Peter Harbison (archaeologist)

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Peter Harbison (born January 14, 1939 in Dublin ) is an Irish archaeologist and art historian. He is best known for his Guide to the Monuments of Ireland, which has been an indispensable companion for tourists in Ireland since 1970 until today. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy , Honorary Fellow of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Art and Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin .

Harbison received his doctorate on July 29, 1964 at the University of Marburg in Prehistory and Early History with the dissertation "The copper and bronze finds of the chalcolithic and early bronze age in Ireland". In 1965/66 he received a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute . From 1966 to 1984 he was an archaeologist on the Irish Tourist Board and then became the editor of Ireland of the Welcomes magazine . From 1986 to 1990 he chaired the Irish Heritage Commission, which is an important link between politics and science, including the professional associations. This also includes the Royal Irish Academy , of which he is a member and of which he was vice-chairman from 1992 to 1993.

His main scientific work is the three-volume publication The High Crosses of Ireland from 1992. However, in addition to his monument guide, Harbison became widely known through numerous publications aimed at the general public, which give an introduction to the early history of Ireland and its art monuments. In 1978, together with Homan Potterton , the director of the Irish National Gallery, and Jeanne Sheehy, he published his first art volume Irish Art and Architecture at Thames & Hudson , for which he took over the art eras up to 1600. His 1988 book Pre-Christian Ireland on the pre-Christian history of Ireland won the British Archaeological Book Award that same year . Other important art volumes include The Golden Age of Irish Art, on medieval art from 600–1200, and Ireland's Treasures .

Publications (selection)

  • The Daggers and the Halberds of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland (= Prehistoric bronze finds. Dept. 6: Daggers. 1, ZDB -ID 503181-3 ). CH Beck, Munich 1969.
  • The Axes of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland (= prehistoric bronze finds. Dept. 9: Axes, hatchets. 1, ZDB -ID 503147-3 ). CH Beck, Munich 1969.
  • with Homan Potterton and Jeanne Sheehy: Irish Art and Architecture. From Prehistory to the Present. Thames & Hudson, London 1978.
  • Pre-Christian Ireland. From the First Settlers to the Early Celts (= Ancient Peoples and Places . 104). Thames & Hudson, London 1988, ISBN 0-500-02110-4 .
  • Pilgrimage in Ireland. The Monuments and the People. Barrie & Jenkins, London 1991, ISBN 0-7126-4732-5 .
  • Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Including a Selection of other Monuments not in State Care. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992, ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 .
  • The High Crosses of Ireland. An Iconographical and photographic Survey (= Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum. Monographien. 17). 3 volumes (Vol. 1: Text. Vol. 2: Photographic Survey. Vol. 3: Illustrations of comparative Iconography. ). Habelt, Bonn 1992, ISBN 3-7749-2536-4 .
  • with Jacqueline O'Brien: Ancient Ireland. From Prehistory to the Middle Ages. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1996, ISBN 0-297-83416-9 (In German: The old Ireland. From early history to the late Middle Ages. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-86047-173-2 ).
  • Ireland's Treasures. 5000 Years of Artistic Expression. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Westport CT 2004, ISBN 0-88363-830-4 .
  • A Thousand Years of Church Heritage in East Galway. Ashfield Press, Dublin 2005, ISBN 1-901658-58-9 .

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b c See the blurb for the small volume Irish High Crosses , ISBN 0-9517823-7-1 . The assessment can be found, for example, in the May 22, 1977 and July 8, 2001 issues of the New York Times .
  2. ↑ See the back of the Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland , ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 . The commission, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Finance, called itself “National Monuments Advisory Council” during his term of office and “Heritage Council” since 1996 .
  3. ^ National Monuments Act. Retrieved November 23, 2011 .
  4. ^ Back of the book Pre-Christian Ireland. From the First Settlers to the Early Celts , ISBN 0-500-27809-1 .
  5. ^ Book Review in the New York Times, December 5, 1999
personal data
SURNAME Harbison, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish archaeologist and art historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin