Name/Title
Early Gravestone Art in Georgia and South CarolinaEntry/Object ID
2015.002.010Description
Explores the legacy of gravestone art in South Carolina and Georgia, in particular, Charleston and Savannah. Discusses the techniques and styles individual carvers, traces common patterns of imagery, and chronicles the transformations in taste and in attitude toward death.
Contents: From the winged death's head to the soul in flight -- The gravestone as tableau -- The rules of architecture -- Tombstone portraiture -- Creating memorials for a new century -- Descriptive lexicon for gravestones
xiv, 246 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
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2015.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2015)Acquisition Method
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Gravestones--South Carolina--Themes, motives, Christian art and symbolism--South Carolina, Gravestones--Georgia--Themes, motives, Christian art and symbolism--GeorgiaBook Details
Author
Combs, Diana WilliamsPublisher
University of Georgia PressDate Published
circa 1986Call No.
NB1856 .G38 C65 1986ISBN
0820307882LCCN
851129Notes
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PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
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Notes: By Diana Williams Combs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-238) and index.Created By
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