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Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Beekman Arms Antique Market Tucked away in a two-story barn, this emporium draws antiquaries from around the Hudson Valley.
—Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
Throughout this unusual biography, Scurr — hitherto best known for a delightful, quotation-rich account of the 17th-century antiquary and gossip John Aubrey — elegantly explores Napoleon’s inner Rousseau, the 18th-century philosopher who extolled nature and the simple life.
—Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Beekman Arms Antique Market Tucked away in a two-story barn, this emporium draws antiquaries from around the Hudson Valley.
—Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
Throughout this unusual biography, Scurr — hitherto best known for a delightful, quotation-rich account of the 17th-century antiquary and gossip John Aubrey — elegantly explores Napoleon’s inner Rousseau, the 18th-century philosopher who extolled nature and the simple life.
—Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
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“Antiquary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquary. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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antiquary
noun
an·ti·quary
ˈant-ə-ˌkwer-ē 
plural antiquaries
: a person who collects or studies antiquities
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