English antiquarianism, archaeology, folklore
Encyclopaedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, Classical and Mediaeval
The first large-scale English encyclopedic work on archaeology and antiquities. Fosbroke, a noted antiquarian, provides a comprehensive manual cataloging the physical remains of the past from classical Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages. It covers architecture, numismatics, ancient costumes, and traditional folk customs, serving as a primary reference for 19th-century historians and collectors.
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Folk Magic
Folk magic texts and practical traditions covering charms, cures, household rites, prayers, talismans, and vernacular magical practice.
Comparative Mythology
Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
Astrology and Divination
Astrology and divination texts on zodiacal symbolism, astrological doctrine, geomancy, dream interpretation, and related predictive arts.
Contents12 chapters
- 01CHAPTER I. Introductory Remarks
- 02CHAPTER II. /
- 03CHAPTER III. GRECIAN AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
- 04CHAPTER IV
- 05CHAPTER V. PRIVATE EDIFICES OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS
- 06CHAPTER VIII. VASES
- 07CHAPTER IX. Furniture
- 08CHAPTER VI. Pilgrims
- 09CHAPTER VII. Sculpture
- 10CHAPTER VIII. VASES
- 11CHAPTER IX. Furniture
- 12CHAPTER X. MANUFACTURES TRADES INVENTIONS USEFUL ARTS ORNAMENTS AVOCATIONS
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