Download or read book Encyclopedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, Classical and Mediæval, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, Classical and Mediaeval, Vol. 1 of 2 The utility of such a work speaks for itself. It furnishes Readers of all kinds with a variety of useful, often curious information, scattered through rare and expensive works; and so authoritative on their respective subjects, that misinformation can only be a consequence of natural human imperfection. The Author has advanced no theories of his own; and of course cannot be deemed more responsible for mistakes than an agent who follows his instructions. There are, however, some vexatious inadvertencies in style, and misprints, growing out of the extreme difficulty of compressing the vast mass of the original collections, and the unavoidable omission of revised proofs, through the heavy expence of postage from London to the Banks of the Wye. The sense, however, is no where affected, except in an instance or two, corrected in the Errata. Chapter XVI. of Military Antiquities appears misplaced; but the publication of Dr. Meyrick's Armour subsequent to the Chapter having passed the press, and the preceding references, rendered the present position inevitable. Some remarks must not be omitted: The Work shows to what an uncommon extent the civilization effected by the Roman conquest, has diffused itself over modern Europe; the inhabitants being in the main Romans, under a different garb and language. Moreover, Archaeology is not only a study of Curiosity and Instruction, but is highly auxiliary to Taste. The Classical part of this Work has a peculiar bearing, in the intention of the Author, to this important object. It will be further seen, that the Author has brought subjects to a head, which were before lost in dispersion, for want of distinct works upon them. The Author has to return his especial thanks to Messrs. Nichols, the publishers, who have aided him with valuable information upon occasional topicks, which required assistance. It is also a considerable satisfaction, that the Work passed through the hands of Gentlemen intimately acquainted with the subject. To the representatives of Sylvanus Urban are owing great improvements in Topography; and it is also hoped that the present Work will be an additional service rendered by them to literature, and an accession of particular benefit to Archaeology, by its furnishing a groundwork for the more easy acquisition of that elegant study. 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."