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- Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work
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Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work
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Description
"Ricardi monachi westmonasteriensis commentarioli geographici de situ Brittaniæ": v. 2, p. 79-108. This is the famous forgery published by Charles Bertram in 1757, claimed by him to be copied from a manuscript written by Richard of Cirencester.
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Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (571K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
London: Baker and Leigh, 1776.
Credits
Tim Lindell, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2024-01-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
William Stukeley
1687–1765
Best known for his vivid studies of Stonehenge and Avebury, this English antiquary helped turn curiosity about Britain’s ancient past into careful fieldwork. He was also a physician and later an Anglican clergyman, which gives his life an unusual mix of science, scholarship, and faith.
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