The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral Since 1450 - Couverture souple

Litten, Julian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0709070977 ISBN 13 : 9780709070979

Editeur : Robert Hale Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Dr Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority on funeral customs, leads us from the pomp and panoply of the post-medieval funeral to the clinical anonymity of present-day obsequies. Lavishly illustrated in colour and monochrome, the book explores the rise of the undertaking trade and the changing etiquette which governed burial: for the rich, embalming, lying-in-state, heraldic parades with richly attired attendants and intermural burial in the family vault - and for the poor, by stark contrast, parochial processions through muddy fields and interment in a woollen shroud in the corner of a country churchyard. Unavailable for over a decade this timely reissue will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in our social history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Julian Litten was on the curatorial staff of the V&A Museum, London, between 1966 and 1999, and is now visiting lecturer in built-heritage conservation at Canterbury Christ Church University College, Kent. Dr Litten is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Royal Archaeological Institute's Council, a commissioner of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England since 1985, president of the Church Monuments Society and a trustee of the Mausolea & Monuments Trust.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robert Hale Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0709070977
• ISBN 13: 9780709070979
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible