Death: A Graveside Companion (Record no. 5134)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 5134 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241207162107.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780500519714 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Booku |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 393 EBE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Joanna Ebenstein |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Death: A Graveside Companion |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macabre, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Renaissance paintings of dissected corpses and “anatomical Eves,” Gothic literature, funeral effigies, Halloween, and paintings of the Last Judgment. Deceased ancestors are celebrated in the Mexican Day of the Dead, while the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to secure their afterlife. |
| Expansion of summary note | A volume of unprecedented breadth and sinister beauty, Death: A Graveside Companion examines a staggering range of cultural attitudes toward death. The book is organized into themed chapters: The Art of Dying, Examining the Dead, Memorializing the Dead, The Personification of Death, Symbolizing Death, Death as Amusement, and The Dead After Life. Each chapter begins with thought-provoking articles by curators, academics, and journalists followed by gallery spreads presenting a breathtaking variety of death-related imagery and artifacts. From skulls to the dance of death, statuettes to ex libris, memento mori to memorabilia, the majority of the images are of artifacts in the astonishing collection of Richard Harris and range from 2000 BCE to the present day, running the gamut of both high and popular culture.<br/><br/>Table of Contents<br/><br/><br/><br/>1. The Art of Dying<br/><br/>2. Examining the Dead<br/><br/>3. Memorializing the Dead<br/><br/>4. The Personification of Death<br/><br/>5. Symbolizing Death<br/><br/>6. Death as Amusement<br/><br/>7. The Dead After Life<br/> |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General Non Fiction | Booku Library Services | Booku Library Services | 07/12/2024 | Donation | 393 EBE | 9780500519714 | 07/12/2024 | 1 | 07/12/2024 | Book |