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Paper, regarding Roman antiquities found in York [England] by Martin Lister

Reference number: CLP/16/47

Date: 1681

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Lister describes the appearances of some Roman urns found 'in the road [...] and likewise by the riverside' in York.
He describes three types of urn -- those with 'a blewish grey colour' and rough sand mixed in with the clay; those with the same colour but made from clay mixed with mica; and 'red urnes of fine clay with little, or noe sand in it' -- and goes on to discuss their composition and appearance in greater detail, including glazing methods and inscriptions.

Subject: Antiquities / Archaeology / Ceramics

Read to the Royal Society on 4 January 1681

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CLP/16/47
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1681
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4 pages
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Martin Lister

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Martin Lister, Paper, regarding Roman antiquities found in York [England] by Martin Lister, 1681, CLP/16/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_16_47/paper-regarding-roman-antiquities-found-in-york-england-by-martin-lister, accessed on 13 October 2024

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