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Ancient pillar stones of Scotland : their significance and bearing on ethnology

Moore, George, 1803-18801865
Books, Manuscripts
" The sculptured stones of Scotland are the most remarkable in the world, and of these the most singular is that known as the Newton Stone."
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Edmonstone and Douglas, 1865.
Collation:
viii, 179 pages, 6 leaves of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Newton Stone and its inscriptions -- The letters of the inscription -- The Sanskrit in the inscription -- The words of the inscription -- The Ogham inscription -- Oghams and their origin -- The Logie stone -- The symbols on the Logie Stone -- Ethnic notices -- Whence came British buddhism? -- Tuatha-De-Danann -- Danes and Jutes, English and Saxon -- The Picts, Withians or Jutes?
Local class:
AE2936.1101
Language:
English
BRN:
569936
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