Peiresc's History of Provence Antiquarianism and the Discovery of a Medieval Mediterranean Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 101, Part 3) |
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| Author:
| Miller, Peter N. |
| Series title: | Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60618-013-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | American Philosophical Society
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This is both a historical detective work -- piecing together an innovative research project of the 1620s -- and a provocative argument, based on the reconstruction of Peiresc's project. Our understanding of the history of historical scholarship needs to be turned upside down. In the "how" and "why" of Peiresc's scholarly practice and, in the chain of those who understood and remembered him, we learn that far from disappearing, antiquarianism (AN) persisted as a major source of...
More DescriptionThis is both a historical detective work -- piecing together an innovative research project of the 1620s -- and a provocative argument, based on the reconstruction of Peiresc's project. Our understanding of the history of historical scholarship needs to be turned upside down. In the "how" and "why" of Peiresc's scholarly practice and, in the chain of those who understood and remembered him, we learn that far from disappearing, antiquarianism (AN) persisted as a major source of historical innovation and renovation, and that this continues up through the present time. Contents: Peiresc and AN; AN and an Archival "Science"; Researching the History of Provence; Peiresc's Medieval Mediterranean in the History of Historiography. Illus.