Ancient Memorial Brasses

Author : Edward T. Beaumont
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330234266
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Memorial Brasses written by Edward T. Beaumont and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancient Memorial Brasses This book is written in order to stimulate interest in ancient memorial brasses amongst those unfamiliar with the subject. In its compilation, the author has derived much assistance from the late Rev. H. Haines's excellent Manual of Monumental Brasses, now out of print and very scarce; from the Rev. H. W. Macklin s works, The Brasses of England, and Monumental Brasses, also from Mr. H. Druitt's Costume on Brasses, and Mr. E. R. Sufllings English Church Brasses; together with articles which have appeared from time to time in various magazines. The scope of this work does not permit of any reference to Memorial Brasses affixed to the walls of our churches during the past century. The metal of which these arc composed is usually extremely thin, and the engraving is very shallow; the wax-filling has therefore in some cases already disappeared, thus rendering the inscription illegible It is proposed to study only the quaint dark metal plates which are generally to be found on the floors of so many parish churches, as by so doing it is possible to derive much information of local and national interest. 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.