SYMBOLS WROUGHT IN SOMBER STONE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

SYMBOLS WROUGHT IN SOMBER STONE

Entry/Object ID

99.14.1.6

Description

Color: Black; Gold "Symbols Wrought in Somber Stone" by Harry A. Bliss (Buffalo: Harry A. Bliss, Inc., Publishers, 1925), 194 pp. A hardcover book with a black cover, featuring the title and author's name at top center, all in gold lettering. The title, author's name, and date of publication are in gold lettering on the spine. Included are sections on favored memorial forms; the fountain, the vase and the ledger; the sarcophagus and tablet; and sand-blast designs. Many black and white photographs of sepulchral monuments can also be found throughout the book. With many abrasions on the cover; tearing on the spine; and fading of the lettering on the spine, the book is in good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Architecture, Sculpture, Mausoleums, Sepulchral monuments, Fountains

Search Terms

Books, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Symbolism, Sepulchral slabs, Crypts, Tombs

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Books