Editing Antiquarian (section)

===19th–21st centuries===
[[File:Pit Mead Roman villa mosaic, illustration by Catherine Downes.jpg|thumb|Pit Mead Roman villa mosaic, illustrations by [[Catherine Downes]], engraved by [[James Basire]] and presented to the SAL by [[Daines Barrington]]]]
By the end of the 19th century, antiquarianism had diverged into a number of more specialised academic disciplines including [[archaeology]], [[art history]], [[numismatics]], [[sigillography]], [[philology]], [[Literary criticism|literary studies]] and [[diplomatics]]. Antiquaries had always attracted a degree of ridicule (see [[#Pejorative associations|below]]), and since the mid-19th century the term has tended to be used most commonly in negative or derogatory contexts. Nevertheless, many practising antiquaries continue to claim the title with pride. In recent years, in a scholarly environment in which [[interdisciplinarity]] is increasingly encouraged, many of the established antiquarian societies (see [[#Antiquarian societies|below]]) have found new roles as facilitators for collaboration between specialists.