Art of Death by Nigel Llewellyn

Art of Death by Nigel Llewellyn

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Whereas in our own day the subject of death is usually avoided, in pre-Industrial England the rituals and processes of death were present and immediate. This book explores the meanings behind a range of these artefacts, and describes the attitudes and practices which lay behind their production and use.

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Art of Death by Nigel Llewellyn

Whereas in our own day the subject of death is usually avoided, in pre-Industrial England the rituals and processes of death were present and immediate. This book explores the meanings behind a range of these artefacts, and describes the attitudes and practices which lay behind their production and use.
Nigel Llewellyn is a lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Sussex. He has published numerous essays and reviews on English Renaissance art, as well as on Virgil and Ovid.
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ISBN 13 9780948462160
ISBN 10 0948462167
Title Art of Death
Author Nigel Llewellyn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 1991-03-01
Number of pages 160
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