From Slate to Marble 1770-1870: Gravestone Carving Traditions in Eastern Massachusetts - Hardcover

Blachowicz, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0977203107 ISBN 13: 9780977203109

Verlag: Graver Pr, 2006

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Book by Blachowicz James

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In this study, Blachowicz considers the work of 55 gravestone carvers who worked between 1770 and 1870 in Plymouth, Kingston, Boston, Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and other counties of eastern Massachusetts, where the trade first developed. He traces the lives of individual carvers, the relationships between them, their design and lettering styles, changes in tradition, and the evolution of the stonecutting trade. An accompanying CD-ROM contains about 750 images (a third are included in the book), lists of 8000+ gravestones, and has a catalog of 713 burial grounds where the work can be found. The book contains a general index and an index of gravestones. Blachowicz is professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and was the 2003 recipient of the Forbes Award, given by the Association for Gravestone Studies "in recognition of exceptional service to the field." Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biografía del autor:

JAMES BLACHOWICZ became interested in early New England gravestones during a summer in Falmouth, MA in 1972 and began research for the present study in 1994. He has contributed a number of articles to the Quarterly of the Association for Gravestone Studies and a number of monographs to the Association's annual, Markers. In 2003, he was the recipient of the Association's Forbes Award, given “in recognition of exceptional service to the field of gravestone studies.” He has also taught courses in ancient history, art and architecture and has contributed articles to the New York Times on travel in Greece, Turkey, Syria, Tunisia and Algeria.He is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.His book in philosophy, Of Two Minds: The Nature of Inquiry (SUNY), appeared in 1998.

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• Verlag: Graver Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0977203107
• ISBN 13: 9780977203109
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480