Medieval death : ritual and representation / Paul Binski.
Medieval death : ritual and representation / Paul Binski.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N306.90902/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Roots of Medieval Death Culture -- Ch. 1. Ways of Dying and Rituals of Death -- Ch. 2. Death and Representation -- Ch. 3. The Macabre -- Ch. 4. Death and the Afterlife.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
The author discusses the impact of the Black Death on late medieval art and examines the development of the medieval tomb, showing the changing attitudes towards the commemoration of the dead between late antiquity and the late Middle Ages. In the final chapter the progress of the soul after death is studied through the powerful descriptions of Hea...
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Medieval death : ritual and representation / Paul Binski.
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Includes bibliographical references(p. 215-221) and index.
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N306.90902/1
Record Identifier
74Vvw7yqdp3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvw7yqdp3M
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ISBN
0801433150 (alk. paper)
9780801433153 (alk. paper)
DDC
306.90902
MMS ID
991004273609702626
