Read Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

Paul Koudounaris

4.9/5 (28785 ratings)

Description:It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent.The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Palermo, where the living would visit mummified or skeletal remains and lovingly dress them; to the Paris catacombs; to fantastic bone-encrusted creations in Austria, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and elsewhere.Paul Koudounaris photographed more than seventy sites for this book. He analyzes the role of these remarkable memorials within the cultures that created them, as well as the mythology and folklore that developed around them, and skillfully traces a remarkable human endeavor.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses. To get started finding Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0500251789

Description: It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent.The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Palermo, where the living would visit mummified or skeletal remains and lovingly dress them; to the Paris catacombs; to fantastic bone-encrusted creations in Austria, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and elsewhere.Paul Koudounaris photographed more than seventy sites for this book. He analyzes the role of these remarkable memorials within the cultures that created them, as well as the mythology and folklore that developed around them, and skillfully traces a remarkable human endeavor.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses. To get started finding Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

More Books

Guillermo Del Toro : At Home with Monsters [Museum Edition] by Paul Koudounaris, ,

Guillermo Del Toro : At Home with Monsters [Museum Edition] by Paul Koudounaris, ,

Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs

Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us

A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History

A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History

Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries, animal graves, and eternal devotion

Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries, animal graves, and eternal devotion

Trésors des catacombes (Histoire - Société) (French Edition)

Trésors des catacombes (Histoire - Société) (French Edition)