Gravestone Chronicles I

Name/Title

Gravestone Chronicles I

Entry/Object ID

2015.002.004

Description

Contents: Why gravestones? -- Seven initial carvers of Boston 1700-1725 -- The Emmes family of Boston -- John Gaud: Boston and Connecticut gravestone carver 1693-1750 -- Ebenezer Howard: our mystery carver identified -- James Wilder of Lancaster, stonecutter -- The Colburn connections: Hollis, New Hampshire, stonecarvers 1780-1820 -- Gravestone glossary: a selection of 17th- and 18th-century burying grounds -- Some common symbols found in 17th- and 18th-century burying grounds -- Bibliography: 17th- and 18th-century gravestone carvers vi, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2015.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2015)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Sepulchral monuments--New England--History--18th century, Gravestones--New England--History--18th century, Stone carvers--New England

Book Details

Author

Gabel, Laurel K., Chase, Theodore

Publisher

New England Historic Genealogical Society

Place Published

City

Boston

Location

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Date Published

1997

Call No.

NB1856 .N4 C47 1997 v. 1

ISBN

0880820268

LCCN

90060570

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Theodore Chase and Laurel K. Gabel. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 9, 2015

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 25, 2023