Carved in stone :: the artistry of early New England gravestones /

Gravestones are colonial America's earliest sculpture and they provide a unique physical link to the European people who settled here. Carved in Stone book is an elegant collection of over 80 fine duotone photographs, each a personal meditation on an old stone carving, and on New England's...

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1. Verfasser: Gilson, Thomas
Weitere Verfasser: Gilson, William
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Gravestones are colonial America's earliest sculpture and they provide a unique physical link to the European people who settled here. Carved in Stone book is an elegant collection of over 80 fine duotone photographs, each a personal meditation on an old stone carving, and on New England's past, where these stones tell stories about death at sea, epidemics such as small pox, the loss of children, and a grim view of the afterlife. The essay is a graceful narrative that explores a long personal involvement with the stones and their placement in New England landscape, and attempts to trace the cu.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780819573025
0819573027