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Description:Excerpt from The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?It is needless to dwell here on the well-known fact, that in England and Scotland there have been left, by the Roman soldiers and colonists who occupied our island during the first four centuries of the Christian era, great numbers of inscribed stones. British antiquarian and topographical works abound with descriptions and drawings of these Roman lapidary writings. But of late years another class or series of lapidary records has been particularly attracting the attention of British antiquaries, - viz., inscribed stones of a late-roman or post-roman period.The inscriptions on this latter class of stones are almost always, if not always, sepulchral. The characteristically rude letters in which they are written consist - in the earliest stones - of debased Roman capitals; and - in the latest - of the uncial or muniuscule forms of letters which are used in the oldest English and Irish manuscripts. Some stones show an intermixture of both alphabetical characters.These Romano-British inscribed stones, as they have been usually termed, have hitherto been found principally in Wales, in Cornwall, and in West Devon. In the different parts of the Welsh Principality, nearly one hundred, I believe, have already been discovered. In Scotland, which is so extremely rich in ancient Sculptured Stones, very few Inscribed Stones are as yet known but if a due and diligent search be instituted, others, no doubt, will betimes be brought to light.About the Publisher: Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?. To get started finding The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?It is needless to dwell here on the well-known fact, that in England and Scotland there have been left, by the Roman soldiers and colonists who occupied our island during the first four centuries of the Christian era, great numbers of inscribed stones. British antiquarian and topographical works abound with descriptions and drawings of these Roman lapidary writings. But of late years another class or series of lapidary records has been particularly attracting the attention of British antiquaries, - viz., inscribed stones of a late-roman or post-roman period.The inscriptions on this latter class of stones are almost always, if not always, sepulchral. The characteristically rude letters in which they are written consist - in the earliest stones - of debased Roman capitals; and - in the latest - of the uncial or muniuscule forms of letters which are used in the oldest English and Irish manuscripts. Some stones show an intermixture of both alphabetical characters.These Romano-British inscribed stones, as they have been usually termed, have hitherto been found principally in Wales, in Cornwall, and in West Devon. In the different parts of the Welsh Principality, nearly one hundred, I believe, have already been discovered. In Scotland, which is so extremely rich in ancient Sculptured Stones, very few Inscribed Stones are as yet known but if a due and diligent search be instituted, others, no doubt, will betimes be brought to light.About the Publisher: Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?. To get started finding The Cat-Stane, Edinburghshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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