Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland. Scriptural Dedications.

First published in 1910, James Murray Mackinlay's work on Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland (Scriptural) remains a veritable treasury of medieval lore: a sourcebook for ecclesiastical and architectural historians, landscape archaeologists and others interested in hagiological, folkloric and antiquarian pursuits. The work contains a comprehensive bibliography, referenced through a formidable number of footnotes.

Within this first volume we rediscover those churches in Scotland dedicated to saints from the scriptures. We are reminded of their associated days, fairs and customs, peculiar to parishes and towns. Mackinlay discusses saints' lives and relics, holy wells, church bells and ecclesiastical seals within the general context of key elements and objects of church design and style, enhancing the readers’ appreciation of medieval Christian art and architecture.