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A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities (Classic Reprint)

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Description:Excerpt from A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities The national collection of Late-Keltic antiquities, as instituted by the late Sir Wollaston Franks, first Keeper of this Department, is now published as a whole, in continuation of the series of prehistoric Guides. Its special interest is to be found in the fact that here for the first time is seen a form of art peculiarly British, and distinct from contemporary styles on the Continent. Moreover, it may be claimed that the Late-Keltic artist in Britain reached a higher level than his kinsman abroad. The acquisition in 1901 of the Gaulish collection formed by M. Leon Morel, of Rheims, has practically completed the Museum series of Early Iron age antiquities from western Europe, and the connexion between Gaul and Britain at that period is now fully illustrated. As remains of the earliest Iron age in Greece and Italy are not definitely marked off from those of the historic period, corresponding collections from classical lands must be sought in the adjoining Department of Greek and Roman antiquities. But an attempt is made in the Introduction to show how the Mediterranean culture affected the Keltic peoples north of the Alps; and a broad classification of Italian brooches has been introduced, as several specimens are known to have been found in our own country. A survey of Britain's Early Iron age would be incomplete without some notice of the coinage, and as exhibition space is not available in the Department of Coins and Medals, a series of reproductions has been placed in the Late-Keltic section and labelled to show the development and variety of the types; while the tribal areas of the period are shown in maps of Gaul and Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities (Classic Reprint). To get started finding A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities The national collection of Late-Keltic antiquities, as instituted by the late Sir Wollaston Franks, first Keeper of this Department, is now published as a whole, in continuation of the series of prehistoric Guides. Its special interest is to be found in the fact that here for the first time is seen a form of art peculiarly British, and distinct from contemporary styles on the Continent. Moreover, it may be claimed that the Late-Keltic artist in Britain reached a higher level than his kinsman abroad. The acquisition in 1901 of the Gaulish collection formed by M. Leon Morel, of Rheims, has practically completed the Museum series of Early Iron age antiquities from western Europe, and the connexion between Gaul and Britain at that period is now fully illustrated. As remains of the earliest Iron age in Greece and Italy are not definitely marked off from those of the historic period, corresponding collections from classical lands must be sought in the adjoining Department of Greek and Roman antiquities. But an attempt is made in the Introduction to show how the Mediterranean culture affected the Keltic peoples north of the Alps; and a broad classification of Italian brooches has been introduced, as several specimens are known to have been found in our own country. A survey of Britain's Early Iron age would be incomplete without some notice of the coinage, and as exhibition space is not available in the Department of Coins and Medals, a series of reproductions has been placed in the Late-Keltic section and labelled to show the development and variety of the types; while the tribal areas of the period are shown in maps of Gaul and Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities (Classic Reprint). To get started finding A Guide to the Antiquities of the Early Iron Age of Central and Western Europe: Including the British Late-Keltic Period, in the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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