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The energetic and eccentric William Hutton (1723-1815), almost
completely self-educated, was apprenticed in a Derby silk-mill, but
taught himself book-binding, determined to set up in the young and
thriving city of Birmingham, to which he moved in 1750. From
selling second-hand books, he moved on to new books and then
acquired a paper warehouse. Investment in land as well as the book
trade brought in a comfortable living, and in 1782 he published his
first work, of which the second, enlarged edition of 1783 is
reissued here. It was greatly praised, and encouraged Hutton to
continue his history-writing career. He went on to produce local
histories, though he experienced a major setback in 1791 when his
place of business and his country home were destroyed in the
so-called 'Priestley Riots'. Hutton's walking exploits were famous,
and led to his account of Hadrian's Wall (also reissued in this
series).
The energetic and eccentric William Hutton (1723-1815) was
apprenticed in a Derby silk-mill, but taught himself book-binding,
determined to set up in the young and thriving city of Birmingham,
to which he moved in 1750. From selling second-hand books, he moved
on to new books and then acquired a paper warehouse. Investment in
land as well as the book trade brought in a comfortable living, and
in 1782 he published his History of Birmingham, of which the second
edition of 1783 is also reissued in this series. Hutton was also
famous for his walking exploits, which led to his 1801 expedition
to Hadrian's Wall. His account of his walk northward from
Birmingham to Carlisle and then along the wall and back again, and
home, includes a history of the wall and a description of the
surviving ruins along its length. The corrected second edition of
1813 is reissued here.
Employed early on in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist
John Lindley (1799 1865) went on to conduct important research on
the orchid family and also recommended that Kew Gardens should
become a national botanical institution. This pioneering
three-volume work of palaeobotany, first published between 1831 and
1837, catalogues almost 300 species of fossil plants from the
Pleistocene to the Carboniferous period. The geologist and
palaeontologist William Hutton (1797 1860), with whom Lindley
collaborated, was responsible for collecting the fossil specimens
from which the 230 plates were drawn. The first serious attempt at
organising and interpreting the evidence of Britain's primeval
plant life, this resource is notable also for its prefatory
discussion of topics such as coal seams and prehistoric climate.
Volume 1 opens with a context-setting introduction and list of
genera, followed by the descriptions of plates 1-79."
Employed early on in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist
John Lindley (1799 1865) went on to conduct important research on
the orchid family and also recommended that Kew Gardens should
become a national botanical institution. This pioneering
three-volume work of palaeobotany, first published between 1831 and
1837, catalogues almost 300 species of fossil plants from the
Pleistocene to the Carboniferous period. The geologist and
palaeontologist William Hutton (1797 1860), with whom Lindley
collaborated, was responsible for collecting the fossil specimens
from which the 230 plates were drawn. The first serious attempt at
organising and interpreting the evidence of Britain's primeval
plant life, this resource is notable also for its prefatory
discussion of topics such as coal seams and prehistoric climate.
Volume 2 opens with a preface on coal, followed by descriptions of
some of the fossil plants found therein (plates 80-156)."
Employed early on in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist
John Lindley (1799 1865) went on to conduct important research on
the orchid family and also recommended that Kew Gardens should
become a national botanical institution. This pioneering
three-volume work of palaeobotany, first published between 1831 and
1837, catalogues almost 300 species of fossil plants from the
Pleistocene to the Carboniferous period. The geologist and
palaeontologist William Hutton (1797 1860), with whom Lindley
collaborated, was responsible for collecting the fossil specimens
from which the 230 plates were drawn. The first serious attempt at
organising and interpreting the evidence of Britain's primeval
plant life, this resource is notable also for its prefatory
discussion of topics such as coal seams and prehistoric climate.
Volume 3 includes a note on the action of water on plants. This is
followed by the descriptions of plates 157 230."
The Periegesis Hellados (Description of Greece) by Pausanias is the
most important example of non-fictional travel literature in
ancient Greek. With this work Professor Hutton examines Pausanias'
arrangement and expression of his material and evaluates his
authorial choices in light of the contemporary literary currents of
the day and in light of the cultural milieu of the Roman empire in
the time of Hadrian and the Antonines. The descriptions offered in
the Periegesis Hellados are also examined in the context of the
archaeological evidence available for the places Pausanias visited.
This study reveals Pausanias to be a surprisingly sophisticated
literary craftsman and a unique witness to Greek identity at a time
when that identity was never more conflicted.
The Periegesis Hellados (Description of Greece) by Pausanias is the
most important example of non-fictional travel literature in
ancient Greek. With this work Professor Hutton examines Pausanias'
arrangement and expression of his material and evaluates his
authorial choices in light of the contemporary literary currents of
the day and in light of the cultural milieu of the Roman empire in
the time of Hadrian and the Antonines. The descriptions offered in
the Periegesis Hellados are also examined in the context of the
archaeological evidence available for the places Pausanias visited.
This study reveals Pausanias to be a surprisingly sophisticated
literary craftsman and a unique witness to Greek identity at a time
when that identity was never more conflicted.
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