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A Culture of Translation - British and Irish Scholarship in the Gennadius Library (1740-1840) (Paperback)
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A Culture of Translation - British and Irish Scholarship in the Gennadius Library (1740-1840) (Paperback)
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This volume of essays focuses principally on the collection of
books of British and Irish antiquarian scholars held in the
Gennadius Library. Collectively, the essays are the product of two
thematically-linked conferences: the first of these was held in
Athens in June 2010, and was organised by the School of Art History
and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin, in collaboration
with the Gennadius Library, and graciously hosted by the Irish
Institute of Hellenic Studies; the second, held in Dublin in June
2011, was organized by the School of Art History and Cultural
Policy, and hosted by the Humanities Institute of Ireland. The
major premise explored in the paper sessions of those conferences,
and in this volume, concerns the work of some of the most
pioneering British and Irish 18th and early 19th century
antiquarians, artists, and architects who voyaged into the
Mediterranean. The publication of their findings in architectural
treatises, travelogues and illustrated books came, in turn, to
inform international movements of art and architecture;
specifically, the Neoclassical and Greek Revival styles.
Collectively, these books capture the allure of the broader
Mediterranean world for scholars of antiquity - ever expanding
beyond the well-traveled boundaries enjoyed by Grand Tourists -
exploring issues such as topography, history, cultural mores, dress
and, of course, art and architecture. Print and book culture was at
the core of the early modern period, not least in the world of
architecture, and the conscious effort to gather and disseminate
knowledge of the wider classical world through this medium is
remarkable. The significant contribution of British and Irish
scholarship to this broader European discourse is here viewed
through the lens of the extraordinary book collection held in the
Gennadius Library.
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