[Rarebooks] FS: 1894 London Society of Antiquaries Catalog for Heraldry Exposition
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"Catalogue of Heraldic Exhibition, May 31st to June 13th, 1894”
Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1894.
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' ".
Softcover. 6.5"x10", 47 pages. The covers have some wear and soil. The
book interior has some minor soil. $35
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