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Early Christian Inscriptions of Munster - A Corpus of the Inscribed Stones (Excluding Ogham) (Hardcover)
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Early Christian Inscriptions of Munster - A Corpus of the Inscribed Stones (Excluding Ogham) (Hardcover)
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The material contained in the "Early Christian Inscriptions of
Munster" comprises carved stone monuments of various types from
simple grave-markers to ambitious, ornately decorated public
monuments. They are an important source of evidence for the history
and culture of early Christian Munster, particularly in view of the
scarcity of material for most of the region during this period.
Their texts also provide examples of early Irish and Hiberno-Latin,
which are demonstrably contemporary and not modernized by later
scribal copying. They are also the only examples of non-ogham
script of the period. The need for a new Corpus, which lists the
stones with an accurate account of the present location, as well as
a record of the reading before further deterioration can take place
is clear. A text which considers the stones as a group is
essential, both to facilitate the comparison of individual stones
and to evaluate each stone in an overall context. Much of the
previous work in this area is now outdated, lacks adequate or
reliable illustrations and pays little attention to the physical
aspects of the monuments or their locations. Stones have been lost,
others found or moved to different locations, atmospheric
conditions have caused texts to deteriorate. "The Early Christian
Inscriptions of Munster" will be invaluable to those working in the
fields of this history, language and culture of Early Christian
Ireland. In addition the book will be of great interest to people
living in or visiting Munster who wish to extend their knowledge of
the earlier culture of the area.
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