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The early Christian monuments of Scotland : a classified, illustrated,descriptive list of the monuments, with an analysis of their symbolism and ornamentation

Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-19071903
Books, Manuscripts
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Printed for the Society of antiquaries of Scotland, by Neill & co., limited, 1903.
Collation:
xvi,cxxii,419,522p. : illus.,111pl ; 29 cm.
Contents:
Part I. General introduction. The Rhind lectures for 1892:IntroductionThe inscribed monumentsThe sybolism of the monumentsThe art characteristics of the monumentsThe art relations of the monumentsGeographical distribution of the monmuments, and conclusionsSummaryIndex to Part I.Part II. General results of the archaeological survey of the monuments:Classification of the monumentsGeographical distribution of the monuments by classes and localitiesPositions of the monumentsArrangement of the designs sculpted on the monumentsForms of the crosses on the monumentsClassified list of the symbols occurring on the monumentsLocalities of the different symbolsCombinations of the symbols on each monumentRelative frequency of occurrence of the symbolsGeographical distribution of the symbols, singly and in combinationThe ornamental designs sculpted on the monumentsAnalysis of interlaced-work, with the localities of the patternsAnalysis of key-patterns, with the localities of the patternsAnalysis of spiral patterns, with the localities of patternsScroll foliage subjects, with the localities of the patternsZoomorphic ornament, with the localities of the subjectsFigure subjects, with the localities of the subjectsInscriptions, classified, with the localitiesBooks of reference on hiberno-saxon art.Part III. Classified, illustrated, descriptive list of the monuments, arranged by Counties:Shetland, Orkney, Caithness, Sutherland, Ross, Inverness, Hebrides, Nairn, Elgin, Banff, Aberdeen, Kincardine, Forfar, Perth, Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan, Argyll, Bute, Linlithgow, Mid-Lothian, Haddington, Berwick, Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Dumfries, Dumbarton, Renfrew, Lanark, Ayr, Kirkcudbright, WigtownAppendixIndex of localities of the Monuments.
Dewey class:
913.41
LC class:
NB1589
Language:
English
BRN:
3435951
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