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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Main Author: Patterson, Daniel Watkins (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Chapel Hill, NC The University of North Carolina Press [2012]
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.)
Edition:1. ed.
Series/Journal:The Richard Hampton Jenrette series in architecture and the decorative arts
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
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-470) and indexes
ISBN:0807835676