A book on a gravestone may also depict learning, a scholar, a prayer, memory, or someone who worked as a writer, book seller, or publisher. Books and scrolls can also represent the Evangelists.
Book
By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide
A book found on a cemetery tombstone can represent many different things, including the book of life, often represented as the Bible.
Braun tombstone, Hope Cemetery, Barre, Vermont
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