Meeson, R. (2005). Ritual marks and graffiti:. Vernacular Architect 36. Vol 36, pp. 41-48.
Title The title of the publication or report |
Ritual marks and graffiti: | |||||
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curiosities or meaningful symbols? | |||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Vernacular Architect 36 | |||||
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Vernacular Architecture | |||||
Volume Volume number and part |
36 | |||||
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41 - 48 | |||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Short paper prompted by recent recording of ritual marks and graffiti in the West Midlands. One set of marks recorded was so complex as to suggest a palimpsest, resulting from incisions made at different dates, implying continuity of this traditional activity. The inscriptions found on plaster prompted notions that many inscribed marks might yet remain hidden behind wallpaper and other later finishes, that they were more common and more widely distributed than previously thought, and that they might come in a wide range of types, sometimes partly determined by the medium on which they were inscribed. While explanations of ritual marks vary, the primary purpose of the paper is not to seek to explain particular symbols or graffiti, but to consider what practical use they might be to anyone seeking to analyse vernacular buildings. | |||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2005 | |||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
31 May 2006 |