Entrée principale:

Grainger, Hilary J.

Titre et auteur:

Death redesigned : British crematoria, history, architecture and landscape / Hilary J. Grainger.

Publication:

Reading : Spire Books, in association with the Creation Society of Great Britain, ©2005.

Description:

519 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-510) and index.
1. Crematoria : an architecture of ambiguity and evasion -- 2. The architectural expression of cremation in Europe, America and Britain 1885-1915 -- 3. Golders Green crematorium : the promotion of an ideal -- 4. Inter-war crematoria : tradition and innovation -- 5. Postwar crematoria : architecture and social change in the 1950s -- 6. The 1960s : architects' thoughts on crematoria -- 7. The 1960s : from theory into practice -- 8. The landscape for mourning 1930-1970 -- 9. Crematoria 1970-2005 : from public to private enterprise.

Résumé:

"The 251 crematoria in Britain have to suit both the practical and emotional needs of the religious and non-religious, Christians and those of other faiths. Yet until now they have not had the attention their importance and interest deserve. This book examines the special historical, social and cultural conditions that lie behind them. The buildings - some by leading architects - often display real architectural merit, and many are set in gardens representing the very finest traditions of twentieth-century landscape design. A gazetteer provides comprehensive information about each one."--Jacket.

Ressources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1904965075 (pbk.)
9781904965077 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Crematoriums Great Britain History.
Crematoriums Landscape architecture Great Britain.
Cremation Great Britain History.
Crématoriums Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Crématoriums Architecture du paysage Grande-Bretagne.
Crémation Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Cremation
Crematoriums
Krematorium
Feuerbestattung
Great Britain
Großbritannien

Classification/genre:

History

Vedettes secondaires:

Cremation Society of Great Britain.

British crematoria : history, architecture and landscape

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 251983
Cote: BIB 181632
Statut: Disponible