Chronicles of the Tombs 1864 & Book of Epitaphs 1894
A select collection of Epitaphs preceded by an essay on epitaphs and other monumental inscriptions, with incidental observations on sepulchral antiquities.
By Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, F.R.S., F.S.A.
This is a vast collection of epitaphs - Greek, Roman, Saxon - right through to the 1800's. Ludicrous, Royal, Famous, Common Man & wife, Children.....hundreds of real inscriptions from gravestones from all over the British Isles.