Understanding Scottish Graveyards

by Betty Willsher

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862415608
• ISBN13: 9780862415600
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"