An Introduction to the Study of Terra Sigillata Treated from a Chronological Standpoint (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Terra Sigillata: Treated From a Chronological Standpoint
At an early stage of our excavations at the Roman station of Margidunum in Nottinghamshire we were struck by the difficulties inherent in the study of Terra Sigillata, and especially by the necessity of laboriously collating innumerable references to scattered memoirs in many languages besides our own. It seemed to us therefore that a real need existed for a work in the English language, which would present in a systematic and comprehensive manner all the chief points of importance in connection with Terra Sigillata in its various aspects, laying special emphasis on the chronological importance of the forms of the vessels and their style of decoration. Throughout the preparation of this work we have received much encouragement and valuable advice from our friend, Mr. F. W. Dobson of Nottingham; his practical interest in archaeology has done much to ensure the publication of this book.
We desire also to express our especial indebtedness to Messrs. Donald Atkinson, J. P. Bushe-Fox, George Clinch, James Curie, J. Dechelette, F. Lambert, Thomas May, H. B. Walters, John Ward, S. Reinach, H. Dragendorff, R. Forrer, K. Hahnle, R. Knorr, S. Loeschcke, W. Ludowici, F. Oelmann, G. Reubel, E. Ritterling, and Fraulein Folzer; to the Trustees and Principal Librarian of the British Museum, the Society of Antiquaries, the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, the Committees of the Colchester and Silchester Museums; and to Messrs. MacLehose, Jackson & Co. of Glasgow who published Curle's important volume on Newstead, and Messrs. Alphonse Picard et Fils of Paris, who produced Dechelette's monumental work, Les vases ceramiques ornes de la Gaule romaine. In all cases full acknowledgment of the sources from which we have drawn material is specifically given both in the text and in the description of the plates.
Lastly, we wish to express our deep appreciation of the invaluable assistance of Mr. Arthur G. Wright, Curator of the Colchester Museum, who has always been ready to place his extensive knowledge, derived from the important material under his care, at our disposal.
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