Arundelian Marbles
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A collection of ancient sculptures made at great expense by Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, and presented to the University of Oxford in 1667 by his grand- son, Henry Howard, afterwards Duke of
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Arundelian Marbles” mean?
A collection of ancient sculptures made at great expense by Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, and presented to the University of Oxford in 1667 by his grand- son, Henry Howard, afterwards Duke of
Is “Arundelian Marbles” formal or informal?
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