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Epitaphs

Inscription on a tombstone

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Images of Epitaphs

2 images from works
  • Giovanni Pico della Mirandola [Johannes Picus Mirandulanus]. Letterpress epitaph in his Epigrammata, 1494.
  • Epitaph of John Locke; above, his coat of arms. Etching.

Images about Epitaphs

5 images from works
  • Winchester: tombstone of Thomas Thetcher, who "died of a violent fever contracted by drinking small beer", 1764. Photograph, 18--.
  • An ornate vase on a large and elaborate pedestal bearing an epitaph to Christoffel van Brants. Etching with engraving by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate sepulchre bearing an inscribed epitaph to Mr. Jacob Boreel. Etching with engraving by J. Goeree, c. 1697, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate sepulchre for Balthasar Bekker, adorned with statues, a portrait medallion and an epitaph. Etching with engraving by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, 170-.
  • The tomb of Paracelsus: the base (lower part), with epitaph. Photograph, 19--.

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6 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    Epitaph of John Locke; above, his coat of arms. Etching.

    | Reference: 561827i
    • Books
    • Online

    A collection of curious and interesting epitaphs : copied from the existing monuments of distinguished and noted characters in the churches and churchyards of Hornsey, Tottenham, Edmonton, Enfield, Friern Barnet and Hadley, Middlesex / Frederick Teague Cansick.

    Cansick, Frederick Teague. | Date: 1875
    • Books

    A collection of curious and interesting epitaphs : copied from the monuments of distinguished and noted characters in the ancient church and burial grounds of Saint Pancras, Middlesex / by Frederick Teague Cansick.

    Cansick, Frederick Teague. | Date: 1869-1872
    • Books

    The Bengal obituary.

    | Date: 1987
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Giovanni Pico della Mirandola [Johannes Picus Mirandulanus]. Letterpress epitaph in his Epigrammata, 1494.

    | Reference: 7834i

Related topics

United Kingdom
Sepulchral monuments
Inscriptions
History of Medicine
Monuments
Tombs
Ancient
Memorials

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