antiquary

Converse of object

• learn: Goodman, Richard, a learned antiquary, was keeper of Carlisle Castle, in 1728.
• note: ABOVE RIGHT: The Greendale Oak in the park at Welbeck pictured in 1790 by the noted local antiquary Major Hayman Rooke.

Converse of subject

• note: Large rambling houses of the 16th century, often on medieval sites, were noted by antiquaries as a feature of Hackney.
• record: Arms in private dwellings have occasionally survived, and have more often been recorded by antiquaries and heralds.

Adjective modifier

• 1771&endash;1857: York York Minster Britton, John 1771&endash;1857, English antiquary and topographer it was written with E. W. Brayley.
• eminent: Routh, Thomas, am eminent antiquary, lived at Carlisle, in 1743.
• English: York York Minster Britton, John 1771&endash;1857, English antiquary and topographer it was written with E. W. Brayley.
• early: Early antiquaries visiting Bath were fascinated to discover chunks of Roman carving embedded in the upper part of the city wall.
• local: In the 1890s a local antiquary traced the remains of a villa near the well.
• other: Cambridge University, Fitzwilliam Museum, holds 16 letters from Richard Greene and other antiquaries.

Modifies a noun

• society: However, as part of the historical research, oral history interviews were carried out with members of the local antiquary society.

Noun used with modifier

• century: The locals told John Leland - a 16th century antiquary - of Arthur's palace here.
• eighteenth-century: Although giving only basic bibliographic references, these cover the works of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century antiquaries.

Possessives

• king: The old five-arched bridge was reported by John Leland, the king's antiquary, about 1540 AD.