Monumental Inscriptions Project
Bibliography
Further Reading
The publications below are provided as a source for further reading by those interested in conducting a Monumental Inscriptions project. Examination of the bibliography in most of these books will produce further examples. No conclusions are to be drawn about the value of any publication solely on the basis of whether or not it is included in this list.
The list is arranged alphabetically by authors name.
- Kenneth L Alvin "The observers book of lichens" Frederick Warne, London, 1977
- William Henry Beable "Epitaphs, Graveyard humour and eulogy"
- Raymond Lamont Brown. "A Book of Epitaphs". David & Charles 1969
- Raymond Lamont Brown. "A Book of Epitaphs". David & Charles 1982
- F Burgess. "English Churchyard Memorials", Lutterworth 1963 (Reprinted S.P.C.K. 1979 "History and development of monuments" The SPCK edition appears to be out of print.)
- Mark Child. "Discovering Churchyards". Shire 1989
- Herbert Druitt "A manual of costume as illustrated by monumental brasses" London, A Moring 1906
- Katherine A Esdaile "English church monuments 1510 to 1840" London, Batson 1946 (only deals with monuments inside churches)
- P William Filby "American and British genealogy and heraldry: a selected list of books." American Library association 2nd ed. 1976. (Lists many British publications)
- August John Cuthbert Hare "Epitaphs for country churchyards" 1861
- Rupert Gunnis, "Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851" London, Murrays Book Sales 1968 (contains 12,000 entries 3,000 in detail)
- W H Howe. (compiler) "Everybodys Book of Epitaphs" (facsimile edition) Pryor Publications. Whitstable 1995
- Jeremy Jones. "How to record graveyards" Council for British Archaeology and RESCUE (The trust for British archaeology) 1976
- Hilary Lees "English churchyard memorials" 2000 Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1441-0
- Kenneth Lindley "Of Graves and Epitaphs" Hutchinson 1965
- G W Marshall "The genealogists Guide" 1903 reprinted London, Heraldry Today 1967
- Harold Mytum. "Recording and analysing grave yards" No 15 in the "Practical handbooks in archaeology" series. Published by "The Council for British Archaeology in association with English Heritage 2000" ISBN 1-902771-09-5 (Possibly the best, if followed to the letter would produce a very detailed survey)
- Bill Prozini "Epitaphs"
- Nigel Rees "Epitaphs, a dictionary of epigram and memorial eloquence" 1993 Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-7475-1461-5
- Nigel Rees "Epitaphs, a dictionary of grave epigrams and memorials" 1994
- E R Shushan. "Grave Matters" Ballantine USA 1990
- Mill Stevenson "A list of monumental brasses in the British Isles" with explanatory appendix. London, Headley Bros 1938 Reprinted 1963
- Ernest R Suffling "Epitaphia" London, Upcott Gill, 1909 Copy at GY library) H L White "Monuments & their inscriptions: a practical guide". 2nd ed SOG, 1978 (useful bibliography)
- John B Whitmore "A genealogical guide" London, Watford Bros. 1953
- Geoffrey N Wright "Discovering Epitaphs" Shire Publications Ltd 1996 ISBN 0 7478 0324 2 XXX