Author: Sylvia Jelliffe Stragnell
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Category : Rubbing
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Edmund Vincent Gillon
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Category : Rubbing
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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Reproductions of gravestone rubbings from grave sites in New England.

Author: Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
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ISBN: 9780844621296
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Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Edmund Vincent Gillon
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Reproductions of gravestone rubbings from grave sites in New England.

Author: Tamara E. Wasserman
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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The use of engraved sculptural or painted images was a pagan practice, hesitantly adopted by the earliest Christians, who had to transform the old mythological symbols in order to express suitably the meanings of their new religion.

Author: Karen Halttunen
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300037883
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America. "An ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. ... This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective. ... Essential reading for historians, literary critics, feminists, and cultural commentators who wish to study mid-nineteenth-century American culture and its relation to contemporary values."--Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly "A compelling and beautifully developed study. ... Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose."--Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History "Halttunen has done her homework--the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes--and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look."--John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement "The kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be."--William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly "A stunning contribution to American cultural history."--Alan Trachtenberg

Author: Henry Glassie
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812210132
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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"Filled with brilliant insights and tantalizing leads."--

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ISBN: 9780486210650
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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"The Saddharma-Puṇḍarīka (The Lotus of the True Law), one of the Mahayana sutras, is perhaps the single most important Mahayana Buddhist work. Composed originally in India, some sections written as early as the beginning of the Christian era, the Lotus is held in enormous esteem by the Northern schools of Buddhism and by Chinese and Japanese Buddhists, particularly Tendai and later developments. Described as "the most eminent" of all the sutras, "the crown jewel" in which "all Buddha-laws are succinctly taught," the Lotus is a keystone in the education of every serious Buddhist. This sutra is essentially a collection of responses, explanations, ex cathedra lectures, and the like, bearing chiefly upon metaphysical issues: the nature of Buddhahood, the concept of nirvana, the Bodhisattva ideal, the rewards of the faithful, and other theoretical matters, that have become essential dogma in all Buddhist schools that have since arisen. A transfiguration of the traditional Buddha-situation is presented: the historical Buddha, the Tathagata or Sakyamuni, is seen in his eternal, supernatural aspect; he sits surrounded by an array of gods, arahats, demons, bodhisattvas, gandharvas, monks and nuns--all eager to hear the infinitely wise utterances of the Great Teacher. The revelations are made sometimes by Sakyamuni, addressing his historical sangha, including Ananda, Sariputra, Kasyapa, et al., and at other times by the Buddhas of the past and the future, Manjusri and Maitreya. This edition contains the complete translation of the Lotus, rendered from Sanskrit by Professor Kern. He has also written a critical introduction to the work and has clarified and supplemented the text by means of numerous footnotes." -- Publisher's description

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Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Author: Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887400636
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Typical buildings of late 18th and early 19th century New England seaports in a cut-and-assemble form that will be loved by adults and children. It contains ten architectural models in H-O scale, printed in full color on sturdy stock. The authentic buildings are representative of the types that existed in waterfronts of such famous New England seaports as Salem, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newburyport, and New London.