Memento Mori by Simon Marsden
Simple stone gravestones, richly carved table tombs and glowing stained glass memorial windows are part of the rich heritage to be found in England's churches and churchyards. They all mark the irrevocable certainty of death and seem to proclaim 'Memento Mori' - 'Remember you are mortal'. The quintessence of the English churchyard and its memorials has been beautifully captured by Simon Marsden who presents the results of his recent tour of the country in this new book. He has selected his personal favourites and the atmospheric illustrations are accompanied by a lively and informative text, as well as excerpts of prose and poetry. Simon Marsden has gained an international reputation for his evocative black and white photographs but for this book he has also taken colour images which provide a new and intriguing perspective. A book that combines the sinister with the sublime; eerie with exquisite; and funereal with fantastic!
" This is a gloriously spooky collection of gravestones, gargoyles, stained glass and other deathly memorabilia.. While the photographs are atmospheric and genuinely eerie, they also possess playfulness that makes this a deeply pleasing record of some of England's stranger, cadaverous sights." Sunday Telegraph, January 2008
Sir Simon Marsden is a well-known photographer whose work may be seen at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Diary of a Ghost Hunter, Ghosthunter: A Trip through Haunted France, and Venice: City of Haunting Dreams are among his other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905624270 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905624271 |
| Title | Memento Mori |
| Author | Simon Marsden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2007-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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