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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Death
- ISBN
- 9780500519714
- Country of Origin
- United States
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500519714
ISBN-13
9780500519714
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234234714
Product Key Features
Book Title
Death : a Graveside Companion
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Death & Dying, Subjects & Themes / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
64.8 Oz
Item Length
10.7 in
Item Width
8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
An unusual coffee-table book...You may be surprised by how much fun it is to pore through the book's lavish artwork of skulls, cadavers and fanciful imaginings of the afterlife. The writings cover spiritual and symbolic aspects of death [and] some essays delve into scientific history, such as miniature crime scenes used in forensic science and the history of cadavers in the study of anatomy., An unusual coffee-table book...You may be surprised by how much fun it is to pore through the book's lavish artwork of skulls, cadavers and fanciful imaginings of the afterlife. The writings cover spiritual and symbolic aspects of death [and] some essays delve into scientific history, such as miniature crime scenes used in forensic science and the history of cadavers in the study of anatomy.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
306.9
Table Of Content
Death in Ancient and Present-Day Mexico, Eva Aridjis The Power of Hair as Human Relic in Mourning Jewelry, Karen Bachmann Medusa and the Power of the Severed Head, Laetitia Barbier Anatomical Expressionism, Eleanor Crook Poe and the Pathological Sublime, Mark Dery Eros and Thanatos, Lisa Downing Death-Themed Amusements, Joanna Ebenstein The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Bruce Goldfarb Theatre, Death and the Grand Guignol, Mel Gordon Holy Spiritualism, Elizabeth Harper Playing dead: A Gruesome Form of Amusement, Mervyn Heard The Anatomy of Holy Transformation, Liselotte Hermes da Fonseca Collecting Death, Evan Michelson Art and Afterlife: Ethel le Rossignol and Georgiana Houghton, Mark Pilkington The Dance of Death, Kevin Pyle ArtScience and the Changing Conventions of Anatomical Representation, Michael Sappol Spiritualism and Photography, Shannon Taggart Playing with Dead Faces, John Troyer Anatomy Embellished in the Cabinet of Frederik Ruysch, Bert van de Roemer
Synopsis
The ultimate death compendium, featuring the world's most extraordinary artistic objects concerned with mortality, together with text by expert contributors., Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macabre, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Renaissance paintings of dissected corpses and "anatomical Eves," Gothic literature, funeral effigies, Halloween, and paintings of the Last Judgment. Deceased ancestors are celebrated in the Mexican Day of the Dead, while the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to secure their afterlife. A volume of unprecedented breadth and sinister beauty, Death: A Graveside Companion examines a staggering range of cultural attitudes toward death. The book is organized into themed chapters: The Art of Dying, Examining the Dead, Memorializing the Dead, The Personification of Death, Symbolizing Death, Death as Amusement, and The Dead After Life. Each chapter begins with thought-provoking articles by curators, academics, and journalists followed by gallery spreads presenting a breathtaking variety of death-related imagery and artifacts. From skulls to the dance of death, statuettes to ex libris, memento mori to memorabilia, the majority of the images are of artifacts in the astonishing collection of Richard Harris and range from 2000 BCE to the present day, running the gamut of both high and popular culture. Essays: Death in Ancient and Present-Day Mexico , Eva Aridjis, The Power of Hair as Human Relic in Mourning Jewelry - Karen Bachmann, Medusa and the Power of the Severed Head , Laetitia Barbier, Anatomical Expressionism , Eleanor Crook, Poe and the Pathological Sublime , Mark Dery, Eros and Thanatos , Lisa Downing, Death-Themed Amusements , Joanna Ebenstein, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death , Bruce Goldfarb, Theatre, Death and the Grand Guignol , Mel Gordon, Holy Spiritualism , Elizabeth Harper, Playing dead - A Gruesome Form of Amusement , Mervyn Heard, The Anatomy of Holy Transformation , Liselotte Hermes da Fonseca, Collecting Death , Evan Michelson, Art and Afterlife: Ethel le Rossignol and Georgiana Houghton , Mark Pilkington, The Dance of Death , Kevin Pyle, Art, Science and the Changing Conventions of Anatomical Representation , Michael Sappol, Spiritualism and Photography , Shannon Taggart, Playing with Dead Faces , John Troyer, Anatomy Embellished in the Cabinet of Frederik Ruysch , Bert van de Roemer 900 illustrations in color and black and white, Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macabre, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Renaissance paintings of dissected corpses and "anatomical Eves," Gothic literature, funeral effigies, Halloween, and paintings of the Last Judgment. Deceased ancestors are celebrated in the Mexican Day of the Dead, while the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to secure their afterlife. A volume of unprecedented breadth and sinister beauty, Death: A Graveside Companion examines a staggering range of cultural attitudes toward death. The book is organized into themed chapters: The Art of Dying, Examining the Dead, Memorializing the Dead, The Personification of Death, Symbolizing Death, Death as Amusement, and The Dead After Life. Each chapter begins with thought-provoking articles by curators, academics, and journalists followed by gallery spreads presenting a breathtaking variety of death-related imagery and artifacts. From skulls to the dance of death, statuettes to ex libris, memento mori to memorabilia, the majority of the images are of artifacts in the astonishing collection of Richard Harris and range from 2000 BCE to the present day, running the gamut of both high and popular culture., Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macabre, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Renaissance paintings of dissected corpses and "anatomical Eves," Gothic literature, funeral effigies, Halloween, and paintings of the Last Judgment. Deceased ancestors are celebrated in the Mexican Day of the Dead, while the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to secure their afterlife. A volume of unprecedented breadth and sinister beauty, Death: A Graveside Companion examines a staggering range of cultural attitudes toward death. The book is organized into themed chapters: The Art of Dying, Examining the Dead, Memorializing the Dead, The Personification of Death, Symbolizing Death, Death as Amusement, and The Dead After Life. Each chapter begins with thought-provoking articles by curators, academics, and journalists followed by gallery spreads presenting a breathtaking variety of death-related imagery and artifacts. From skulls to the dance of death, statuettes to ex libris, memento mori to memorabilia, the majority of the images are of artifacts in the astonishing collection of Richard Harris and range from 2000 BCE to the present day, running the gamut of both high and popular culture. Table of Contents 1. The Art of Dying 2. Examining the Dead 3. Memorializing the Dead 4. The Personification of Death 5. Symbolizing Death 6. Death as Amusement 7. The Dead After Life Essays: D eath in Ancient and Present-Day Mexico , Eva Aridjis, T he Power of Hair as Human Relic in Mourning Jewelr y - Karen Bachmann, M edusa and the Power of the Severed Head , Laetitia Barbier, Anatomical Expressionism , Eleanor Crook, Poe and the Pathological Sublime , Mark Dery, Eros and Thanatos , Lisa Downing, Death-Themed Amusements , Joanna Ebenstein, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death , Bruce Goldfarb, T heatre, Death and the Grand Guignol , Mel Gordon, Holy Spiritualism , Elizabeth Harper, Playing dead - A Gruesome Form of Amusement , Mervyn Heard, The Anatomy of Holy Transformation , Liselotte Hermes da Fonseca, Collecting Death , Evan Michelson, Art and Afterlife: Ethel le Rossignol and Georgiana Houghton , Mark Pilkington, The Dance of Death , Kevin Pyle, A rt, Science and the Changing Conventions of Anatomical Representation , Michael Sappol, Spiritualism and Photography , Shannon Taggart, Playing with Dead Faces , John Troyer, Anatomy Embellished in the Cabinet of Frederik Ruysch , Bert van de Roemer
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- k***c (50)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was quick to respond and shipped item the next day! The book was packaged well and the book matched the photos and description. I would buy from this seller again and would recommend to others.Pet Sematary by Stephen King 1983 Hardcover Vintage Doubleday BCE (#135758149165)
- n***t (1045)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller got the parcel to me using UPS to Ontario, Canada. My 2 other parcels are clogged up in Canada Post somewhere, in the strike and I ordered them on September the 25th in 2025. It's now October the 9th and my parcels are M.I.A. This seller is incredibly smart and intuitive and went a different route. The price of the Tuxedo Ace Novelty Figure (The Cryptkeeper) I love because it's still on the card for I'm guessing 30-35 years ago. Seller gets 5 solid GOLD stars and an A+++++ thank you!
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