Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 28 April 1903
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/47
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway thanks Ewart for allowing him to reference Ewart's information concerning the Ward's zebra in his forthcoming work, but states he will be careful not to give away too much information about Ewart's own work before he has published his findings. He reminisces about the introduction of Clydesdale stallions to his native Kildare, and the inferior offspring which cross-breeding with the local mares produced. He encourages Ewart not to lose heart in the face of criticism over 'the...
Dates:
28 April 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 21 June 1904
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/68
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway discusses some of Ewart's critiques of the manuscript of his book. He reports that he is troubled about whether he is justified in stating that that the hock callosities are frequently absent in North African horses and ponies and asks Ewart to check a French reference from the work of Sanson. He asks Ewart for the loan of some illustrative blocks. He posits that changes in colour of horses and cattle could be due to domestication, and thanks Ewart for correcting some of his zebra...
Dates:
21 June 1904
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- Mares 1
- Nomenclature 1
- Ponies 1
- Proofreading 1
- Publications 1
- Stallions 1
- Ward's zebras 1
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