Rest Lightly (PB)

The universal sentiments expressed in this anthology of inscriptions and epitaphs portray a poignant slice of ancient lives: their joy in the temporal life, their grief at its passing, and their faith in an eternal life of bliss. "Rest Lightly" includes 29 tomb inscriptions and additional 13 plates/illustrations with transcriptions and annotations from the 1st through the 7th centuries revealing a somber thread of the tie that binds us to our human family across the ages. Tender and passion...