Book description
This is a revised and expanded version of the RCAHMS publication originally entitled Pictish Symbol Stones: A Handlist. It publishes the complete known corpus of Pictish symbol stones, including descriptions, photos and professional archaeological drawings of each. An introduction gives an overview of work on the stones, and analyses the…
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1 author picked The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Only an archaeologist can love this book like I do, but that is much of what I am.
I’ve travelled to Scotland twice in the last fifty years, and the ancient Pictish symbol stones there have fascinated me. What were they for? Marriage contracts? Family seats? Political alliances? Heraldry?
Iain Fraser’s exhaustive compendium made it possible for me to test these and more propositions and to come to a few conclusions. Other readers might find their own reasons to enjoy this beautiful work on a unique prehistoric art form.
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