Daisy wheel, hexfoil, hexafoil, rosette : protective marks in gravestone art / Robyn S. Lacy.

New York : Berghahn, 2024.

©2024

ix, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"The use of protective symbols, also known as apotropaic marks, are often part of folk magic traditions, appearing in homes, churches, on personal items, and even graves, across Europe, Australia, and North America. The most common and well-known of these marks is the hexfoil, otherwise known as the daisy wheel, witch hex, or rosette. Hexfoils have a history of use for personal protection and were carved both intentionally or graffitied into church pews and walls, bed frames, doors, and gravestones. This research sheds light on the use of this historic symbol to protect the bodies and souls of the deceased, across several thousand years and multiple countries"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Lacy, Robyn S. Daisy wheel, hexfoil, hexafoil, rosette New York : Berghahn Books, 2024

English

October 14, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.