An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin antiquarius , meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

See also Antiquarianism Cartography Chorology English county histories Regional geography References Bibliography Open access journal Michael Shanks and Christopher Witmore (2010) Echoes across the Past Chorography and Topography in Antiquarian Engagements with Place.

Antiquarian Although the movement is towards the international standard metric paper sizes, on the way there from the traditional ones there has been at least one new size just a little larger than that used internationally.

But I discovered, in researching further, really wanting precise reference, that one of the original lead birds had been sold at Christie's in 1994, and so I contacted an antiquarian bookseller who had the original Christie's catalogue, and in it I found this magnificent picture, which included a size reference.