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- catalog abstract "The Discovery of the Past explores the ways in which humankind, from antiquity to the nineteenth century, became conscious of its past. Contrary to popular belief, archaeology was not an invention of the Renaissance. It was a discipline known to the scribes of ancient Assyria, Egypt, and China, and a subject of debate for the Sophists of Ionia before it was put into practice by Roman historians. Alain Schnapp's account of humankind's search for its beginnings follows a. Trail that begins with Hesiod and Lucretius and extends through Thomas Jefferson. The history revealed here is not one of uninterrupted progress, but of the rediscovery and reinterpretation - often erratic - of forgotten observations. Schnapp examines the numerous ways in which the past has been used as a means both of understanding and manipulating the present, and shows how a taste for the past unites the most seemingly diverse individuals. The text is elegantly. Interwoven with illustrations and descriptions of objects surviving from antiquity, while extensive quotations from primary sources provide a fascinating insight into historical accounts. Contemporary depictions of ancient life, and incidents in its discovery, reflect the excitement of archaeological research.".
- catalog alternative "Conquête du passé. English".
- catalog contributor b10248068.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Antique and medieval sources -- The Europe of the antiquaries -- From antiquary to archaeologist -- On the rejection of the natural history of man -- The invention of archaeology -- The three contradictions of the antiquaries -- Archaeological anthology == bibliography -- Index of names.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-380) and index.".
- catalog description "Interwoven with illustrations and descriptions of objects surviving from antiquity, while extensive quotations from primary sources provide a fascinating insight into historical accounts. Contemporary depictions of ancient life, and incidents in its discovery, reflect the excitement of archaeological research.".
- catalog description "The Discovery of the Past explores the ways in which humankind, from antiquity to the nineteenth century, became conscious of its past. Contrary to popular belief, archaeology was not an invention of the Renaissance. It was a discipline known to the scribes of ancient Assyria, Egypt, and China, and a subject of debate for the Sophists of Ionia before it was put into practice by Roman historians. Alain Schnapp's account of humankind's search for its beginnings follows a.".
- catalog description "Trail that begins with Hesiod and Lucretius and extends through Thomas Jefferson. The history revealed here is not one of uninterrupted progress, but of the rediscovery and reinterpretation - often erratic - of forgotten observations. Schnapp examines the numerous ways in which the past has been used as a means both of understanding and manipulating the present, and shows how a taste for the past unites the most seemingly diverse individuals. The text is elegantly.".
- catalog extent "384 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Discovery of the past.".
- catalog identifier "0810932334".
- catalog isFormatOf "Discovery of the past.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Harry N. Abrams,".
- catalog relation "Discovery of the past.".
- catalog subject "930.1 20".
- catalog subject "Antiquarians.".
- catalog subject "Archaeology History.".
- catalog subject "CC100 .S3613 1997".
- catalog subject "CC100 .S3613 1997X".
- catalog tableOfContents "Antique and medieval sources -- The Europe of the antiquaries -- From antiquary to archaeologist -- On the rejection of the natural history of man -- The invention of archaeology -- The three contradictions of the antiquaries -- Archaeological anthology == bibliography -- Index of names.".
- catalog title "Conquête du passé. English".
- catalog title "The discovery of the past / Alain Schnapp.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".