Society of Antiquaries of Scotland [ Clubs & Societies ]
… and promoted the cultural identity of Scotland within the larger political entity of Great Britain. Places > Clubs & Societies Mots-clés Collecting Fellowship Learned society Museums National Character Scotland Eighteenth-century historical societies were the first institutions that collected traces of the past. Their museums provided long-term preservation … Robert Sibbald (1641-1722), and John Clerk of Penicuik (1676-1755), produced atlases. In the eighteenth century, societies of antiquaries institutionalized the field while broadening the scope of their research to all aspects of …
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