Stories in stone : a field guide to cemetery symbolism and iconography
Record details
- ISBN: 9781586853211
- ISBN: 158685321X
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Physical Description:
288 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 x 12 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, Publisher, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 279) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Wordly symbols -- Mortality symbols -- Religious devotion -- Christian symbolism -- Hebrew symbolism -- Chinese and Japanese symbolism -- Heavenly messengers -- The cross -- Secret societies, clubs, and fraternal organizations -- Acronyms of societies, clubs, and organizations -- Final impressions. |
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| Subject: | Sepulchral monuments Symbolism in art |
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- 6 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | CRG 731.549 Kei (Text) | 30308101197912 | North Carolina Room Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
