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 Limited, London, 1993

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From an academic library with the usual stamps and labels. This is a large heavy paperback and we will request extra postage if ordered from outside the UK. Some light general wear. Seller Inventory # A00001825

Bibliographic Details

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

Publisher: B T Batsford Limited, London

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Revised Edition.

Book Type: A00001825

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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.