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.
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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.
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Very Good. Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A. : MIT Press, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A bright well-kept copy. Printed on fine paper with 268 handsome vintage illustrations. Reading creases to spine and minimal rubbing to edges. Lower front corner has a little lift to it. Heavy and oversized, so please allow for international and priority shipping..
