Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Rogers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland, Vol. 1 An absolutely complete work was scarcely. To be at tained. For his performance the author claims only such an approach to completeness as might be accomplished by unwearied diligence. His inquiries were commenced in 1861. In August of that year he addressed a circular letter, accompanied with a schedule, to the whole of the parochial clergy. A schedule was after wards despatched to the parish schoolmasters. In the principal Scottish journals information has been'repeatedly solicited. Local antiquaries have been addressed. A tour was prosecuted throughout the principal counties, including nearly every portion of the Lowlands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.