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A fascinating study of post-Roman inscriptions in Britain: the "biblical style" composition of Latin, which, by 500 AD survives in inscribed stone memorials on the western shores of Britain, particularly in Wales.
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A fascinating study of post-Roman inscriptions in Britain: the "biblical style" composition of Latin, which, by 500 AD survives in inscribed stone memorials on the western shores of Britain, particularly in Wales. The author presents a case for their appreciation as structured writings of an intellectual elite, sophisticated in their mental imaging and mathematical equations. This is a book that is sure to challenge the received perception of the "Dark Ages" in Britain.
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