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Reading Latin Epitaphs - A Handbook for Beginners, New Edition with Illustrations (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Reading Latin Epitaphs - A Handbook for Beginners, New Edition with Illustrations (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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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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