Etxe izen zizelkatuak. Ageriko idazkunak etxeetan eta hilobietan [House names in stone: public writings on houses and tombs]

Abstract

House names can be found chiselled on the facades of houses and on tombstones as early as the 16th century. In this work, 386 traditional house names from the eastern part of the Basque Country are collected. In addition, the characteristics of the texts, the chronology, distribution and functions of the public writings are analysed.