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Motion and Knowledge in the Changing Early Modern WorldThose Who Stayed: English Chorography and the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries

Motion and Knowledge in the Changing Early Modern World: Those Who Stayed: English Chorography... [In the late sixteenth century, the geographical discipline of chorography – traditionally the study of local countryside, customs, history, and laws – developed in England as a response to political and social needs. It also promoted a process of defining an English cultural identity. This process did not arise solely from the geographical tradition, but also has a provenance in the study of English law, an inherently patriotic endeavour. The Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries formed in or around the year of 1586, and for its 20-year lifespan was largely comprised of gentlemen of distinction within the English political and legal landscape. Amongst this membership, many were noted for their contribution to the geographical tradition in England, particularly those who were authors of chorographical works. This paper will show that the Society of Antiquaries served as a centre for the discussion of historical, geographical, and legal subjects, making it a nexus point between cultural and ethnological considerations of what it meant to be English, and mathematico-legalistic interpretations of the English land. The English perception of self that was embodied in this Society would encourage not only English imperialism, but also a scientific culture based on matters of fact.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Motion and Knowledge in the Changing Early Modern WorldThose Who Stayed: English Chorography and the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 30)
Editors: Gal, Ofer; Zheng, Yi
Kennedy, Claire
Motion and Knowledge in the Changing Early Modern World — Sep 30, 2013
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
ISBN
978-94-007-7382-0
Pages
47 –70
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-7383-7_4
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Abstract

[In the late sixteenth century, the geographical discipline of chorography – traditionally the study of local countryside, customs, history, and laws – developed in England as a response to political and social needs. It also promoted a process of defining an English cultural identity. This process did not arise solely from the geographical tradition, but also has a provenance in the study of English law, an inherently patriotic endeavour. The Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries formed in or around the year of 1586, and for its 20-year lifespan was largely comprised of gentlemen of distinction within the English political and legal landscape. Amongst this membership, many were noted for their contribution to the geographical tradition in England, particularly those who were authors of chorographical works. This paper will show that the Society of Antiquaries served as a centre for the discussion of historical, geographical, and legal subjects, making it a nexus point between cultural and ethnological considerations of what it meant to be English, and mathematico-legalistic interpretations of the English land. The English perception of self that was embodied in this Society would encourage not only English imperialism, but also a scientific culture based on matters of fact.]

Published: Sep 30, 2013

Keywords: Seventeenth Century; Sixteenth Century; Society Member; Society Meeting; Early Modern Period

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