The true image: gravestone art and the culture of Scotch Irish settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina backcountry
The immigrant craftsmen in Pennsylvania -- The stonecutters' world in the Carolinas -- The Bigham workshop and nearby Scotch Irish stonecutters -- Reading Scotch Irish emblems -- Seeing Scotch Irish inscriptions -- The Scotch Irish in the light of legends -- Reflections on the stonecutters'...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Chapel Hill, NC
The Univ. of North Carolina Press
[2012]
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Patterson, Daniel W., The True Image: Gravestone Art and the Culture of Scotch Irish Settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina Backcountry] (2015) (Kirk, Nicole C.)
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Series/Journal: | The Richard Hampton Jenrette series in architecture and the decorative arts
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| Further subjects: | B
Sepulchral monuments (South Carolina)
B Scots-Irish (South Carolina) Social life and customs B Sepulchral monuments (Pennsylvania) B Sepulchral monuments (North Carolina) B Scots-Irish (Pennsylvania) Social life and customs B Scots-Irish (North Carolina) Social life and customs |
| Summary: | The immigrant craftsmen in Pennsylvania -- The stonecutters' world in the Carolinas -- The Bigham workshop and nearby Scotch Irish stonecutters -- Reading Scotch Irish emblems -- Seeing Scotch Irish inscriptions -- The Scotch Irish in the light of legends -- Reflections on the stonecutters' world -- The Scotch Irish in slave economy and landgrab |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-470) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | XII, 481 S., Ill., Kt., 27 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3567-8 |



