Scottish Epitaphs and Images by Betty Willsher

Scottish Epitaphs and Images by Betty Willsher

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This is an illustrated collection of epitaphs divided into sections, such as death, resurrection, the professions and trades, eulogies and epitaphs quaint and curious. Numerous photographs depict the stones on which the epitaphs are carved or written.

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Scottish Epitaphs and Images by Betty Willsher

This is an illustrated collection of epitaphs divided into sections, such as death, resurrection, the professions and trades, eulogies and epitaphs quaint and curious. The book contains a wide range of photographs depicting the stones on which the epitaphs are carved or written. Many of the stones are artfully sculpted indicators of the fashions of past times. Some of the stones are eccentric and peculiar, but all yield insights into the society of times past. The epitaphs tell about the people buried in the churchyards: fragments of the lives and characters of pedlars and gamekeepers; and ministers and authors who may have lived in very different times, but certainly had their mortality in common with us.
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ISBN 13 9780862415914
ISBN 10 0862415918
Title Scottish Epitaphs and Images
Author Betty Willsher
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Canongate Books
Year published 1998-03-01
Number of pages 122
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.