Author : British Archaeological Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334309618
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)
Book Synopsis Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1870, Vol. 26 by : British Archaeological Association
Download or read book Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1870, Vol. 26 written by British Archaeological Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1870, Vol. 26: Established 1843, for the Encouragement and Prosecution of Researches Into the Arts and Monuments of the Early and Middle Ages But it is not only history and the plastic arts which are indebted to the science of the archaeologist. It is amongst his labours to guard from Oblivion the myths, the traditions, the legends Of former days; and critical and severe though his genius and its Obligations must be, still it is to his care that we owe the preservation Of many a pure and sacred well-spring Of poetry and romance, - well - Springs from which Spencer and Milton, Dryden, Gray, Wordsworth, and Scott, have drawn each his own special stream Of inspiration, to refresh the banks that he cultivated, and nourish the flowers that he reared. Last, and not least, of our Obligations to the Spirit Of archaeology, is that it stimulates and deepens in the heart Of a people sentiments Of pride and affection for the native land. In proportion as we cherish the memories of our ancestors, and revere the heirlooms they have left us, in monuments reared by their piety, or hearing witness Of their lives and their deeds, the soil which they trod becomes hal lowed ground; and we feel that 'patriotism is no idle name, but the mainspring Of every policy which makes statesmen wise, and the borders Of a state secure. Indeed, if we look back to the annals Of the world we find that there is no surer Sign Of the impending downfall Of any nation than a cynical contempt for the memorials Of its Old renown. When Gibbon gives us the mournful picture Of Roman corruption and decrepitude, just before the final extinction Of the lvestern Empire and the accession Of a barbarian king to the throne Of the Caesars, he tells us that the monuments of consular or imperial greatness were no longer revered as the glory Of the capital; they were only esteemed as an ih exhaustible mine Of materials cheaper and more convenient than the distant quarry. And with this miserable descera tion Of Objects that attested the majesty Of Rome, the very name Of the Roman passed away; and, to borrow the expres sion Of a French writer the descendants of Brutus became the vassals Of the Goth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
