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Reading Latin Epitaphs - A Handbook for Beginners, New Edition with Illustrations (Paperback, New Ed)
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Reading Latin Epitaphs - A Handbook for Beginners, New Edition with Illustrations (Paperback, New Ed)
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This compact book reproduces fifty-two memorials in Latin taken
from churches situated largely in the West Country. Each memorial
is accompanied by a translation and by notes on the grammar. The
book is aimed at all who would like to be able to read Latin
epitaphs in churches, and whose knowledge of the language may be
sketchy. The introduction explains the conventions involved in
lettering, abbreviations, Latinized personal names, and stock
phrases. It is followed by a very brief Latin grammar and notes on
Roman numerals and dates. At the back of the book there is a word
list containing all those words found in the inscriptions with
numbered references, plus a selection of words which are commonly
found in inscriptions generally, though not in those printed here.
By combining these resources in one book, the author equips the
reader with the tools to tackle other epitaphs beyond the pages of
this book and further afield. Every attempt is made to help the
reader understand the context in which each inscription was
composed. For instance it is stressed that the composers of such
epitaphs were skilled Latin scholars, and that there are very few
errors to be seen. Errors attributable to the stonemasons or
sign-writers are noted and corrected.
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