The Digital Ark :: The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and their Museum: Scotland’s National Collection and a National Discourse

The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and their Museum: Scotland’s National Collection and a National Discourse

Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Editions of this work: Periodical Title:International Journal of Historical Archaeology Publication Type: Authors:Cheape, Hugh Editors: Publisher: Place of Publication: Publication Date:Sep 2010 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume:14 Issue:3 Start Page:357 End Page:373 Abstract:Founded in 1780, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland began immediately to form a museum that has survived remarkably intact within the National Museums of Scotland. Their initiative marked a significant point in the evolution of material culture studies between the “cabinet of curiosities” of the Renaissance and the large public museums of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An exploration of the Society’s work and ethos in its early years points to the emergence of a distinctive “Scottish History” of collections and a greater significance for the evidence of material culture than has been conventionally accorded it in conventional scholarly discourses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Descriptors/Keywords: Antiquaries
Collections
Museums
Scotland -- Antiquities
Antiquarians -- Societies, etc.
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