Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Vol. 1. [NOT A REPRINT]. Edited by M. Stokes.

Language: English

Published by Dublin, Printed at the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872

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First Edition. Volume 1 Only. 23 x 29 cm, 86 text pages without the plates. Illustrated throughout with Drawings by George Petrie with a total of 179 Drawings on 74 Plates. Original half leather binding with gilt line decorations on boards. Leather spine with gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear: Edges and Corners rubbed and bumped. Boards rubbed and partially faded. Ex Library. Some glue stains on boards and end papers. Paper glued to front paste down (Markree Library). Name of University (Univ.Coll.N.Staffs) embossed on the bottom of the title page (small and neat). Some foxing. Pages and edges age darkened. Top edge gilt. Front edge deckle. When the Irish artist and antiquarian George Petrie (1790-1866) died, this illustrated two-volume collection of almost 300 Irish-language inscriptions was edited by the archaeologist Margaret Stokes (1832-1900) and published in 1872-8. Each inscription is accompanied by notes on its subject, date, script, decoration and linguistic features. NOTE: This is not the 2015 reprint by the Cambridge University Press, but the first edition of volume 1, published in 1872. …

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Title
Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Vol. 1. [NOT A REPRINT]. Edited by M. Stokes.
Author
Petrie, George / Stokes, M. (Editor)
Publisher
Dublin, Printed at the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland
Publication year
1872
Condition
Sehr gut
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
1,500 grams
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