Grave marking industry
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The grave marking industry covers the construction and often inscription of markers, usually of stone, over the grave or tomb of a dead person (or occasionally animal).
Some graves are marked by impressive monuments, such a mausolea or church monuments, but the majority of grave markers are simple. Today, these are usually gravestones. The markers show the creativity of their craftsmen, particularly stone masons. The industry dates back to prehistoric times.
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[edit] Archaeological study
The study of markers is an application of Archaeological geology.
[edit] Boulonnais tradition
A local industry, providing i.a. grave markers, arose in a small, geologically isolated paleozoic area near Boulogne.
[edit] Namur- Vesdre- Aachen tradition
A group of stonecutters used carboniferous limestone found along the Meuse River, from Namur to Liège (and as far as Aachen).
[edit] Gallery
 Tomb cross 1628, Wierre Effroy, France (Boulonnais tradition) |
 Tomb crosses, Noorbeek, Netherlands (Namur- Vesdre- Aachen tradition) |
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[edit] References
- Nijssen , J. and Weyns , J. 1960 . Oude stenen graf- en veldkruisen in:Ons Heem vol. 15.
- Groessens, Eric s.d. Les matériaux de construction de Belgique et du Nord de la France
- Groessens, Eric 2003. Les marbres du Boulonnais. In: Lithorama 30th year, nr. 7, p. 29- 34.
- Thomson , George 2004 . Scottish kirkyards and tombstone lettering. CD-ROM . ISBN : 0954089111
