HOME - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDONABOUT USOUR FELLOWSKELMSCOTT MANORCOLLECTIONSEVENTSNEWS The Society of Antiquaries is an educational charity that promotes the understanding of the human past and recognises distinction in this field through election to its Fellowship. Founded in 1707, the Society meets its remit through a wide-ranging programme of activities at Burlington House in London and at Kelmscott Manor – the
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Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS We hope to be able to hold this event at Burlington House but will keep this under review in line with all government guidelines. The Anniversary Meeting will conclude with a Reception at 18.00. There will be refreshments in the Library from 6pm.
OUR TEAM - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON The Society of Antiquaries of London is governed by an elected Council of Fellows. However, the Society employs several full-time and part-time staff members (and many volunteers!) to ensure effective and efficient management of the Society’s many operations and charitable programmes.
SEARCH THE CATALOGUES Museum catalogue. Search here for a selection of drawings and museum objects. You can find information on a wide variety of over 600 objects from our Museum collection here, as well as drawings from albums compiled by the Society in the 1840s. The Library also has one of the largest collections of topographical, archaeological and architectural
THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH: NEW LIGHT ON THE ‘GREAT WAR’ OF Please note that due to COVID 19 restrictions we are unsure if this event will be held at Burlington House or just live streamed. Moving forward all our lectures will be live streamed so booking is recommended to recieve the live stream link. KELMSCOTT MANOR
Kelmscott Manor. Described as a ‘Heaven on Earth’ by Morris, he loved the Manor house and adjoining farm buildings as a work of true craftmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside. Visitors today can still experience the beauty and seclusion that inspired many of William Morris’s most HOME - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDONABOUT USOUR FELLOWSKELMSCOTT MANORCOLLECTIONSEVENTSNEWS The Society of Antiquaries is an educational charity that promotes the understanding of the human past and recognises distinction in this field through election to its Fellowship. Founded in 1707, the Society meets its remit through a wide-ranging programme of activities at Burlington House in London and at Kelmscott Manor – the inspirational
UPCOMING EVENTS
Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS We hope to be able to hold this event at Burlington House but will keep this under review in line with all government guidelines. The Anniversary Meeting will conclude with a Reception at 18.00. There will be refreshments in the Library from 6pm.
OUR TEAM - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON The Society of Antiquaries of London is governed by an elected Council of Fellows. However, the Society employs several full-time and part-time staff members (and many volunteers!) to ensure effective and efficient management of the Society’s many operations and charitable programmes.
SEARCH THE CATALOGUES Museum catalogue. Search here for a selection of drawings and museum objects. You can find information on a wide variety of over 600 objects from our Museum collection here, as well as drawings from albums compiled by the Society in the 1840s. The Library also has one of the largest collections of topographical, archaeological and architectural
THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH: NEW LIGHT ON THE ‘GREAT WAR’ OF Please note that due to COVID 19 restrictions we are unsure if this event will be held at Burlington House or just live streamed. Moving forward all our lectures will be live streamed so booking is recommended to recieve the live stream link. KELMSCOTT MANOR
Kelmscott Manor. Described as a ‘Heaven on Earth’ by Morris, he loved the Manor house and adjoining farm buildings as a work of true craftmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside. Visitors today can still experience the beauty and seclusion that inspired many of William Morris’s most ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS Library. For 300 years the Library has been at the heart of the Society, helping to shape our understanding of the past. The Library is the largest antiquarian library in the country, with an outstanding collection of more than 130,000 books dating from the fifteenth century to the present day, monograph series, approximately 3000 current and historic journal titles, manuscripts and archives LOG-IN TO FELLOWS' PLATFORM The Fellows’ Platform has replaced the section formerly known as the Fellows’ Area. When you are elected as a new Fellow you will receive an email within a week of being elected from the email address with a link to register for our Fellows’ Platform.. From here you can edit your personal details, choose the personal information you would like to show or hide, pay your WESTMINSTER DEBATE: LEASE UPDATE Westminster Debate: Lease Update. On 8 June 2021, our Fellow Tim Loughton MP secured Westminster Hall Debate on “The Future of the Learned Societies at Burlington House”. OUR FELLOWS
Our Fellows. Members of the Society are called Fellows and are known as Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). To be elected persons shall be ‘excelling in the knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other nations’ and be ‘desirous to promote the honour, business and emoluments of the Society’. You can read about the LOG-IN TO BALLOTING AREA Log-in to the Balloting area here EVENTS FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 25, 2021 ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS EVENING LECTURE English Landscapes and Identities by Professor Chris Gosden FSA This lecture will present and discuss the results of a large project on the history of the English landscape from the setting up of field systems in the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500 BC) to Domesday Book (AD 1086). STATUTES REFORM
An update on the Society's statutes reform. As reported in the latest Fellowship News, Council discussed at their meeting in December 2019 how to deliver reform of the Society’s governance mechanisms in respect of disciplinary matters relating to the Fellowship.Stephen Johnson, no longer a member of Council, but who helped to facilitate the 2015 revision of the Charters, Statutes and Orders GROUND PLOT OF AVEBURY Ground plot of Avebury. The Avebury henge complex is one of the most impressive in Britain. Stukeley first visited the site in 1719, his interest aroused by reading John Aubrey’s suggestion that the Ancient Britons were responsible for building the stone circles. Stukeley was also concerned about the site’s destruction by local landowners
FUTURE OF ARCHAEOLOGY MANIFESTO Future of Archaeology Manifesto. During 2019–20, a working group of the Society of Antiquaries of London convened to develop a response to opportunities and challenges faced by the archaeological sector in England. We wrote against the background of a decade of sustained growth in archaeological activity, reflecting that of the development MORRIS CHURCH CONSERVATION GRANTS About the William and Jane Morris Church Conservation Grants. We make these awards from the Morris Fund, which was formed in 1939 using a bequest to the Society from May Morris, the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. In accordance with May’s will, we only support work carried out under the principles of the Society for the HOME - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDONABOUT USOUR FELLOWSKELMSCOTT MANORCOLLECTIONSEVENTSNEWS The Society of Antiquaries is an educational charity that promotes the understanding of the human past and recognises distinction in this field through election to its Fellowship. Founded in 1707, the Society meets its remit through a wide-ranging programme of activities at Burlington House in London and at Kelmscott Manor – the inspirational
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Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS We hope to be able to hold this event at Burlington House but will keep this under review in line with all government guidelines. The Anniversary Meeting will conclude with a Reception at 18.00. There will be refreshments in the Library from 6pm.
OUR TEAM - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON The Society of Antiquaries of London is governed by an elected Council of Fellows. However, the Society employs several full-time and part-time staff members (and many volunteers!) to ensure effective and efficient management of the Society’s many operations and charitable programmes.
SEARCH THE CATALOGUES Museum catalogue. Search here for a selection of drawings and museum objects. You can find information on a wide variety of over 600 objects from our Museum collection here, as well as drawings from albums compiled by the Society in the 1840s. The Library also has one of the largest collections of topographical, archaeological and architectural
THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH: NEW LIGHT ON THE ‘GREAT WAR’ OF Please note that due to COVID 19 restrictions we are unsure if this event will be held at Burlington House or just live streamed. Moving forward all our lectures will be live streamed so booking is recommended to recieve the live stream link. ROMAN AMPHORA
Roman Amphora. This large globular shaped Roman amphora is known in archaeological terms as a ‘Dressel 20’. A Dressel 20 vessel is a very large, rounded vessel with two handles and a thick, rounded, or angular rim. Manufactured in Spain from the later 1st century AD until the 3rd century AD, Dressel 20’s were transport vessels used to GROUND PLOT OF AVEBURY Ground plot of Avebury. The Avebury henge complex is one of the most impressive in Britain. Stukeley first visited the site in 1719, his interest aroused by reading John Aubrey’s suggestion that the Ancient Britons were responsible for building the stone circles. Stukeley was also concerned about the site’s destruction by local landowners
LOST FRONTIERS AND DROWNED LANDSCAPES IN BRITAIN AND In May 2021, the Society of Antiquaries and the ERC research project “Europe’s Lost Frontiers” are co-hosting a two-day event to bring researchers together to present the results of new research. Day 1 ( 6 May) will be dedicated to the results of the Europe’s Lost Frontiers project. Day 2 (7 May) will bring together other researchers LINDSEY PSALTER
Lindsey Psalter. This illuminated book of psalms in Latin from the Old Testament of the Bible with a calendar and various prayers was owned by Robert de Lindesey, the Benedictine Abbot of Peterborough from 1214 to 1222. It is one of the few prayer books from the 13th century that can be connected to a named individual and, therefore, closely dated. PROF DAVID SHOTTER
Prof David Shotter. Date of election: 01 January 1978 Degrees, distinctions and post nominals: BA PhD FSA « back HOME - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDONABOUT USOUR FELLOWSKELMSCOTT MANORCOLLECTIONSEVENTSNEWS The Society of Antiquaries is an educational charity that promotes the understanding of the human past and recognises distinction in this field through election to its Fellowship. Founded in 1707, the Society meets its remit through a wide-ranging programme of activities at Burlington House in London and at Kelmscott Manor – the inspirational
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Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS We hope to be able to hold this event at Burlington House but will keep this under review in line with all government guidelines. The Anniversary Meeting will conclude with a Reception at 18.00. There will be refreshments in the Library from 6pm.
OUR TEAM - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON The Society of Antiquaries of London is governed by an elected Council of Fellows. However, the Society employs several full-time and part-time staff members (and many volunteers!) to ensure effective and efficient management of the Society’s many operations and charitable programmes.
SEARCH THE CATALOGUES Museum catalogue. Search here for a selection of drawings and museum objects. You can find information on a wide variety of over 600 objects from our Museum collection here, as well as drawings from albums compiled by the Society in the 1840s. The Library also has one of the largest collections of topographical, archaeological and architectural
THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH: NEW LIGHT ON THE ‘GREAT WAR’ OF Please note that due to COVID 19 restrictions we are unsure if this event will be held at Burlington House or just live streamed. Moving forward all our lectures will be live streamed so booking is recommended to recieve the live stream link. ROMAN AMPHORA
Roman Amphora. This large globular shaped Roman amphora is known in archaeological terms as a ‘Dressel 20’. A Dressel 20 vessel is a very large, rounded vessel with two handles and a thick, rounded, or angular rim. Manufactured in Spain from the later 1st century AD until the 3rd century AD, Dressel 20’s were transport vessels used to GROUND PLOT OF AVEBURY Ground plot of Avebury. The Avebury henge complex is one of the most impressive in Britain. Stukeley first visited the site in 1719, his interest aroused by reading John Aubrey’s suggestion that the Ancient Britons were responsible for building the stone circles. Stukeley was also concerned about the site’s destruction by local landowners
LOST FRONTIERS AND DROWNED LANDSCAPES IN BRITAIN AND In May 2021, the Society of Antiquaries and the ERC research project “Europe’s Lost Frontiers” are co-hosting a two-day event to bring researchers together to present the results of new research. Day 1 ( 6 May) will be dedicated to the results of the Europe’s Lost Frontiers project. Day 2 (7 May) will bring together other researchers LINDSEY PSALTER
Lindsey Psalter. This illuminated book of psalms in Latin from the Old Testament of the Bible with a calendar and various prayers was owned by Robert de Lindesey, the Benedictine Abbot of Peterborough from 1214 to 1222. It is one of the few prayer books from the 13th century that can be connected to a named individual and, therefore, closely dated. PROF DAVID SHOTTER
Prof David Shotter. Date of election: 01 January 1978 Degrees, distinctions and post nominals: BA PhD FSA « back ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS Library. For 300 years the Library has been at the heart of the Society, helping to shape our understanding of the past. The Library is the largest antiquarian library in the country, with an outstanding collection of more than 130,000 books dating from the fifteenth century to the present day, monograph series, approximately 3000 current and historic journal titles, manuscripts and archives UPCOMING EVENTS
2021_Event Programme Jan-June .pdf] All our lectures are free and open to anyone to join. All upcoming events will be lived streamed through our YouTube channel. Attendance at Burlington House is restricted and subject to government guidelines. Places at Burlington House must be booked in advance. Our Ordinary Meeting/Evening Lectures are now LOG-IN TO FELLOWS' PLATFORM The Fellows’ Platform has replaced the section formerly known as the Fellows’ Area. When you are elected as a new Fellow you will receive an email within a week of being elected from the email address with a link to register for our Fellows’ Platform.. From here you can edit your personal details, choose the personal information you would like to show or hide, pay your LOG-IN TO BALLOTING AREA Log-in to the Balloting area here KELMSCOTT MANOR
Kelmscott Manor. Described as a ‘Heaven on Earth’ by Morris, he loved the Manor house and adjoining farm buildings as a work of true craftmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside. Visitors today can still experience the beauty and seclusion that inspired many of William Morris’s most VACANCIES - SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON The Society (based at Burlington House in London) is a registered charity and the oldest learned society in Britain concerned with the material remains of the past. The Society consists of 3,000 Fellows who are scholars and practitioners working across the cultural heritage sector. The Society also owns and manages a historic property in Oxfordshire, Kelmscott Manor, which was the former LINDSEY PSALTER
Lindsey Psalter - Society of Antiquaries of London - collections highlight. This illuminated book of psalms in Latin from the Old Testament of the Bible with a calendar and various prayers was owned by Robert de Lindesey, the Benedictine Abbot of Peterborough from 1214 to 1222.
MORRIS CHURCH CONSERVATION GRANTS About the William and Jane Morris Church Conservation Grants. We make these awards from the Morris Fund, which was formed in 1939 using a bequest to the Society from May Morris, the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. In accordance with May’s will, we only support work carried out under the principles of the Society for the DIPTYCH OF OLD ST PAUL’S Diptych of Old St Paul’s. This diptych was made for a London scrivener or local clerk, Henry Farley, as part of his campaign for the restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral from 1615 until 1622. The diptych should be read from the outside first: one panel has a painting on both sides, and the 100 YEAR OF FEMALE ANTIQUARIES Seminar organised with support from Amara Thornton FSA. This year the Society celebrates 100 years since we elected female Fellows. To mark this momentous occasion we are holding a seminar to highlight the role of female Fellows in the Society and in particular the first female Antiquaries and their legacy. This is a free event but booking is Visit Kelmscott Manor * +44 (0)207 479 7080 *
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