[Rarebooks] FS: 1894 Soc. of Antiquaries Heraldic Exh. in our new Bookin'!

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 “Catalogue of Heraldic Exhibition, May 31st to June 13th, 1894”

Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1894.

DISCUSSION: A room-by-room listing of the 280 items in the exhibition,
which ranged from heraldic painted panels and cast-iron firebacks to
pottery jugs and dishes, bookplates, drawings, certificates, grants of
arms, indentures, and other documents. The lenders are listed, and
included members, colleges and museums, libraries, cities, and societies.

According to their website, "The origins of the Society are traced by some
to about 1586 and the foundation of the College of Antiquaries. This
Society seems to have dealt with 'antiquity' rather than 'antiquities' and
to have been more in the nature of a debating society. It had the aim of
establishing a 'cultural longevity' for England. In 1614, however, 'his
Majesty (James I) took a little Mislike of our Society
yet hereupon we
forebare to meet again
' There are some indications of an informal society
existing in the seventeenth century and at times the Royal Society
(charter granted in 1662) displayed an interest in archaeology. It was not
until the opening years of the eighteenth century that the Society was
founded or, as some Society documents have it, 'refounded'. The first
minutes of the Society record that, on Friday, 5 December 1707, a meeting
was held at the Bear Tavern in the Strand. The following January the
Society agreed to meet in the Young Devil Tavern. The first President was
Peter Le Neve, Norroy King of Arms, and it was agreed that the business of
the Society should be the subject of antiquities, particularly as they
related to the history of Great Britain. The period of study was that
which pre-dated the reign of James I. In 1751 the Society was granted a
Royal Charter and took on its present form. The role of the Society was,
and continues to be defined as 'the encouragement, advancement and
furtherance of the study and knowledge of antiquities and history in this
and other countries' ".

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 6.5"x10", 47 pages.

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some wear and soil. The book interior has
some minor soil.

PRICE: $125 -

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