| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Palgrave modern legal history |
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Palgrave modern legal history series.
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| Contents |
Treasure trove : dream and metaphor -- The ancient blunderbuss : treasure trove in England and Wales, c. 1837 -- Treasure trove in early Victorian Ireland and Scotland -- Conversaziones -- Of angels and half-angels -- The view from the Gloriette I : treasure trove in England and Wales, 1903-1996, part one -- The view from the Gloriette II : treasure trove in England and Wales, 1903-1996, part two -- "The royal rummager of dustbins" : Scotland, 1859-2003 -- "Archaeological objects" : Ireland, 1860-2014, Northern Ireland, 1921-97 -- "Finding is the first act." |
| Summary |
"This book examines treasure law and practice from the rise of the new science of archaeology in the early Victorian period to the present day. Drawing on largely-unexamined state records and other archives, the book covers several legal jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland pre- and post-independence, and post-partition Northern Ireland. From the Mold gold cape (1833) to the Broighter hoard (1896), from Sutton Hoo (1939) to the Galloway hoard (2014), the law of treasure trove, and the Treasure Act 1996, are considered through the prism of notable archaeological discoveries, and from the perspectives of finders, landowners, archaeologists, museum professionals, collectors, the state, and the public. Literally and metaphorically, treasure law is revealed as a ground-breaking chapter in the history of the legal protection of cultural property and cultural heritage in Britain and Ireland"-- Provided by the publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 25, 2023) |
| Subject |
Treasure troves -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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Antiquities
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Law and legislation
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Treasure troves -- Law and legislation
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056606
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3031128338 |
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9783031128332 |
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