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A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany

Author : Hamish M. Brown
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany written by Hamish M. Brown and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany, Hamish Brown explores in words and extraordinary pictures the folk art of Scottish graveyards from the eighteenth century (when gravestones began to be widely used) to the present day. Each old kirkyard is a riotous celebration of folk art: there are skulls and skeletons, ships and lighthouses, angels galore, carved portraits of our forebears and even a gravestone decorated with a picture of Bart Simpson and his skateboard! More than mere memorials, the graves are a collection of pages in stone taken from the history of Scottish everyday life. Scotland's kirkyards are not gloomy places to be shunned, but places to find vivid stories from the lives of people, without distinction of class or creed. There is much humor in this book, and the photographs throughout taken by the author illustrate better than words why we should look after the unique treasuries in our midst.

Scottish Kirkyards

Author : Dane Love
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445630753
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Scottish Kirkyards written by Dane Love and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the art, history and social importance of Scotland's kirkyards.

The supernatural in early modern Scotland

Author : Julian Goodare
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526134446
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The supernatural in early modern Scotland written by Julian Goodare and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about other worlds and the supernatural beings, from angels to fairies, that inhabited them. It is about divination, prophecy, visions and trances. And it is about the cultural, religious, political and social uses to which people in Scotland put these supernatural themes between 1500 and 1800. The supernatural consistently provided Scots with a way of understanding topics such as the natural environment, physical and emotional wellbeing, political events and visions of past and future. In exploring the early modern supernatural, the book has much to reveal about how men and women in this period thought about, debated and experienced the world around them. Comprising twelve chapters by an international range of scholars, The supernatural in early modern Scotland discusses both popular and elite understandings of the supernatural.

Exploring Scotland's Islands

Author : Terry Marsh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844866416
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Scotland's Islands written by Terry Marsh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the enchanting islands of Scotland with this absorbing and beautiful guide. Around the coast of Scotland there are hundreds of islands, from bare, rugged skerries to lush dominions of history and deep-rooted culture. Each offers a unique haven to explore, whether you enjoy sparkling-white sandy beaches, miles of untouched land beneath your feet, nature-spotting among otters, puffins, seals and more, sampling the finest whisky and cheeses, or learning more about Scotland's history. Exploring Scotland's Islands describes the main island groups in all their moods, and focuses on what gives these islands such magical and lasting appeal. This book is a glorious celebration in words, maps, illustrations and photographs of some of the most superb scenery in Scotland. Discover why these unique isles draw those lucky enough to find them back to visit whenever they can. Among captivating descriptive text and beautiful photography, Exploring Scotland's Islands also provides the reader with essential visitor information such as transport links, the most inspiring visitor attractions and sights to see, cafés and restaurants not to be missed, and where you can stay to make your visits all the more special.

Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards

Author : Sylvia E. Thornbush
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9811441243
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards written by Sylvia E. Thornbush and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his interdisciplinary reference work presents a linked consideration, to the reader, of physical- cultural (physicocultural) representations of headstones located in urban churchyards in England and Scotland. The geomorphology of landscapes relevant to these locations is explained with the help of detailed case studies from Oxford and Edinburgh. The integrated physicocultural approach addresses the conservation of the archaeological record and presents a cross-temporal perspective of landscape change – of the headstones as landforms in their landscape (as part of deathscapes). The physical record (of headstones) is examined in the context of both cultural representation and change. In this way, an integrated approach is employed that connects the physical (natural) and cultural (social) records kept by historians and archeologists over the years. Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards is of interest to geomorphologists, historians and scholars interested in understanding landscaping studies and cultural nuance of specific historical urban sites in England and Scotland.

The Christian miscellany, and family visiter

Author :
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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The Medieval Kirk, Cemetery and Hospice at Kirk Ness, North Berwick

Author : Thomas Addyman
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1842176633
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Kirk, Cemetery and Hospice at Kirk Ness, North Berwick written by Thomas Addyman and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1999-2006 Addyman Archaeology carried out extensive archaeological excavations on the peninsular site of Kirk Ness, North Berwick, during the building, landscaping and extension of the Scottish Seabird Centre. This book presents the results of these works but its scope is much broader. Against the background of important new discoveries made at the site it brings together and re-examines all the evidence for early North Berwick – archaeological, historical, documentary, pictorial and cartographic – and includes much previously unpublished material. An essential new resource, it opens a fascinating window on the history of the ancient burgh. Kirk Ness is well known as the site of the medieval church of the parish and later royal burgh of North Berwick but it has long been suggested that it was also a centre of early Christian activity. The dedication of the church to St Andrew was speculatively linked to the translation of the Saint's relics to St Andrews in Fife in the 8th century. An early medieval component of the site was indeed confirmed by the excavation, with structural remains, individual finds and an important new series of radiocarbon dates. Occupation of a domestic character may possibly reflect a monastic community associated with an early church. Individual finds included stone tools, lead objects, ceramic material and a faunal assemblage that included bones of butchered seals, fish and seabirds such as the now-extinct Great Auk. The site continued in use as the medieval and early post-medieval parish and burgh church of St Andrew. In this period Kirk Ness and its harbour was an important staging point for pilgrims on route to the shrine of St Andrew in Fife. Domestic occupation discovered in the excavations is likely to be associated with a pilgrims’ hospice, also suggested in historical sources. This publication also provides a new analysis of the church ruin and an account of the major unpublished excavation of the site carried out in 1951-52 by the scholar and antiquary Dr James Richardson, Scotland's first Inspector of Ancient Monuments and resident of North Berwick. The excavations also revealed areas of the cemetery associated with the church, dating to the 12th–17th centuries, where inhumations presented notable contrasts in burial practice. Osteological study shed much light upon the health and demographics of North Berwick’s early population and identified one individual who met with a particularly violent death.

A Small Brass Cup Found in the Graveyard of the Church of St. Clement, Rodil, Harris

Author : David Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
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Download or read book A Small Brass Cup Found in the Graveyard of the Church of St. Clement, Rodil, Harris written by David Murray and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Author : Francis James Child
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book English and Scottish Popular Ballads written by Francis James Child and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A List of Works Relating to Scotland

Author : New York Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book A List of Works Relating to Scotland written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Poets and Poetry of Scotland, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Comprising Characteristic Selections from the Works of the More Noteworthy Scottish Poets

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Author : James Grant Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Poets and Poetry of Scotland, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Comprising Characteristic Selections from the Works of the More Noteworthy Scottish Poets written by James Grant Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS

Author : HELEN CHILD SARGENT AND GEORGE LYMAN KITTREDGE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1194 pages
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Download or read book ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS written by HELEN CHILD SARGENT AND GEORGE LYMAN KITTREDGE and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray

Author : Jane Geddes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317248066
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray written by Jane Geddes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the medieval heritage of Aberdeenshire and Moray, the essays in this volume contain insights and recent work presented at the British Archaeological Association Conference of 2014, based at Aberdeen University. The opening, historical chapters establish the political, economic and administrative context of the region, looking at both the secular and religious worlds and include an examination of Elgin Cathedral and the bishops’ palaces. The discoveries at the excavations of the kirk of St Nicholas, which have revealed the early origins of religious life in Aberdeen city, are summarized and subsequent papers consider the role of patronage. Patronage is explored in terms of architecture, the dramas of the Reformation and its aftermath highlighted through essentially humble parish churches, assailed by turbulent events and personalities. The collegiate church at Cullen, particularly its tomb sculpture, provides an unusually detailed view of the spiritual and dynastic needs of its patrons. The decoration of spectacular ceilings, both carved and painted, at St Machar’s Cathedral, Provost Skene’s House and Crathes Castle, are surveyed through the eyes of their patrons and the viewers below. Saints and religious devotion feature in the last four chapters, focusing on the carved wooden panels from Fetteresso, which display both piety and a rare glimpse of Scottish medieval carnal humour, the illuminated manuscripts from Arbuthnott, the Aberdeen Breviary and Historia Gentis Scotorum. The medieval artistic culture of north-east Scotland is both battered by time and relatively little known. With discerning interpretation, this volume shows that much high-quality material still survives, while the lavish illustrations restore some glamour to this lost medieval world.

Bulletin of the New York Public Library

Author : New York Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1716 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Report, 1896-1945.

Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837

Author : Gerald Newman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815303961
Total Pages : 1284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837 written by Gerald Newman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1714, king George I ushered in a remarkable 123-year period of energy that changed the face of Britain and ultimately had a profound effect on the modern era. The pioneers of modern capitalism, industry, democracy, literature, and even architecture flourished during this time and their innovations and influence spread throughout the British empire, including the United States. Now this rich cultural period in Britain is effectively surveyed and summarized for quick reference in a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia, which contains entries by British, Canadian, American, and Australian scholars specializing in everything from finance and the fine arts to politics and patent law. More than 380 illustrations, mostly rare engravings, enhance the coverage, which runs the whole gamut of political, economic, literary, intellectual, artistic, commercial, and social life, and spotlights some 600 prominent individuals and families.

Memorials of Angus and the Mearns: Being an Account, Historical, Antiquarian, and Traditionary, of the Castles and Towns Visited by Edward I., and of the Barons, Clergy and Others, who Swore Fealty to England in 1291-6; Also of the Abbey of Cupar, and the Priory of Rostinoth. To which is Added an Appendix of Original Documents

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Author : Andrew Jervise
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
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Download or read book Memorials of Angus and the Mearns: Being an Account, Historical, Antiquarian, and Traditionary, of the Castles and Towns Visited by Edward I., and of the Barons, Clergy and Others, who Swore Fealty to England in 1291-6; Also of the Abbey of Cupar, and the Priory of Rostinoth. To which is Added an Appendix of Original Documents written by Andrew Jervise and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blackwood's Magazine, 1817-25, Volume 2

Author : Nicholas Mason
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000888223
Total Pages : 198 pages
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Download or read book Blackwood's Magazine, 1817-25, Volume 2 written by Nicholas Mason and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.