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The Architecture of Death: The Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth-Century Paris

The Architecture of Death: The Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth-Century Paris

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The Architecture of Death: The Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth-Century Paris

by Etlin, Richard A

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Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1984. Hardcover. VG- (foxing spots along upper edge, small tears in dj, interior clean and tight). Gray cloth covered boards with black lettering on spine, illustrated dust jacket, 441 pp, profusely illustrated in bw illustrations. In the eighteenth century, Paris underwent a radical change in Western attitudes about life and death. The Architecture of Death traces this change through six pivotal decades, and analyzes the intellectual and social concerns that led to the establishment of a new kind of urban institution - the municipal cemetery.-dj Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-429) and index.

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Title
The Architecture of Death: The Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth-Century Paris
Author
Etlin, Richard A
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - VG- (foxing spots along upper edge, small tears in dj, interior clean and tight)
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ISBN 10
0262050277
ISBN 13
9780262050272
Publisher
MIT Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass
Date Published
1984
Keywords
European Architecture ; cemeteries ; ;

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