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Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology Ser.: Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language : Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie by George Petrie (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108080138

ISBN-139781108080132

eBay Product ID (ePID)208653227

Product Key Features

Number of Pages170 Pages

Publication NameChristian Inscriptions in the Irish Language : Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie

LanguageEnglish

SubjectArchaeology, Celtic Languages, Subjects & Themes / Religious

Publication Year2015

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorGeorge Petrie

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Art, Social Science

SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Archaeology Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight42.5 Oz

Item Length11.8 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume NumberVolume 1

Volume NumberVolume 1

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal941.5

SynopsisWhen the Irish artist and antiquarian George Petrie (1790-1866) died, this two-volume collection of almost 300 Irish-language inscriptions was edited by the archaeologist Margaret Stokes (1832-1900) and published in 1872-8. Volume 1 is devoted to inscriptions connected with the important early medieval monastery at Clonmacnoise., George Petrie (1790-1866) grew up in Dublin, where he trained as an artist. He became fascinated by Irish antiquities and travelled around the country studying ancient sites while working for the Ordnance Survey of Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy. He won awards for his publications on art and architecture, including the influential The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion (1845), which is also reissued in this series. This collection of Irish-language inscriptions was edited after Petrie's death by Margaret Stokes (1832-1900), the archaeologist daughter of his friend William Stokes, and published in two volumes between 1872 and 1878. Volume 1 is devoted to the important early medieval monastery at Clonmacnoise. It opens with an essay on the historical background, and contains drawings of over 170 inscriptions connected with the monastery. Each is accompanied by notes on its subject, date, script, decoration and linguistic features.

LC Classification NumberCN830