The Original Old Stone Rubbing kit lets you preserve epitaphs and artwork from historical gravestones and monuments. A craft with no limitations for creativity in recording the works of yesteryear's craftsmen with today's new products from Gravestone Rubbing Supplies. Perfect for the beginner or expert! This wonderful gift set is a terrific introduction to the timeless art of gravestone rubbing. Everything you need to start your first rubbing can be found in this package, including: A booklet describing the process of gravestone rubbing as well as suggestions for the many ways to preserve the artworks you create, two large 1/8 lb. cakes of deep pigment rubbing waxes, 1 black and 1 rust, five sheets of acid free archival museum grade rubbing paper, 24" x 36", a natural bristle brush for cleaning gravestones, special masking tape for securing your paper to the gravestones and a black artist's tube in which to contain all of the above. The Old Stone Rubbing Kit is designed to help you embark on your own gravestone rubbing adventure by giving you the background and materials you need to be successful from the very start. We promise a delightful experience, and the opportunity to share in a centuries-old hobby. Proudly made, assembled and printed in the USA.

Gravestone, monument, and brass rubbing—the process of capturing relief impressions of lettering, carvings or designs from stone or brass plates—is an ancient and beautiful art with widespread contemporary appeal. Because it produces stunning images, as well as teaching us fascinating facts about the past, the technique attracts everyone from historians and artists to schoolchildren on field trips and followers of Wicca and other New Age practices. This all-inclusive kit has everything needed to start creating beautiful rubbings: a 60-page book filled with a history of the craft and instructions; a natural-bristle wooden brush for cleaning surfaces; two large blocks of rubbing wax, masking tape, and five sheets of 24 x 36 inch high-quality cloth-like paper.

Based on first-hand experience, this entrancing narrative of daily life in Peking in the first decades of this century makes vivid the milieu of a fictional family--the traditionally-minded, lower middle- class family of Wu. The author uses experiences of the Wu family's son from birth to marriage to convey in rich detail a vanished way of life, including children's games, nursery rhymes, and education; flowers and foods; street entertainers, folk amusements, and acrobatics; religions; jokes and poems; and a great deal more. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Examining the art, history and social importance of Scotland's kirkyards.