Reading Latin Epitaphs

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church inscriptions
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South West Churches
South-West England
stock phrases

Product details

  • ISBN 9781905816057
  • Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Aug 2012
  • Publisher: University of Exeter Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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This compact book reproduces fifty-two memorials in Latin taken from churches situated largely in the West Country.  Each memorial is accompanied by a translation and by notes on the grammar.
The book is aimed at all who would like to be able to read Latin epitaphs in churches, and whose knowledge of the language may be sketchy.
The introduction explains the conventions involved in lettering, abbreviations, Latinized personal names, and stock phrases.  It is followed by a very brief Latin grammar and notes on Roman numerals and dates.   At the back of the book there is a word list containing all those words found in the inscriptions with numbered references, plus a selection of words which are commonly found in inscriptions generally, though not in those printed here.
By combining these resources in one book, the author equips the reader with the tools to tackle other epitaphs beyond the pages of this book and further afield.
Every attempt is made to help the reader understand the context in which each inscription was composed. For instance it is stressed that the composers of such epitaphs were skilled Latin scholars, and that there are very few errors to be seen.  Errors attributable to the stonemasons or sign-writers are noted and corrected.

John Parker is a retired teacher and has published three other books: Crossnumbers(1993), The Platonic Solids (2002) and Ad Hoc, Ad Lib, Ad Nauseam (2008). He also contributes to Ad Familiares the journal of ‘Friends of the Classics’, which aims to disseminate the classics to the wider population.