Anthony Beeson (born April 1948) was a classical

iconographer Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

and an expert on Roman and Greek art and architecture. He was also the archivist of the Association for Roman Archaeology and the former art librarian at Bristol City Libraries. He reassembled the

Orpheus Mosaic Orpheus mosaics are found throughout the Roman Empire, normally in large Roman villas. The scene normally shown is Orpheus playing his lyre, and attracting birds and animals of many species to gather around him. Orpheus was a popular subject in ...

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee. It holds ...

Selected publications

* ''Central Bristol Through The Ages'' * ''Central Bristol Through Time'' * ''North Bristol Through Time'' * ''North Brighton: London Road to Coledean Through Time'' * ''North Brighton: Preston, Withdean & Patcham Through Time'' * ''Wareham and The Isle of Purbeck Through Time'' * ''Westbury on Trym to Avonmouth Through Time''

References

Living people 1948 births People from Brighton English librarians English non-fiction writers Local historians of England Historians of Bristol {{England-historian-stub