1st Edition
The British Consular Service in the Aegean and the Collection of Antiquities for the British Museum
By Lucia Patrizio Gunning
Copyright 2009
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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The book tells the story of how the British consular service in the Aegean, in the years of the British protectorate of the Ionian Islands (1815-1864) became an agency for the retrieval, excavation and collection of antiquities eventually destined for the British Museum. Exploring the historical, political and diplomatic circumstances that allowed the consular service to develop from a chartered... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; A radical change: from pride to misery, from the Levant Company to the Foreign Office; The political and commercial roles of the Aegean consuls; The consular district of Rhodes: Charles Thomas Newton and the Levant consuls; The British consuls in the Aegean as collectors of antiquities for the British Museum; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Lucia Patrizio Gunning gained her PhD at University College London. She is a historian, linguist and freelance journalist. She has written about Lord Byron and the struggle for Greek independence, British travellers’ views of the Abruzzi, and the connections between Italian immigrants in London. She is currently researching British consuls’ involvement in the procurement of antiquities in Italy.
’This is a fascinating book that reveals an alternative view of the Grand Tour travellers’ descriptions of the Aegean and its wonders.’ Minerva ’Gunning’s book is enjoyable, full of vignettes, excellent research, and a valuable addition to the growing body of material on the historiography of archaeology and collecting.’ Anglo-Hellenic Review ’... essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of classical archaeology and the historical circumstances in which 19th-century museum collections were formed.’ American Journal of Archaeology
