Epitaphs & Inscriptions From Burial Grounds & Old Buildings In The North-East Of Scotland; With Historical, Biographical, Genealogical And Antiquarian (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354306310)

Voices survive in carved stone. Epitaphs & Inscriptions From Burial Grounds & Old Buildings in the North-East of Scotland assembles the engraved names and memorial texts recorded across the region, accompanied by historical, biographical, genealogical and antiquarian notes that restore context to every entry. Part Scottish epitaphs collection and part historical inscriptions anthology, Andrew Jervise's careful transcriptions function as a practical gravestone transcription guide and an archive of burial ground records - essential for genealogy research in Scotland and a ready family historians' resource. The book's appended illustrative papers broaden the picture, placing terse inscriptions beside local sources and antiquarian commentary; readers drawn to old buildings inscriptions and to local history of the north-east of Scotland will find both human detail and documentary rigour. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A singular witness to Victorian-era Scotland's memorial culture, the work bears literary and historical significance: its antiquarian notes remain a doorway into 19th-century methods of recording the past, and its transcriptions serve as an academic reference for Scottish history as well as a moving anthology for casual readers. The careful arrangement of entries and the appendix make it useful both for systematic burial ground research and for occasional browsing; scholars and libraries will value its evidential detail while family historians uncover names and connections otherwise scattered in local records. Collectors and admirers of andrew jervise works will prize its provenance and readable scholarship. Its clarity of transcription and breadth of coverage make it equally suited to scholarly citation and to display on a collector's shelf; museums and local archives will find it a useful reference. By linking terse epitaphs to family and civic histories, the volume bridges antiquarian enquiry and modern genealogy practice. Quiet, exact and deeply human, the volume keeps names where they belong - in the story of a place.

Author: Andrew Jervise
ISBN-10: 9354306314
ISBN-13: 9789354306310
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2020
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.18lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.87d