The Inscriptions Of Cos

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Excerpt from The Inscriptions of Cos I spent some time at Cos in 1888, hunting for inscriptions; and, as I found a good many new ones, and convinced myself that others had been inaccurately edited, I thought that the publication of a Corpus of the Coan Inscriptions would be desirable. It is much to be wished that the inscriptions of the more important Greek islands should be published in separate form, as the islands were always, and still are, very distinct communities, most retentive of their peculiarities. I shall consider myself rewarded for any labour expended on the present work, if some one caps it with a Corpus of the Rhodian Inscriptions - really a most necessary thing. I give all the Coan Inscriptions known to me: no doubt some already published have escaped me, but, I hope, nothing important. In inscription-hunting, Mr. John Kalesperis, of Calymnos, was of immense service to me. I spent much time, and some money, in trying to gain access to the fortress, which contains a good many inscribed stones, but in vain: the story of my endeavours is instructive, but is too old to tell. There are probably a good many inscriptions, still unpublished, in Turkish houses in the town, and others built into ruined cisterns and old wells; but I think that I nearly exhausted the accessible material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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