Sounds like an interesting book, not because of stone work but because it's
cemetery related.  I do quite a bit of cemetery work.  Ruth



At 8:33 AM -0500 12/2/03, John Leeke, Preservation Consultant wrote:
>Our stone working friends might be interested in this eBay item:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3257444637&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
>
>Memorial Art, Ancient And Modern: Illustrations And Descriptions Of The
>World's Most Notable Examples Of Cemetery Memorials. Arranged And Published
>By Harry A. Bliss. Over 700 ill. from photographs of mouldings,
>ornamentation and lettering. 230 illustrations of memorials, over 300
>illustrations of names. A fantastic look at the history and practical
>application of this art form. Includes "The Mausoleums Of The World As
>Expressed In The Orders Of Architecture" by W. Liance Cottrell / "The Exedra
>In Memorial Design" by John Francis Stanley / "The Cross" by L. A.
>Whitehouse / "Architectural Orders In Monumental Work" by Frank Chouteau
>Brown, and many more.
>
>John
>by hammer and hand great works do stand
>by pen and thought best words are wrought
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Ruth Barton
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Dummerston, VT

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