Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his workStukeley, William
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Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work
Stukeley, William
Great Britain -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
That Dr. Stukeley had altered the plan of his intended History of
the antient Celts, &c. mentioned in the Preface of the former part
of this work, plainly appears by his publishing _Stonehenge_ and
_Abury_ separately: but, as many of the Plates he left unpublished
were undoubtedly intended for that Work, and others for a Second
Volume of the _Itinerarium_, neither of which were ever completed;
the Editor hopes it will give pleasure to the Learned to see those
Plates, together with such of his Tracts as relate to them, collected
into one Volume, and that they will be found not altogether unworthy
of their attention;—sensible however that the many defects which must
unavoidably happen in publishing a Posthumous Collection from loose
papers, and notes carelessly thrown together, will stand in need of
their candid indulgence.
The Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, together with Dr. Stukeley’s
Account of, and Observations upon it, were thought by some Friends of
the Doctor a very proper addition. It is a tract truly valuable for the
new light it has thrown on the study of British Antiquities, and being
out of print is now become very scarce.
It may be expected that some account should in this place be given of
the Author, and his Works. A Catalogue of those which have appeared in
print we subjoin; and for his Life we refer the reader to Mr. Masters’s
History of Benet College, Cambridge, printed in quarto, 1753; adding
only, that he died March 3d, 1765, in his 78th year, and was buried in
the church-yard of East-Ham in Essex, having ordered by his will that
no memorial of him should be erected there.
A CATALOGUE of Dr. STUKELEY’s Printed WORKS.
4to. An Account of Arthur’s Oon and the Roman Vallum in Scotland 1720
Fol. Lecture on the Spleen 1722
Fol. Itinerarium Curiosum 1724
12mo. A Treatise on the Cause and Cure of the Gout 1734
4to. An Explanation of a Silver Plate found at Risley in
Derbyshire 1736
4to. Palæographia Sacra, Nᴼ· 1. or Discourses on the Monuments
of Antiquity that relate to Sacred History 1736
Fol. Stonehenge, a Temple restored to the British Druids 1740
4to. A Sermon preached before the House of Commons, 30 Jan. 1741 1741
Fol. Abury, a Temple restored to the British Druids 1743
4to. Palæographia Britannica, Nᴼ· 1. or Discourses on Monuments
of Antiquity that relate to British History 1743
4to. Palæographia Britannica, Nᴼ· 2. 1746
A Philosophic Hymn on Easter-Day 1748
Verses on the Death of the Duke of Montagu 1749
4to. A Sermon before the College of Physicians, 20 Sept. 1750
4to. Palæographia Britannica, Nᴼ· 3. 1751
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