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==Origin==

==Origin==

''Latin'' ''antiquarius'', meaning pertaining to [[ancient]] times

''Latin'' ''antiquarius'', meaning pertaining to [[ancient]] times

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1771]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1771]

"Antiquary" was the usual term in [[English]] from the 16th to the mid-18th centuries to describe a person interested in antiquities (the word "antiquarian" being generally found only in an adjectival sense). From the second half of the 18th century, however, "antiquarian" began to be used more widely as a noun, and today both forms are equally acceptable.

"Antiquary" was the usual term in [[English]] from the 16th to the mid-18th centuries to describe a person interested in antiquities (the word "antiquarian" being generally found only in an adjectival sense). From the second half of the 18th century, however, "antiquarian" began to be used more widely as a noun, and today both forms are equally acceptable.

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1:  of or relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities antiquities]

*1:  of or relating to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities antiquities]

*2:  dealing in old or rare [[books]]

*2:  dealing in old or rare [[books]]

==Description==

==Description==

An '''antiquarian''' or ''antiquary'' (from the Latin ''antiquarius'', meaning pertaining to [[ancient]] times) is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aficionado aficionado] or student of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities antiquities] or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who [[study]] [[history]] with particular attention to ancient [[artifacts]], archaeological and historic sites, or historic [[archives]] and [[manuscripts]]. The [[essence]] of antiquarianism is a [[focus]] on the empirical [[evidence]] of the [[past]], and is perhaps best encapsulated in the [[motto]] adopted by the 18th-century antiquary, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Hoare,_2nd_Baronet Sir Richard Colt Hoare], "We speak from [[facts]] not [[theory]]".

An '''antiquarian''' or ''antiquary'' (from the Latin ''antiquarius'', meaning pertaining to [[ancient]] times) is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aficionado aficionado] or student of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities antiquities] or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who [[study]] [[history]] with particular attention to ancient [[artifacts]], archaeological and historic sites, or historic [[archives]] and [[manuscripts]]. The [[essence]] of antiquarianism is a [[focus]] on the empirical [[evidence]] of the [[past]], and is perhaps best encapsulated in the [[motto]] adopted by the 18th-century antiquary, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Hoare,_2nd_Baronet Sir Richard Colt Hoare], "We speak from [[facts]] not [[theory]]".

Today the term is often used in a pejorative sense, to refer to an excessively narrow [[focus]] on factual historical [[trivia]], to the exclusion of a sense of historical [[context]] or [[process]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquarian]

Today the term is often used in a pejorative sense, to refer to an excessively narrow [[focus]] on factual historical [[trivia]], to the exclusion of a sense of historical [[context]] or [[process]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquarian]

[[Category: History]]

[[Category: History]]