Rachel Finnegan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Finnegan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Finnegan |
| SIGNATURE | FINNEGAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Waterford Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0665-2363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Richard Pococke’s herbarium and manuscript index
This article examines Richard Pococke’s ‘lost’ herbarium and manuscript index. These items, which have formed part of the Heritage Library Collection of the Qatar National Library since 1993, have escaped the attention of all but one scholar, who published the results of his scientific examination of the medicinal specimens in 1997 and concluded that the index was the work of a professional. This study traces the transmission of the collection, o…
The travels and curious collections of Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath
This article examines the collecting career of the Revd Richard Pococke (1704–1765), some time Bishop of Ossory and subsequently Bishop of Meath, who travelled extensively in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean from 1733–41 and accumulated a modest yet important collection of antiquities, coins, medals and natural curiosities. Using evidence from his recently published Grand Tour correspondence, together with other contemporary sources such as l…
Plagues in Classical Literature
In an attempt to analyse man's condition, writers have traditionally drawn on sickness and devastation -epitomised in the often abstract theme of plague.[1]That man throughout history has displayed a morbid fascination for both disorders of the human body and great disasters, natural or man-made, is evident from the extent to which he has dwelt on such themes in literature and has maintained this interest through the modern media of cinema and te…
The Professional Careers: Women Pioneers and the Male Image Seduction
Women in ancient greek society who had to dress and pose as men in order to have professional careers
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The Professional Careers: Women Pioneers and the Male Image Seduction
Women in ancient greek society who had to dress and pose as men in order to have professional careers
Plagues in Classical Literature
In an attempt to analyse man's condition, writers have traditionally drawn on sickness and devastation -epitomised in the often abstract theme of plague.[1]That man throughout history has displayed a morbid fascination for both disorders of the human body and great disasters, natural or man-made, is evident from the extent to which he has dwelt on such themes in literature and has maintained this interest through the modern media of cinema and te…
The travels and curious collections of Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath
This article examines the collecting career of the Revd Richard Pococke (1704–1765), some time Bishop of Ossory and subsequently Bishop of Meath, who travelled extensively in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean from 1733–41 and accumulated a modest yet important collection of antiquities, coins, medals and natural curiosities. Using evidence from his recently published Grand Tour correspondence, together with other contemporary sources such as l…
Richard Pococke’s herbarium and manuscript index
This article examines Richard Pococke’s ‘lost’ herbarium and manuscript index. These items, which have formed part of the Heritage Library Collection of the Qatar National Library since 1993, have escaped the attention of all but one scholar, who published the results of his scientific examination of the medicinal specimens in 1997 and concluded that the index was the work of a professional. This study traces the transmission of the collection, o…
History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Botany (1 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 works) · Classics (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works)