Cemeteries GravemarkersCemeteries house the dead, but gravemarkers are fashioned by the living, who record on them not only their pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also more than they realize of their history, ethnicity, and culture. Richard Meyer has gathered twelve original essays examining burial grounds through the centuries and across the land to give a broad understanding of the history and cultural values of communities, regions, and American society at large. |
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One of the Bigham carvers cut a gravestone for Richardson that shows that perhaps the Bigham shop was acquainted with the Neo - Classical design , then in fashion New England , of the temple facade with a portrait disc positioned at the ...
One of the Bigham carvers cut a gravestone for Richardson that shows that perhaps the Bigham shop was acquainted with the Neo - Classical design , then in fashion New England , of the temple facade with a portrait disc positioned at the ...
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This eagle can be considered a precursor , at least conceptually , for those that follow on later Bigham gravestones . The Robert Bigham stone exhibits an exceptional carving skill and an ability to create a new coat of arms with ...
This eagle can be considered a precursor , at least conceptually , for those that follow on later Bigham gravestones . The Robert Bigham stone exhibits an exceptional carving skill and an ability to create a new coat of arms with ...
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Index Bigham , William : gravestone carver , 37 Billington , Ray : on the settlement of western Pennsylvania , 238 Bingham , Sir George : ancestor of the Bigham family , 32 Bingham , John : ancestor of the Bigham family , 32 Blanchard ...
Index Bigham , William : gravestone carver , 37 Billington , Ray : on the settlement of western Pennsylvania , 238 Bingham , Sir George : ancestor of the Bigham family , 32 Bingham , John : ancestor of the Bigham family , 32 Blanchard ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Copyright | |
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| Pealkiri | Cemeteries Gravemarkers |
| Editor | Richard Meyer |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Utah State University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 mär. 2005 |
| ISBN | 0874211603, 9780874211603 |
| Length | 347 pages |
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