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Category : Angus (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Angus
Author: Scottish Customs
Author: Margaret BennettPublisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857905449
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave draws upon a broad range of literary and oral sources. Scotland has been fortunate to have written accounts of intrepid early travellers such as Martin Martin, Edward Burt and John Lane Buchanan, and extracts from their writing are found alongside modern interviews made by Margaret Bennett and researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. This expanded edition includes a large amount of new material. The result is a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years. The book is divided into three sections, each covering a stage in the cycle of life: Childbirth and infancy; Love, courtship and marriage; Death The first edition was originally published by Polygon and was joint runner-up of the 1993 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.
Bibliography of Scotland
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Scotland's national bibliography, listing books, periodicals, and major articles of Scottish interest published all over the world. Covers material issued since 1988.
Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Angus: Seacoast
Author: Alison MitchellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780901061225
Category : Angus (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Seattle Genealogical Society Bulletin
Author: Understanding Scottish Graveyards
Author: Betty WillsherPublisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This study takes a historical and interpretive approach to Scotland's graveyards, examines their past and points out the features in them that reflect it. It guides the reader among the stones, discussing types of monument and relates each to its period. It also explains the earlier symbolic carvings, and analyzes the changing fashions in sculpture and inscription.
Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History
Author: How to Record Scottish Graveyards
Author: Betty WillsherPublisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Conservation of Historic Graveyards
Author: Ingval MaxwellPublisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Illustrating the relationship between animals and people, and the struggle to survive that many animals face day in day out, this book reveals how many types of animals are in danger of extinction as they are hunted for their skin, teeth and bones and how other species have become threatened because humans have destroyed their habitats. All sections of the animal world are represented, from butterflies, beetles and bugs to snakes and larger mammals - bears, big cats and elephants. The text explains what is currently being done to protect these endangered animals and how research is helping experts to understand what can be done to preserve them and their habitats in the future.
List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated
Author: John Penry LewisPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description