A Celebration Of Death An Introduction To Some Of The Buildings, Monuments, And Settings Of Funerary Architecture In The Western European Tradition

Curl, James Stevens

ISBN 10: 0713473363 / ISBN 13: 9780713473360

Published by BT Batsford Ldt, London, 1993

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Foxing to closed pages. Slight dents on the front cover(8cms, 7cms). Corners of front cover slightly worn. Spine indented but not damaged. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 38992

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Celebration Of Death An Introduction To Some Of The Buildings, Monuments, And Settings Of Funerary Architecture In The Western European Tradition
• Publisher: BT Batsford Ldt, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713473363
• ISBN 13: 9780713473360
• Binding: Soft
• Edition: Second Revised Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

This book describes and illustrates funerary architecture, monuments, memorials, and mausolea, together with the landscapes of cemeteries, from classical antiquity to the 20th century. The subjects of funerary architecture, of commemorative structures, and of cemeteries have been neglected by writers until fairly recently. This book describes funerary traditions, derived from early civilizations, from the Graeco-Roman world, and from Judaeo-Christian practice. In one broad sweep the author covers a wide range of chronology and geographical area, including the highly elaborate cemeteries created from the 18th century onwards.