The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain
by Julian Cope
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'Deeply impressive ancient history: the new rock 'n' roll.' The TimesTags
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I skim-read this - loved the photographs and found the ideas ingenious. But I didn't pay deep attention. Will hopefully look again!
Interesting and unusual book let down by appalling binding. It's a big hardback and pages started falling out within about 2 weeks.
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- Original title
- The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain
- Original publication date
- 1998
- Important places
- United Kingdom
- Epigraph
- Artists are gnostics,
and practice what
the priests think
is long forgotten.
HUGO BALL, 1917 - Dedication
- FOR DORIAN
Never was a man so blessed
AND FOR ALBANY AND AVALON
for their thousands of miles of patience - First words
- I grew up believing that British history began with the Romans and that anything before didn't really count.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The two cairns stand proud on the skyline.
Classifications
- Genres
- Anthropology, Nonfiction, History, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 936.1 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499 British Isles to 410
- LCC
- GN805 .C58 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Prehistoric archaeology
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- Languages
- English
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