tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post8390044619993786640..comments2023-10-11T20:45:41.672+11:00Comments on Taphophile Tragics: Taphophile Tragics # 11Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-73128063897379885392012-03-11T20:48:41.634+11:002012-03-11T20:48:41.634+11:00S'okay. Simply join back in when you have mate...S'okay. Simply join back in when you have material you are happy with.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-48415929059872154042012-03-10T18:15:18.455+11:002012-03-10T18:15:18.455+11:00They are an overlooked bunch of artists.Sorry no p...They are an overlooked bunch of artists.Sorry no pics this week.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-61755760068519448532012-03-08T12:19:16.871+11:002012-03-08T12:19:16.871+11:00Could not agree with you more, Owen. On the disapp...Could not agree with you more, Owen. On the disappearing tradesmen, and the slabs of granite et al.<br /><br />It is the old style markers that interest me. The one's that others have forgotten.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-29819527429247245072012-03-08T07:13:24.215+11:002012-03-08T07:13:24.215+11:00So many unknown stone cutters, sculptors, glass wo...So many unknown stone cutters, sculptors, glass workers, masons, iron forgers behind all the monuments and art in cemeteries. Often sculptures in French cemeteries are signed, but very hard to track down any info about the names that can be found. And I would wager that they have become a very rare breed indeed. <br /><br />imho, the quality of the work being done in many places today just doesn't hold a candle against what was being done a hundred years ago. I never go near the recent areas of most graveyards, the cold, polished, square-cut slabs of marble or granite don't appeal to me at all, I wouldn't want to spend eternity underneath such a soul-less piece of stone.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-5768134020481131682012-03-07T15:51:36.153+11:002012-03-07T15:51:36.153+11:00do you like to read?
im curious how many of the au...do you like to read?<br />im curious how many of the authors you have read in my post! i have to admit i read none of them. i do have some of their books. "to be read". some day...<br /><br />i always wonder about those "caged" graves. i dont think i want a cage around my grave...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-51829232122735461992012-03-07T07:32:50.748+11:002012-03-07T07:32:50.748+11:00Nice shot and good luck in your quest. Monumental ...Nice shot and good luck in your quest. Monumental masons sometimes have a workshop in cemeteries over here. They can be very informative about the history of their firm especially if it has stayed in the family.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-28751690838586966732012-03-07T03:16:59.194+11:002012-03-07T03:16:59.194+11:00Your post today is sending me back to Mt. View to ...Your post today is sending me back to Mt. View to look for signatures on either headstones or statuary. A new quest of sorts.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-78265373177454590012012-03-07T00:47:04.778+11:002012-03-07T00:47:04.778+11:00What a fantastic picture. I find Google is always...What a fantastic picture. I find Google is always the best place to start, with local libraries and old local trade directories a close second.<br /><br />Herding Cats<br /><br />http://seathreepeeo.blogspot.comSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-61296746020011354352012-03-06T19:54:41.410+11:002012-03-06T19:54:41.410+11:00Joan: I am going the Trove route.Joan: I am going the Trove route.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-55729135902847066742012-03-06T19:35:42.310+11:002012-03-06T19:35:42.310+11:00Something to keep your sleuthing mind active. I g...Something to keep your sleuthing mind active. I guess they don't have a website, having long passed on but maybe there will be an old advert somewhere.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-36648438861980179842012-03-06T13:59:43.778+11:002012-03-06T13:59:43.778+11:00I have shared one of those Waverley Cemetery statu...I have shared one of those Waverley Cemetery statues today.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-23519213139381999752012-03-06T11:12:01.802+11:002012-03-06T11:12:01.802+11:00There are some really lovely works of art in cemet...There are some really lovely works of art in cemeteries...It would be awesome if one could find a signed work!! I LOVE the iron fences and most especially the really old pieces. REALLY like the one you have pictured with the fleur de'lis on top!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-36599074494163063502012-03-06T09:22:03.729+11:002012-03-06T09:22:03.729+11:00One of the things I am trying to sort out too, Nic...One of the things I am trying to sort out too, Nick, is when individual sculptures from marble or granite, gave way to moulds poured from polyresins. Who were the masons who hard-carved individual statues, and is their 'art' identifiable and able to be collated?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-31439382617289619352012-03-06T09:03:53.586+11:002012-03-06T09:03:53.586+11:00Hi Julie, nice shot! Funerary art is quite an amaz...Hi Julie, nice shot! Funerary art is quite an amazing topic and one can find quite spectacular sculptures in cemeteries. See my post for some of these in the Athens Cemetery, one particularly rich in shining white marble statuary.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-33170674875231046952012-03-06T08:27:01.219+11:002012-03-06T08:27:01.219+11:00Hi Julie
Linked to Squizzy Taylor today. I have a...Hi Julie<br />Linked to Squizzy Taylor today. I have a few more which you might be interested in.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-51594666793394962462012-03-06T06:50:10.801+11:002012-03-06T06:50:10.801+11:00I linked to an old post today. I love cemeteries a...I linked to an old post today. I love cemeteries and you post an interesting question today. I have never taken the time to see if the statues, etc. are signed. I will look for this the next time I'm on a cemetery walk!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-58463109828631827952012-03-06T05:42:22.309+11:002012-03-06T05:42:22.309+11:00Funerary art knows no trend. Style seems to be a c...Funerary art knows no trend. Style seems to be a combination of creator and those for whom it is created! Always fascinating!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-79023364222177565892012-03-06T04:35:34.131+11:002012-03-06T04:35:34.131+11:00old cemeteries...a repository of our history!old cemeteries...a repository of our history!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-29612446267425043252012-03-06T00:05:26.134+11:002012-03-06T00:05:26.134+11:00Thanks, Jose. I come for a visit in a couple of mi...Thanks, Jose. I come for a visit in a couple of minutes.<br /><br />Thanks, Roe. I look forward to reading it.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-35513771944964896532012-03-05T23:54:06.012+11:002012-03-05T23:54:06.012+11:00Love it. I went through another pioneer cemetery ...Love it. I went through another pioneer cemetery outside of Phoenix last week. Historically, the Sonoran Desert of Arizona really does cemeteries differently because of the lack of water. I'll be posting pictures soon.RoeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131723337404316867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-18867536891051553212012-03-05T22:32:12.234+11:002012-03-05T22:32:12.234+11:00Another wonderful composition, Julie!Another wonderful composition, Julie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.com