Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Samuel Ferguson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331556171 ISBN 13 : 9781331556176

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore ancient Ogham inscriptions across Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, revealed through careful casts and careful scholarship.

This volume surveys the Ogham stones of the British Isles, from Kerry’s rugged coast to distant Scottish monuments. It charts how scholars moved from rubbings to paper casts, producing accurate facsimiles that bring the markings into clear view. The work discusses whether these inscriptions reflect pagan or early Christian ideas and shows how authentic texts were established over time. It also notes the author’s collaboration with leading scholars and archives, and signals where the evidence remains tentative.

• Understand how Ogham texts were read, recorded, and verified against original stones.
• See practical methods, including step-by-step casting techniques that protect and reproduce delicate inscriptions.
• Discover regional examples and the historical process behind locating, documenting, and interpreting stones.
• Gain context on how language, names, and early medieval culture shaped these inscriptions.

Ideal for readers interested in archaeology, Celtic studies, or the early medieval world, and for anyone curious about how scholars unlock ancient stone inscriptions.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland

In the autumn of 1884, Sir Samuel Ferguson, President of the Royal Irish Academy, delivered in Edinburgh the Rhind Lectures on Archaeology, and at the request of the committee he selected for his subject "Ogham Inscriptions." He had for many years taken a keen interest in this form of writing, which consists of notches of various lengths cut on the edge or arris of suitable stones, generally unhewn, and frequently standing pillars of striking dimensions. These are found in certain districts of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, including the islands of Orkney and Shetland, and in a few instances in southwestern England, and in the Isle of Man. The Ogham bears a certain resemblance to the Scandinavian Rune. Both seem designedly obscure, although in ancient Irish manuscripts a key to the interpretation of Ogham is given. In some cases, as in South Wales for instance, epigraphs in Roman characters occupy the face of the stone, while Ogham-writing on the edges has been found to contain an echo of the same. It will readily be understood that the value of these bi-lingual examples, as a test of correct rendering of the Ogham, is very great.

The stones are generally to be met with in remote and uncultivated districts, not unfrequently in disused churchyard reserved for the burial of unbaptized children and suicides. On land more valuable for agriculture they have been broken up, or removed for safety to the vicinity of the nearest church, or set up in private demesnes. In Ireland many of these inscribed stones are found on the summits of lofty mountains or on lonely moors; they abound on the rugged storm-swept promontories which, on the south and west of the island, are washed by the Atlantic.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1887. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331556171
• ISBN 13: 9781331556176
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 185
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