A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales Volume One: South-East Wales and the English Border

Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculptures in Wales

by Mark Redknap, John M. Lewis

Inscribed stones and stone sculpture form the most prolific body of material evidence that survives for early medieval Wales. The inscribed memorial stones in Latin or Old Irish ogam commemmorate the lives the Welsh elite of the time and are crucial to understanding the continutity of early medival Welsh culture with the preceding Roman culture, Irish settlements, and early Welsh kingdoms. 

680 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 2008

Reviews

[GRANT · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so much to love; my ancestral corner of Wales, early Christianity to Norman times, old stones, ancient writing and languages! I am becoming a big fan of Mark Redknap. This is a scholarly tome and very heavy. The photographs, drawings, and maps(!) are excellent. Some of the discussions of the etymology and morphology of language gets a bit deep into graduate level research, but I kind of understand it. It is written in language that is accessible to a general reader with some background in these areas. And I found myself fascinated by carving techniques, geology, Roman cultural remnants and so many facets of this study! It is a beautiful book. I've seen some of these stones. I hope to see more.