John Leland and the ‘Briton Brykes’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8885494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Harris (0009-0002-9319-8564, University of the Cloister of Sor Juana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Pages | 346-356 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500000949 |
| OpenAlex | W1965494161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper traces the practice among early modern antiquaries of describing Roman bricks as ‘British’. The term originated in the 1530s in the notes of John Leland, who based his nomenclature on material first encountered at Verulamium. He may either have regarded the settlement there as British, or have adopted a local folk-attribution. Others who followed his usage, including William Camden, recognized that the bricks were actually Roman, but the terminology was not properly discussed until the end of the seventeenth century. While Leland's designation was flawed, his identification is of significance as an exceptionally early exercise in archaeological typology
Archaeology · Linguistics · Settlement (finance · Terminology · Typology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Classics · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2027 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |