
Chronicles of the Tombs
A Select Collection of Epitaphs
Thomas Pettigrew(Author)
Gorgias Press
Published on 23. March 2010
Book
Hardback
536 pages
978-1-60724-305-2 (ISBN)
Description
Moving away from his usual interest in Egyptian mummies, Pettigrew here addresses another morbid interest in antiquities: the epitaphs and inscriptions of ancient sepulchers. The majority of this study focuses on the epitaphs of England and surrounding regions that fall into several categories ranging from devotional to untruthful, from rhetorical to ridiculous. Laid out catalogue style with an index, this book was among the first of its genre and retains its value for readers interested in the perceptions of death as left in the monuments of the departed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Piscataway
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-60724-305-2 (9781607243052)
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