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 B T Batsford Ltd, 1993

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A nearly new copy, square and tight with no creases or splits. Contents fresh and clean, not showing any pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition. Seller Inventory # 208436

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Celebration of Death: An Introduction to ...

Publisher: B T Batsford Ltd

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Like New

Edition: First Edition.

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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.