclipsing his brilliant disciple. A complex figure, Folkes edited Newton's posthumous works in biblical chronology, yet was a religious skeptic and one of the first members of the gentry to marry an actress. His interests were multidisciplinary, from his authorship of the first complete history of the English coinage, to works concerning ancient architecture, statistical probability, and astronomy. Rich archival material, including Folkes's travel diary, correspondence, and his library and art collections permit reconstruction through Folkes's eyes of what it was like to be a collector and patron, a Masonic freethinker, and antiquarian and virtuoso in the days before 'science' became sub-specialised. Folkes's virtuosic sensibility and possible role in the unification of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society tells against the historiographical assumption that this was the age in which the 'two cultures' of the humanities and sciences split apart, never to be reunited. In Georgian England, antiquarianism and 'science' were considered largely part of the same endeavour.
Observations Upon The Generation Composition And Decomposition Of Animal And Vegetable Substances
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Author : John Turberville 1713-1781 Needham
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Observations Upon The Generation Composition And Decomposition Of Animal And Vegetable Substances written by John Turberville 1713-1781 Needham and has been published by Franklin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
English Book Collectors
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Author : William Younger Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
English Book Collectors written by William Younger Fletcher and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "English Book Collectors" by William Younger Fletcher. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
English Book Collectors
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Author : Alfred W. Pollard
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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English Book Collectors written by Alfred W. Pollard and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
History Of Universities
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Author : Mordechai Feingold
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-23
History Of Universities written by Mordechai Feingold and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-23 with Education, Higher categories.
This special edition of History of Universities, Volume XXXV/1, studies and reappraises the often ignored history of eighteenth-century Oxford, caught as it is between the upheavals of the Stuart century and the reformation of the Victorian era.
Dictionary Of National Biography
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Author : Sir Leslie Stephen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Dictionary Of National Biography written by Sir Leslie Stephen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Great Britain categories.
The Foundations Of Modern Freemasonry
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Author : Ric Berman MA
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-01
The Foundations Of Modern Freemasonry written by Ric Berman MA and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Following the appointment of its first aristocratic Grand Masters in the 1720s and in the wake of its connections to the scientific Enlightenment, 'Free and Accepted' Masonry became part of Britain's national profile and the largest and most influential of Britain's extensive clubs and societies. The organisation did not evolve naturally from the mediaeval guilds and religious orders that pre-dated it but was reconfigured radically by a largely self-appointed inner core at London's most influential lodge, the Horn Tavern. Freemasonry became a vehicle for the expression of their philosophical and political views, and the 'Craft' attracted an aspirational membership across the upper middling and gentry. Through an examination of previously unexplored primary documentation, Foundations contributes to an understanding of contemporary English political and social culture and explores how Freemasonry became a mechanism that promoted the interests of the Hanoverian establishment and connected the metropolitan and provincial elites. The book explores social networks centred on the aristocracy, parliament, the learned and professional societies, and the magistracy, and provides pen portraits of the key individuals who spread the Masonic message. Foundations and Schism (Sussex Academic, 2013), have been described as 'the most important books on English Freemasonry published in recent times', providing 'a precise, social context for the invention of English Freemasonry'. Berman's analysis throws a new and original light on the formation and development of what rapidly became a national and international phenomenon.
Gold Silver And Bronze
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Author : Jennifer Montagu
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-17
Gold Silver And Bronze written by Jennifer Montagu and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with Art categories.
An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroque Roman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts. Smaller bronze statuettes are often overlooked, and the extensive production of sculptural silver—much of which is now lost but can be studied from drawings—is frequently omitted from the histories of art. In this book, Jennifer Montagu enriches our understanding of the sculpture of the period by investigating the bronzes that adorn the great tabernacles of Roman churches; gilded silver, both secular and ecclesiastical; elaborately embossed display dishes; and the production of medals. Concentrating on selected pieces by such master sculptors as Bernini and leading metal-workers such as Giovanni Giardini, Montagu examines the often tortuous relationship between patrons and artists and elucidates the relationship between those who provided the drawings or models and the craftsmen who executed the finished sculptures.
Dictionary Of National Biography
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Author : Leslie Stephen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Dictionary Of National Biography written by Leslie Stephen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Great Britain categories.
Notes And Queries
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
Notes And Queries written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Electronic journals categories.