The 19th Century
The nineteenth century extended across the 1800s, with notable events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, the disintegration of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Ottoman empires, and the rise of the British Empire and the German Empire. The last remaining undiscovered landmasses of Earth, largely pacific island chains and atolls, were discovered [...]
19th Century Authors
Antiquarian books
Ancient Books
The word book comes from the Old English word bōc which comes from the Germanic root bōk meaning ‘beech’. As a result it is thought that the earliest European writing was done on blocks of beech wood. Ancient civilisations used all sorts of materials for writing on such as tree bark, stone, clay tablets, walls. Although [...]
Collecting Antiques
Antique Periods
Antiques are often collected because they represent a particular era of design and fashion. Some of the most popular periods for antiques include Georgian, Regency, Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau. Georgian items were produced between 1720 and 1840, in association with the 4 British monarchs of the House of Hanover-George I, George II, [...]