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A black marble slab was laid over his grave ( no longer present ), and an inscription in brass recording his death and that of his first wife, Elizabeth Harris.
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There are a number of interesting monuments, most notably that of Prior Vivian which was formerly in the Priory Church ( Thomas Vivian's effigy lying on a chest: black Catacleuse stone and grey marble ).
Made entirely of black marble, except for the base and cornice, the altar would have made a striking impression.
The original black marble sarcophagus collapsed at Burg Hohenzollern — the current one is a copper copy.
However, because of its low brisance, black powder causes fewer fractures and results in more usable stone compared to other explosives, making black powder useful for blasting monumental stone such as granite and marble.
There are also quarries of black marble, limestone flags, clay schist, and granite.
In the debris around the grave, fragments of black and white marble were found, which were linked to Robert the Bruce ’ s recorded purchase of a marble sarcophagus.
In 1625, the site was visited by Pietro della Valle, who recorded the presence of ancient bricks stamped with strange symbols, cemented together with bitumen, as well as inscribed pieces of black marble that appeared to be seals.
" A black marble marker was placed on her grave in Clarksville's Foster Memorial Garden Cemetery by the Wilma Rudolph Memorial Commission on November 21, 1995.
In 1838 on the anniversary of his death John the Blind was laid in a black marble Sarcophagus in a public ceremony.
Inside the House of the Unions, mourners shuffled up a marble staircase beneath chandeliers draped in black gauze.
The inscription, which is also inscribed in a circle of black marble on the main floor beneath the centre of the dome, reads:
Above his sarcophagus, made of marble, there is a black stone on which is inscribed:
The fine black and-white marble arcaded façade was erected in the mid-14th century by Matteo da Campione.
She is buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of the Abbey, in a black marble tomb topped with a bronze gilded effigy and canopy, between the graves of William and Mary and the tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots.
After a pointed lawsuit with Henry Hucks Gibbs, first Baron Aldenham over who should direct the restoration, Grimthorpe had the vault remade and reproportioned in stone, made the floor in black and white marble ( 1893 ), and had new Victorian arcading and sculpture put below the canopy work.
The ‘‘ War Memorial ’‘, a black marble wall located just under the flagpole on the Terrazzo, is etched with the names of Academy graduates who have been killed in combat.
Hermes, angry at Aglauros for breaking her promise, changes her into a black marble statue.
A legend recorded in the 12th century De Inventione Sanctœ Crucis Nostrœ (" The Discovery of our Holy Cross ") or " Waltham Chronicle " tells how in about 1016, at another estate of Tovi's at Montacute near Glastonbury, his blacksmith found a large black flint ( or marble ) crucifix buried at the top of a hill, after a dream.
The black slate and white marble tiles were repaired, cleaned and replaced where necessary, whilst most of the age damage was to be found in the woodwork, which was suffering greatly from poor ventilation and having been laid directly on to earth, resulting in worm and wet rot.
The black and white marble paving dates from 1677 – 78.
File: York York minster choir area 004. JPG | Choir York Minster, showing Kent's black & white marble floor
The railings are topped by the statues of two Egyptian lions in black basalt at their base and the marble renditions of Castor and Pollux at their top.
One of the principal rooms, the Marble Hall ( 1 ), the first of the large reception rooms, serves as an entrance hall from the south entrance, and takes its name from a chequer board patterned floor of black and white marble tiles.
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His grave is marked by a simple black slab of granite and a large Honey locust tree.
* Saint Piran ' rediscovered ' tin-smelting ( tin had been smelted in Cornwall since before the Romans ' arrival, but the methods had since been lost ) when his black hearthstone, which was evidently a slab of tin-bearing ore, had the tin smelt out of it and rise to the top in the form of a white cross ( thus the image on the flag ).
Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church.
Across the center of the slab is a black enamel band upon which three Greek letters appear, which are the initials of three mystic Greek words meaning phronimon ( Phi ), thumos ( Theta ), katharotes ( Kappa ) and meaning " wisdom ," " aspiration ," and " purity.
The black slab is simple, indicating his name, birth and death dates ; the inscription is now considerably worn.
They are filled with glass by Cottingham as a memorial of Dean Merewether, who is buried in the crypt below, and is further commemorated here by a black marble slab with a brass by Hardman, recording his unwearied interest in the restoration of the cathedral.
Nevertheless the black he-Goat or Akerbeltz is known in Basque mythology to be an attribute of goddess Mari and is found in a Roman age slab as a votive dedication: Aherbelts Deo (" to the god Aherbelts ") ( see: Aquitanian language ).
Set into the floor near the nave is an 18th century Italian black marble memorial slab to Thomas Skepper.
The 12-inch figure is mounted upon a hexagon-shaped slab of black granite and polished Cocobolo wood.
In the north aisle there is a 14th century black marble slab to Adam of Frampton and his wife.
His grave is marked by a simple polished black stone slab inscribed " Sacred to the memory of William James Muller who died Sep 8th 1845 Aged 35 years ".
The design that won the government of India invitational competition had the black marble slab surrounded by red earth as none of Gandhiji's ashram residences had any " English lawn ".
Another version of the Sila Devi installation is that Raja Man Singh, after defeating the Raja of Jessore, received a gift of a black stone slab which was credited with link to the Mahabharata epic story in which Kansa had killed older siblings of Lord Krishna on this stone.
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The wind of their running was cold and wild, the horses were lathered and their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind.
The metal strip they had taken off from was coal black against the green jungle around it.
Over the rapidly-diminishing outline of a jump seat piled high with luggage Herry's black brushcut was just discernible, near, or enviably near that spot where -- hidden -- more delicately-textured, most beautifully tinted hair must still be streaming back in cool, oh cool wind sweetly perfumed with sagebrush and yucca flowers and engine fumes.
His hair was black, already greying at the temples in the classic beauty-idiom, the only one permitted to a man.
Charles, also fifteen, was tall and skinny, scraggly, with straight black hair like an Indian's and sharp brown eyes.
She was nude to the waist and her tumbled abundance of black hair did not conceal the knife slashes on her back.
He seemed timid ( at first, ) wore nose glasses from which a black ribbon dangled, and was no bigger than a jockey.
When Mrs. Coolidge was in mourning, she did not wear black.
When Papa went out to do God's work, Stevie often accompanied him in the buggy, which was drawn by Violet, the new black mare.
The maid was very black and very energetic, trim in a yellow pique uniform.
When McFeeley was halfway to the door, the proprietor emerged -- a mountainous, dark man, his head thick with resiny black hair, his eyes like two of the black olives he imported in boatloads.
And a gray-haired man whose glance -- direct, lifelike, and mildly accusing -- was contradicted by the gilt and black frame.
He was wearing sneakers and shorts and an open-collared shirt, and in his hand he carried a little black bag.
It was a delayed moon, but now the sky had cleared of scudding black and the stars sugared the silver-gray sky.
Krakow Boulevard was filled with black Nazi uniforms and the dirty brownish ones of their Auxiliaries.
It was a Cadillac, black grayed with the dust of the road, its windows closed tight so you knew that the people who climbed out of it would be cool and unwrinkled.
Soon we were deep in a conversation that was interrupted many times by little things like Jennie's holding her breath and pretending to black out, Miranda's dumping the contents of the sugar bowl on the table, and various screeches, thuds, and giggles.
Specific staining by DEAE-cellulose treated Af and Af, although clearly distinguishable under the microscope from either nonspecific staining or autofluorescence of cells, was not satisfactorily photographed to show such differences in spite of many attempts with black and white and color photography.
Just plain old black dirt was also used as a pack to relieve wasp or bee stings.
Near the southern border, cattle of the early longhorn breed whose coloration was black with a lineback, with white speckles frequently appearin' on the sides and belly, were called `` zorrillas ''.
But she was talking of Emile when she saw the black line of the open door ; ;
Alec's first impression of the lobby was gloomy, Victorian dignity -- black walnut and red plush, a black and white tiled floor, and Persian rugs.
She had black eyes, long and intriguingly tilted, and the way she walked was melody.
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