Collectanea Antiqua, Vol. 2 PDF Download

Author: Charles Roach Smith
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265561942
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Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Excerpt from Collectanea Antiqua, Vol. 2: Etchings and Notices of Ancient Remains; Illustrative of the Habits, Customs, and History of Past Ages The present volume opens with an account of the excavation of a Roman villa, at Hartlip, conducted by Mr. Bland, at his sole expense. It is fortunate when, under similar circumstances, pecuniary means and a liberal disposition combine to promote such researches. In a separate work* I have endeavoured to express how much we are indebted to Mr. Rolfe and a few other friends, for defraying the charges incurred in laying Open an amphitheatre at Richborough. For the same work I have also made use of novel information respecting the remains of the castrum at Lymne, acquired by sub scriptions placed at the disposal of myself and Mr. James Elliot, in consequence of an appeal, which I considered myself warranted in making, after an application to the Government for a grant of money for excavations had failed. An appendix to this volume contains a list of the subscribers and other particulars, and a separate and fuller report on the discoveries made is preparlng for publication. The sum supplied was considerable, and it may be observed, it was wholly contributed by the sympathy and good-will of private persons, unassisted by any public body founded for encouraging individuals or associations in making researches and excavations, and affording them suggestions and co-operation. 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.