Stukeley's 'Stonehenge' : an unpublished manuscript, 1721-1724 / edited by Aubrey Burl and Neil Mortimer.

Main entry:

Stukeley, William, 1687-1765.

Title & Author:

Stukeley's 'Stonehenge' : an unpublished manuscript, 1721-1724 / edited by Aubrey Burl and Neil Mortimer.

Publication:

Description:

viii, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-158) and index.
Introduction : history of the manuscript -- William Stukeley (1687-1765) -- Stonehenge : the history of the temples and religion of the antient Celts.

Summary:

"William Stukeley (1667-1765), one of the first to conduct fieldwork at Stonehenge and to recognize its historic importance, meticulously recorded his findings in a manuscript that has remained unpublished for hundreds of years. That manuscript is transcribed here, accompanied by detailed annotations that confirm the value of Stukeley's archaeological research and set it apart from his later unsustainable theories and obsessions with Druids, which appeared in Stonehenge, the book he published in 1740." "Trained as a medical doctor, Stukeley's interests were antiquarian and archaeological, with a particular enthusiasm for evidence of early sacred ritual. His Stonehenge field notes include careful measurements, drawings, and plans as well as original analyses and remarkable discoveries, among them the enigmatic cursus which no one before him had seen. Stukeley's manuscript provides a review of what could be said of the stone circle and its landscape in the early eighteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0300098952 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780300098952 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Megalithic monuments England Wiltshire Early works to 1800.
Monuments mégalithiques Angleterre Wiltshire Ouvrages avant 1800.
Antiquities.
Megalithic monuments.
Archäologie
Stonehenge (England) Early works to 1800.
Wiltshire (England) Antiquities Early works to 1800.
Stonehenge (Angleterre) Ouvrages avant 1800.
England Stonehenge.
England Wiltshire.
Stonehenge.

Form/genre:

Early works to 1800.
Early works.

Added entries:

Burl, Aubrey.
Mortimer, Neil.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 237153
Call No.: BIB 166974
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit