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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Having read over the years any number of justifications for our interest in these matters ( of which the present essay is , of course , but one more example ) , I find myself returning time and again to the words of one of my former ...
Having read over the years any number of justifications for our interest in these matters ( of which the present essay is , of course , but one more example ) , I find myself returning time and again to the words of one of my former ...
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Though one could argue the point that this epitaph might better reflect avocation or interest than personality , it is important to bear in mind that original epitaphs are often to a large degree private . They are intended primarily to ...
Though one could argue the point that this epitaph might better reflect avocation or interest than personality , it is important to bear in mind that original epitaphs are often to a large degree private . They are intended primarily to ...
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His work in funerary arts was extensive and revealed the tastes and interests of his New Orleans clients . This interest in funerary and commemorative arts reflects a widespread trend in nineteenth - century Western cultures , a trend ...
His work in funerary arts was extensive and revealed the tastes and interests of his New Orleans clients . This interest in funerary and commemorative arts reflects a widespread trend in nineteenth - century Western cultures , a trend ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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