Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Mediæval (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Allcroft, A. Hadrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331416124 ISBN 13: 9781331416128

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Mediæval

So far as might be he has restricted himself to the discussion of earthworks with which he is personally familiar. This will explain the somewhat limited range of the examples, and how limited is that range no one is more painfully aware than himself; but experience has taught him that there are few more fertile sources of error than a tacit acceptance of the descriptions of others. No matter how excellent and accurate those descriptions may be, to attempt to make use of them at second hand is to do injustice to them and to betray one's own lack of thoroughness.

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Excerpt from Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Mediæval

In the general quickening of interest in all things savouring of antiquity, earthworks have had a certain share, if a small one; so that while there are a few persons who have some knowledge of the subject, there are very many more who wish to know. To the former few the writer tenders his apologies for having essayed to perform a task for which any one of them had doubtless been better qualified; to the latter many he apologizes for the tasks being no better done.

His purpose has been to stimulate a more general interest in the most neglected branch of British Archaeology by suggesting something of the variety and many-sided interest of the subject, the abundance of the material, the need of intelligent observation. He has tried to show that, in spite of neglect, the subject has already attained to some measure of systematization and certitude, and to point out in what directions further research is most desirable. He has tried to clear the subject of certain hoary preconceptions, to point out those details which require to be sought for, and to warn the inexperienced against some of the more obvious pitfalls which lie in the path.

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.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331416124
• ISBN 13: 9781331416128
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 742