Understanding cemetery symbols : a field guide for historic graveyards /

Graveyards don't exist merely to shelter the dead. They also nurture the living. In fact, America's garden cemeteries were our nation's first public parks. People used to visit cemeteries not only to mourn the dead, but to have a pleasant day in nature with their family. "Underst...

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Main Author: Snider, Tui (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Castle Azle Press, [2017]
Edition:First edition
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505 0 |a Why symbols matter -- How to use this book -- The American burial landscape -- Cemetery safety & etiquette -- Types of American cemeteries -- Names, dates & eptaphs -- Sticks & stones -- Coins, pebbles & seashells -- American headstone styles -- Monuments & other structures -- Cemetery architecture -- Hands, hearts & body parts -- Saints, angels & other beings -- Plants, flowers & trees -- So many crosses! -- Clubs, secret societies & organizations -- Common latin phrases -- Misc. cemetary symbols from A to Z 
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