COLLECTION NAME:
R. H. C. Davis Notebooks Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_RHCDavis_b2nb38
Filename:
exws_RHCDavis_b2nb38.tif
Title:
R. H. C. Davis Notebook 38
Title Alternative:
Mason Marks
Creator:
Davis, R. H. C. (Ralph Henry Carless), 1918-1991
Date:
between 1954 and 1956?
Description:
R. H. C. Davis's bound book containing his article "A Catalogue of Masons' Marks as an Aid to Architectural History” published in 1954 in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Davis's title from the cover reads: "Mason Marks". The book opens with a letter dated August 1, 1956 from Rose D. Coulton. Coulton thanks Ralph Davis for the catalog of mason marks book, remarks on their travels, and expresses delight that Davis found her spouse G. G. [George Gordan] Coulton's mason marks helpful. The first page lists a bibliography followed by the printed article. The article features mason marks located on the surface of historic buildings in England and Europe. In between the printed pages are blank pages on which Davis wrote additions and corrections. At the end of the book is a two-page chart organizing mason marks by categories.
Subject:
Banker marks
Subject:
Architecture--History
Subject:
Publications
Subject:
Stonemasonry
People Identified:
Coulton, Rose Dorothy, 1877-1959
People Identified:
Coulton, G. G. (George Gordon), 1858-1947
Keywords:
notebooks; Research; Inscriptions
Collection:
R. H. C. Davis Notebooks Collection
Location:
England
Time Period:
1950 - 1959
Language:
eng
Source:
R. H. C. Davis Collection (02-exws_davis), Notebook 38, "A Catalogue of Masons' Marks as an Aid to Architectural History" by R.H.C. Davis , Box 2, Folder 38, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Format:
image/tiff
Rights Status:
In Copyright.
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Type:
Text
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2024