Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys (Mediaeval and modern Welsh series) (Welsh Edition)

Roberts, Brynley F.

Literature & Fiction

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

<p>A critical biography of an influential seventeenth-century Welsh intellectual.\nEdward Lhwyd, an illegitimate son of a father ruined by the English Civil War, made his own way in the world, finally laying the foundation for modern Celtic studies. A competent botanist as a child, he spent his collegiate days at Oxford University in the Botanical Garden before being appointed the second keeper of the newly established Ashmolean Museum. This biography traces the development of his wide-ranging research interests beginning with botany and paleontology and leading into antiquarian studies and Celtic languages. Developing his own scientific method based on naturalistic observation, Lhwyd left an indelible mark on the history of science.</p>

Edward Lhwyd: c.1660–1709, Naturalist, Antiquary, Philologist (Scientists of Wales)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

University of Wales Press

Edward Lhuyd's Archæologia Britannica effectively marks the discovery of the Celtic languages and the founding of Celtic Studies. First published in 1707, this was a groundbreaking work in comparative philology, the result of first-hand study of the Celtic languages and an epic four-year journey through the countries where they were spoken. To celebrate the volume's 300th anniversary, Lhuyd's sectional prefaces are republished (alongside translations when these are not in English), together with other documents which elucidate the Archæologia's genesis and reception. Lhuyd's work is placed in its historical context in the introduction and a select bibliography is appended.

Archæologia Britannica: Texts and Translations (Celtic Studies Publications)

History

Lhuyd, Edward

Evans, Dewi W.

Europe

Celtic Studies Publications

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