As promised in my earlier blog post, I’ve uploaded the rest of my pictures from the Granary Burying Ground. My favorites were the ones where the stonemason has left his guides visible, so you can see the underlying structure of the text. This one is sporting some very interesting small caps — see where the carver made the J in Benjamin with a descender like a lowercase letter?
This unfortunate man also seems to have died in J78J.
The older the headstone, the more intricate and graphic the carvings were.
The construction was also fascinating. I wondered if this was a result of the stone itself, or if someone was trying to save money by splicing together several thinner pieces.
I love that so many of the headstone authors went the extra mile. In case you weren’t aware, this is a tomb.
Cost-saving measure? View the rest of the flickr set here.
More images of the Granary Burying Ground
As promised in my earlier blog post, I’ve uploaded the rest of my pictures from the Granary Burying Ground. My favorites were the ones where the stonemason has left his guides visible, so you can see the underlying structure of the text. This one is sporting some very interesting small caps — see where the carver made the J in Benjamin with a descender like a lowercase letter?
This unfortunate man also seems to have died in J78J.
The older the headstone, the more intricate and graphic the carvings were.
The construction was also fascinating. I wondered if this was a result of the stone itself, or if someone was trying to save money by splicing together several thinner pieces.
I love that so many of the headstone authors went the extra mile. In case you weren’t aware, this is a tomb.
Cost-saving measure? View the rest of the flickr set here.