The Life and Labours in Art and Archaeology, of George Petrie (Paperback)

The antiquary and artist George Petrie (1790 1866) was one of the founding fathers of Irish archaeology. Having trained since childhood with his painter father, he began to travel around the country, sketching landscapes, monuments and ruins. He later worked for the Royal Irish Academy, and then for the Ordnance Survey, organising the publication of essays on the historical monuments it mapped. His interests extended from architecture and ecclesiastical history to ancient music and Irish wolfhounds, and he was at the forefront of efforts to preserve endangered historic buildings. In particular, his studies of the round towers of Ireland successfully demolished many myths about their building and purpose. This biography, published in 1868, was written by his friend and companion on many antiquarian expeditions, William Stokes (1804 78), the distinguished physician who was one of the first to introduce Laennec's stethoscope into the British Isles."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	William Stokes
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	468
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07570-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General
LSN:	1-108-07570-3
Barcode:	9781108075701

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