tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174500248007336079.post2800971595826358261..comments2024-01-06T18:56:53.990-05:00Comments on Gravestoned: Grave images: Urn and willowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174500248007336079.post-91512848273352914992012-05-23T04:42:05.812-04:002012-05-23T04:42:05.812-04:00"Professional scholars ... debate the extent ..."Professional scholars ... debate the extent to which it is possible to determine their meaning and significance." Most of the interpretations of grave symbols I have seen are speculation. But since grave motifs recur so frequently, I wonder if 19th century masons or funeral directors published anything which set out the contemporary understanding of what these motifs meant?Marshall Colmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293970978200882404noreply@blogger.com