A Time to Mourn. Expressions of Grief in Nineteenth Century America
Published by The Museums at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, 1980
- Softcover
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Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Design Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. A few binder flaws: light creases to a few pages in the middle of the catalog. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm and tight. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Stony Brook Museum and at the Brandywine River Museum in 1980-81. Organized by Pike and Armstrong. With essays by David E.Stannard, Harvey Green, Lawrence Taylor, Donald E.Simon, Phoebe Lloyd, Barbara Dodd Hillerman and P.G.Buckley. Includes material on mourning clothes, mourning stationery, caskets, all kinds of decorative arts objects with scenes of graveyards and funerals on them, the symbolism of death as we see it in architecture and stone-carving, also paintings and other works of art. 244 works in the exhibition. Brief bibliography. Illustrated in color and black & white. 11" high X 9" wide, 192 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Time to Mourn. Expressions of Grief in Nineteenth Century America
- Author
- Pike, Martha V.and Janice Gray Armstrong
- Publisher
- The Museums at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
- Publication year
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft Cover
- Seller catalogs
- American Decorative Arts (Pre 1900), American History
Design Books
New York, NY, U.S.A.
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