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Chronograms: 5000 And More In Number, Excerpted Out Of Various Authors And Collected At Many Places

Chronograms: 5000 And More In Number, Excerpted Out Of Various Authors And Collected At Many Places


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Dates disguised as language. Words that hide whole years. James Hilton's Chronograms is a Latin chronogram anthology compiled from varied authors and scattered sources; the title's scale and variety make it a rare literary collection of cryptic date inscriptions and palindromic inscriptions. Every entry is a deliberately playful bit of renaissance epigraphy - letters chosen as much for wit as for record - so the book reads as both a museum of mnemonic devices and a handbook of historical word puzzles. For readers of classical literature studies, for epigraphists and for anyone intrigued by how early modern Europe encoded commemoration, the compendium offers countless small revelations. Beyond immediate curiosity, the work has lasting value: it illuminates how seventeenth century texts, public monuments and printed dedications used language as a calendar, and it shows the interplay between classical learning and vernacular cleverness. As academic reference material, it supports research in epigraphy, palaeography and cultural history; as a collectible, it answers the impulse of collectors of rare books to possess a document of antiquarian taste. Casual readers are drawn to the puzzle element and the paradox of form - deciphering a date from a flourish of letters is a clean, satisfying moment of discovery - while scholars appreciate the breadth of examples for comparative study. James Hilton chronograms stands at the intersection of antiquarian curiosity and modern scholarship, valuable to historians, epigraphists and lovers of linguistic play. Teachers and students in classical literature studies find lively primary examples here; curators and conservators may compare inscription practice across regions. The anthology also records stylistic shifts - from ornate baroque displays to more restrained memorials - so the material is as useful to cultural historians as it is to puzzle-lovers. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789354307348
  • Publisher: Alpha Editions
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Editions
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 5000 And More In Number, Excerpted Out Of Various Authors And Collected At Many Places
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9354307345
  • Publisher Date: 15 Dec 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Weight: 1436 gr


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