The world of Disney : from antiquarianism to archaeology / David W. J. Gill.

Yer Numarası
A.IX/5657
ISBN
9781789698275
9781789698282 (e-Pdf)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Kütüphane
Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
Yayın Bilgisi
Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing, 2020.
Fiziksel Niteleme
viii, 142 sayfa : resim, portre, tıpkıbasım ; 23 cm.
Genel Not
İndeks s. 139-142.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Bibliyografya s.126-138.
Özet, vb.
“Dr. John Disney (1779-1857) was the benefactor of the first chair in archaeology at a British university. He also donated his major collection to the University of Cambridge. The sculptures continue to be displayed in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The Disney family traced its origins back to the Norman invasion of England, and the family home was at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. Disney’s father, the Reverend John Disney DD (1746-1816) left the Church of England to become a minister at the Unitarian Essex Street Chapel in London. A major sponsor of the chapel was Thomas Brand-Hollis of The Hyde, Essex, who bequeathed the house and his Grand Tour collection (formed with Thomas Hollis) on his death in 1804 to the Reverend John Disney. Disney inherited part of the classical collection of his uncle and father-in-law Lewis Disney-Ffytche, owner of the 18th century pleasure gardens, Le Désert de Retz, outside Paris. Disney’s brother-in-law was Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI. Disney was instrumental in the creation of the Chelmsford Museum through the Chelmsford Philosophical Society, and the formation of the Essex Archaeological Society” -- Yayıncı