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Stonehenge, a Temple Restor'd to the British Druids

by William Stukeley

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  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"Stonehenge, a Temple Restor'd to the British Druids" by William Stukeley is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book explores the origins and significance of Stonehenge, positing that it was built by the ancient Druids as a temple. Stukeley's investigation encompasses the physical description of the ruins, their architectural features, and the cultural context surrounding them, particularly concerning the Druids' religious practices. The opening of the text introduces Stukeley's fascination with ancient structures and outlines his systematic approach to studying the works of the Druids. He describes his summers spent measuring and contemplating the stone circles across Britain, including the famous Stonehenge. Stukeley argues that these monuments reflect a deep continuity of religious practice from ancient times, positioning the Druids within a historical lineage that traces back to patriarchal religions. His detailed reflection sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the site's dimensions, material origins, and its place in the broader narrative of British history, revealing the book's intent to preserve and illuminate the memory of these ancient wonders. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy.

  • Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “Druidism”, “megalithic”, and “Stonehenge”. Retained metadata contains “Stonehenge” in the title, “Stone circles” in the description, “Stonehenge” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Druidism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Stonehenge”· via Internet Archive
    • “megalithic”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Stonehenge”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Stonehenge”· in title
    • “Stone circles”· in description

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1740-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Printed for W. Innys and R. ManbyEnglish—Public digitized item

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2020-03-06Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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5 unnumbered leaves, 66 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, plates (some folded), plans ; (folio)

1740Printed for W. Innys and R. ManbyEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: europeanlibraries; medicalheritagelibrary; wellcomelibrary
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  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
  • Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
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