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: 0094630003 / ISBN 13: 9780094630000

Published by Constable, London, 1980

About this Item

404 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white. Bibliography. Hb in dw, ex-library, with traces on dw spine where small label has been removed, on front free end-paper where label has been lifted, and (cancelled) stamp on reverse of title page. Otherwise a very good copy. Uncommon.

Seller Inventory # 001293

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: Constable, London
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0094630003
• ISBN 13: 9780094630000
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: See Description
• Dust Jacket Condition: See Description

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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.