Description
| Product ID: | 9780500251782 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Empire of Death |
| Subtitle: | A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Koudounaris |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Takes the reader on an international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This book brings together some of the world's most important charnel sites, ranging from the crypts of the Capuchin monasteries in Italy, to the strange tomb of a 1960s wealthy Peruvian nobleman. |
| Imprint Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-10-03 |