"... history along with images of a wide variety of common and not-so-common cemetery symbols, and offers an in-depth examination of stone relics and the personal and intimate details they display-flora and fauna, religious icons, society symbols, and final impressions of how the deceased wished to be remembered."

"This guide examines conservation and repair treatments for historic monuments and tombstones..." Published by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
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"This slender volume encapsulates more information on graveyard preservation than any other restoration guidebook available."

....a visual tour of historic cemeteries across Canada, examining such diverse topics as: Burial traditions, including customs from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Ukranian, Quaker, Pioneer, Acadian, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, First Nations and African-American cemeteries - Graveyard symbols and motifs, and their meanings - Materials used in cemeteries-stone, wood, bronze and cast iron - Historic graveyard conservation.