ANTIQUARIAN

Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifacts, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts. The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past, and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, "We speak from facts not theory".

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antiquarian

Noun

  1. A collector, student or expert of antiquities or antiques.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.


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