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Percy Manning: The Man Who Collected Oxfordshire (Paperback)
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Percy Manning: The Man Who Collected Oxfordshire (Paperback)
Series: Archaeological Lives
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Percy Manning (1870-1917) was an Oxford antiquary who amassed
enormous collections about the history of Oxford and Oxfordshire,
which now constitute a valuable resource in Oxford University's
libraries and museums. Manning was interested in all periods of
history and prehistory, collecting Stone Age tools, Roman coins,
medieval tiles, and relics of ways of life that were disappearing
in his own day, such as decorated police truncheons and local
pottery. He methodically documented and explored the archaeology of
the county. He collected literally thousands of prints depicting
Oxford and places throughout Oxfordshire as records of changes in
the built environment, and moved beyond material objects to uncover
and document superstitions, folklore and customs, especially where
he thought they were disappearing. He sought out May songs and
morris dancers, reviving the Headington Quarry Morris Dancers in
1899. There is scarcely a community in the county which is not
reflected somewhere in his collections. This volume provides the
first detailed biography of Manning, together with studies
examining specific parts of his collections in greater detail.
Other chapters demonstrate how the collections can be used as
springboards for in-depth study and for fresh approaches to the
history of Oxfordshire. Particular emphasis is placed on Manning's
ground-breaking research into the folklore of the county in
conjunction with its material culture.
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