Sir John Evans 1823-1908 : antiquity, commerce and natural science in the age of Darwin
"The figure of Sir John Evans might stand as an exemplar for so many aspects of Victorian virtue. He became a phenomenon amongst the learned societies, holding office in the Royal Society, Numismatic Society, Society of Antiquaries, Geological Society and others. A thrice-married family man, he enjoyed a wide friendship, drawn mostly from the scholarly and scientific community and characterized as the 'Darwinist community'; with a strong sense of purpose they sought ways to extend the principles of natural selection to numismatic and antiquarian practice, and to establish protocols for the communication of visual evidence." "In this easily readable but scholarly volume, fourteen authors examine Evans's enduring significance in a study that firmly establishes his place in the canon of leading figures of Victorian society."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2008
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, [Oxford], ©2008