| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xlix, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis: The graven images of early New England, 1653-1800. 1959. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: I. The Puritan Background -- Introduction: II. The Language of Religious Symbolism -- Ch. I. Puritan Religion. I. The Function of Symbolism in Normative Puritan Theology. II. Puritan Symbolism in Religion Until 1800. III. Puritan Theology, Symbolism, and Imagery. IV. Symbolic Mediacy and Immediacy in New England: Religion and Art. V. Symbolic Stonecarving: A Study in Realized Eschatology. VI. English Burial Rituals. VII. Burial Rituals in New England -- Ch. II. Iconography. I. New England Funerary Art. II. The Repertory of Symbols. III. Modalities of Meaning -- Ch. III. Sources and Definitions of the Major New England Styles. I. English Stonecarving: 1550-1850. II. Engravings, Woodcuts, and Emblem Books. III. The Origins of the Provincial Baroque Style in Massachusetts: 1647-1735. IV. The Growth of the Provincial Baroque Style in Massachusetts: 1722-1815. V. The Provincial Baroque Style in Rhode Island: 1690-1815. VI. The Provincial Baroque Style in Connecticut in the 18th Century. VII. The Origins and Development of the Neoclassical Style in New England: 1769-1815. VIII. The Origins and Development of the Ornamental Styles in New England: 1668-1815. IX. Summary -- Conclusions: I. Puritanism and Puritan Art -- Conclusions: II. The Vernacular and the Cultivated Traditions in Art -- Conclusions: III. American Art and New England Stonecarving. |
| Subject |
Sepulchral monuments -- New England.
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Sculpture, American -- New England.
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Stone carving -- New England.
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Sculpture, American. (OCoLC)fst01109531
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Sepulchral monuments. (OCoLC)fst01112853
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Stone carving. (OCoLC)fst01133837
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New England. (OCoLC)fst01241913
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| Genre/Form |
Dissertation. -- aat.
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| Added Author |
Ludwig, Allan I.
Graven images of early New England, 1653-1800.
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| ISBN |
0819560405 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780819560407 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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