The architecture of death : the transformation of the cemetery in eighteenth-century Paris / Richard A. Etlin.

Main entry:

Etlin, Richard A.

Title & Author:

The architecture of death : the transformation of the cemetery in eighteenth-century Paris / Richard A. Etlin.

Publication:

Description:

xiv, 441 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-429) and index.

Summary:

In the eighteenth century Paris underwent a remarkable transformation 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. Drawing heavily on new materials and archival sources, supported by nearly 270 plans, photographs, and drawings, the book is not only a definitive work on the design of cemeteries but is also the cultural history of an age. -- from publisher's website.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0262050277
9780262050272

Subject:

Paris
Cemeteries France Paris.
Sepulchral monuments France Paris.
Architecture France Paris History.
Architecture France Paris History 18th century.
Architecture France Paris 18e siècle.
Architecture France Paris 19e siècle.
Cimetières France Paris.
Monuments funéraires France Paris.
Architecture France Paris Histoire.
Architecture France Paris Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Cemeteries.
Sepulchral monuments.
Friedhof
Grabmal
Grafmonumenten.
Begraafplaatsen.
Paris (France) Buildings, structures, etc.
Paris (France) Cemeteries.
France Paris.
Paris (France) Sepulchral monuments.
France Paris Cemeteries Architectural features

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 68811
Call No.: PO2380; ID:86-B10418
Status: Available

Location: Library main 68812
Call No.: PO6855; ID:86-B10418
Status: Available

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