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Stories in stone : a field guide to cemetery symbolism and iconography
- Title
- Stories in stone : a field guide to cemetery symbolism and iconography / written and photographed by Douglas Keister.
- Author
- Keister, Douglas.
- Publication
- Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, Publisher, c2004.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG NB1800 .K45 2004 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
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- Description
- 288 p. : col ill., maps; 24 x 12 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279) and index.
- Contents
- Funerary architecture: designed for eternity -- Mausoleums, chapels, offices -- Tombs, sculptures, memorials -- The sarcophagus -- Stone sentinels: designed for remembrance -- Flora -- Plants and flowers -- Fruits, grains, and vines -- Trees and bushes -- Fauna -- Animals -- Fowls and insects -- Fishes and mollusks -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Mythical creatures -- The evangelists -- The human condiction -- The seven virtues -- Human body parts -- Worldly symbols -- Mortality symbols -- Religious devotion -- Christian symbolism -- Hebrew symbolism -- Heavenly messengers -- The cross --Secrets societies, clubs, and fraternal organizations -- Acronyms of societies, clubs, and organizations -- Final impressions.
- Call Number
- NB1800
- ISBN
- 158685321X
- LCCN
- 2003020482
- OCLC
- 53045242
- Author
- Keister, Douglas.
- Title
- Stories in stone : a field guide to cemetery symbolism and iconography / written and photographed by Douglas Keister.
- Imprint
- Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, Publisher, c2004.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG NB1800 .K45 2004