antiquarians
Old things enthusiasts
Antiquarians are people who study, collect, or deal in antiquities—old objects, books, and artifacts valued for their age and historical interest.
The term suggests someone with scholarly or hobbyist passion for the past, distinct from academic historians: antiquarians trading rare manuscripts, a society of local antiquarians.
An antiquarian bookshop specializes in old and rare books.
Unusual things worth examining
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- auctionsCompetitive public sales
cataloging · preservation · connoisseur · bibliophile · numismatist · philatelist · heirlooms · treasures
Preserved items from antiquity
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- scrollsRolled written records
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
inscriptions · potsherds · amulets · stele · sarcophagus · papyrus · frescoes · mosaics
Stored historical documents
- bibliographyList of cited works
- philologyStudy of historical texts
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- paleographyStudy of ancient handwriting
provenance · footnotes · journals · citations · methodology · fieldwork · documentation · restoration
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- retrospectionContemplating past events
sepia · vintage · halcyon · sentiment · reverence · romanticism · past · old-world
curiosities
Unusual things worth examining
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
auctions · cataloging · preservation · connoisseur · bibliophile · numismatist · philatelist · heirlooms · treasures · memorabilia
relics
Preserved items from antiquity
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- scrollsRolled written records
tablets · inscriptions · potsherds · amulets · stele · sarcophagus · papyrus · frescoes · mosaics · statuettes
archives
Stored historical documents
- bibliographyList of cited works
- philologyStudy of historical texts
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
paleography · provenance · footnotes · journals · citations · methodology · fieldwork · documentation · restoration · conservation
yesteryear
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
retrospection · sepia · vintage · halcyon · sentiment · reverence · romanticism · past · old-world · timeworn
chronicles
Sequential historical accounts
- epochsDistinct historical stretches
- erasNamed spans of history
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
civilizations · heritage · genealogy · ancestry · legacy · medieval · classical · archaeological · ruins · monuments
- collectorscoin collectors, coin collector, stamp collectors, stamp collector, art collector
- archaeology fans
- book collectingbibliophiles, first editions, rare books, first edition, bookplates
- historianshistorian, historians, chronicler, chroniclers, annalist
- RomanticsWordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley
- preserverslife preserver, life jacket, life vest, buoy, life ring
antiquariansmodernists
Advocates of contemporary approaches
futurists · innovators · avant-gardists · progressives · early adopters
- antiquarian booksOld valuable printed works