Monuments and memory in early modern England.9780754660934 Monuments MONUMENTS. Permanent landmarks established for the purpose of ascertaining boundaries. 2. Monuments may be either natural or artificial objects, as rivers, known streams, springs, or marked trees. 7 Wheat. R. 10; 6 Wheat. R. 582; 9 Cranch, 173; 6 Pet. 498; Pet. and memory in early modern England. Sherlock A Macintosh utility starting with Version 8.5 of the operating system that provides a common facility for searching the local hard disk, the local network and the Internet. , Peter. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 282 pages $99.95 Hardcover NB1803 The purpose of monuments is to attract visitors and elicit e·lic·it tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its 1. a. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe. b. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic. 2. from them a memory of the dead, says Sherlock (history, U. of Melbourne, Australia), and they do so by telling stories. He investigates the messages that monuments convey about life, death, and the ideals of England's elite during the 16th and 17th centuries. These messages include family fictions, reformation Reformation, religious revolution that took place in Western Europe in the 16th cent. It arose from objections to doctrines and practices in the medieval church (see Roman Catholic Church) and ultimately led to the freedom of dissent (see Protestantism). , renaissance, and law and order. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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