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Book Modern Cemetery

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  • Release : 1924
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 410 pages

Download or read book Modern Cemetery written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modern Cemetery

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  • Release : 1895
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  • Pages : 446 pages

Download or read book Modern Cemetery written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modern Park Cemeteries

Download or read book Modern Park Cemeteries written by Howard Evarts Weed and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Last Landscapes

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  • Author : Ken Worpole
  • Publisher : Reaktion Books
  • Release : 2004-10-03
  • ISBN : 1861895399
  • Pages : 236 pages

Download or read book Last Landscapes written by Ken Worpole and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2004-10-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last Landscapes is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. It traces the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, ranging from the picturesque tradition of the village churchyard to tightly packed "cities of the dead", such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Père Lachaise in Paris. Other landscapes that feature in this book include the war cemeteries of northern France, Viking burial islands in central Sweden, Etruscan tombs and early Christian catacombs in Italy, the 17th-century Portuguese–Jewish cemetery "Beth Haim" at Ouderkerk in the Netherlands, Forest Lawns in California, Derek Jarman’s garden in Kent and the Stockholm Woodland Cemetery. It is a fact that architecture "began with the tomb", yet, as Ken Worpole shows us in Last Landscapes, many historic cemeteries have been demolished or abandoned in recent times (notably the case with Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe), and there has been an increasing loss of inscription and memorialization in the modern urban cemetery. Too often cemeteries today are both poorly designed and physically and culturally marginalized. Worse, cremation denies a full architectural response to the mystery and solemnity of death. The author explores how modes of disposal – burial, cremation, inhumation in mausoleums and wall tombs – vary across Europe and North America, according to religious and other cultural influences. And Last Landscapes raises profound questions as to how, in an age of mass cremation, architects and landscape designers might create meaningful structures and settings in the absence of a body, since for most of history the human body itself has provided the fundamental structural scale. This evocative book also contemplates other forms of memorialization within modern societies, from sculptures to parks, most notably the extraordinary Duisberg Park, set in a former giant steelworks in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.

Book Modern Cemetery

Download or read book Modern Cemetery written by and published by . This book was released on 1948-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Garderning

Download or read book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Garderning written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modern Cemetery

Download or read book Modern Cemetery written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On cemetery burial  or Sepulture  ancient and modern

Download or read book On cemetery burial or Sepulture ancient and modern written by George Milner (of Hull.) and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Modern Cemetery  Volumes 30 31

Download or read book The Modern Cemetery Volumes 30 31 written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series provides a comprehensive look at the history and development of modern cemeteries around the world. Volumes 30-31 feature articles on notable cemetery architecture, landscape design, and preservation efforts, as well as interviews with cemetery directors and groundskeepers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Is the Cemetery Dead

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  • Author : David Charles Sloane
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2018-04-25
  • ISBN : 022653958X
  • Pages : 285 pages

Download or read book Is the Cemetery Dead written by David Charles Sloane and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Examines our evolving mourning rituals, specifically in relationship to cemeteries . . . a levelheaded report on the death care industry.” —Los Angeles Review of Books In modern society, we have professionalized our care for the dying and deceased in hospitals and hospices, churches and funeral homes, cemeteries and mausoleums to aid dazed and disoriented mourners. But these formal institutions can be alienating and cold, leaving people craving a more humane mourning and burial process. The burial treatment itself has come to be seen as wasteful and harmful—marked by chemicals, plush caskets, and manicured greens. Today’s bereaved are therefore increasingly turning away from the old ways of death and searching for a more personalized, environmentally responsible, and ethical means of grief. Is the Cemetery Dead? gets to the heart of the tragedy of death, chronicling how Americans are inventing new or adapting old traditions, burial places, and memorials. In illustrative prose, David Charles Sloane shows how people are taking control of their grief by bringing their relatives home to die, interring them in natural burial grounds, mourning them online, or memorializing them streetside with a shrine, ghost bike, or RIP mural. Today’s mourners are increasingly breaking free of conventions to better embrace the person they want to remember. As Sloane shows, these changes threaten the future of the cemetery, causing cemeteries to seek to become more responsive institutions. A trained historian, Sloane is also descendent from multiple generations of cemetery managers and he grew up in Syracuse’s Oakwood Cemetery. Enriched by these experiences, as well as his personal struggles with overwhelming grief, Sloane presents a remarkable and accessible tour of our new American way of death.

Book Grave Matters

Download or read book Grave Matters written by Mark Harris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the embalming process and the impact the standard funeral has on the environment while also discussing alternative eco-friendly burials.

Book Modern Cemeteries

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  • Author : Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1898
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book Modern Cemeteries written by Association of American Cemetery Superintendents and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stories in Stone

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  • Author : Douglas Keister
  • Publisher : Gibbs Smith
  • Release : 2004-04-05
  • ISBN : 1423611004
  • Pages : 444 pages

Download or read book Stories in Stone written by Douglas Keister and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2004-04-05 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain symbols abound in modern Western culture that are instantly recognizable: the cross signifies Christianity, the six-pointed Star of David is revered by Jews, the golden arches frequently means it's time for lunch. Other symbols, however, require a bit of decoding-particularly those found in cemeteries. Cemeteries are virtual encyclopedias of symbolism. Engravings on tombstones, mausoleums and memorials tell us just about everything there is to know about a person: date of birth and death as well as religion, ethnicity, occupation, community interests, and much more. In the fascinating new book Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by noted author Douglas Keister, the secrets of cemetery symbolism are finally revealed. Did you know that it is quite rare to see a sunflower on a tombstone? Did you know that the human foot symbolizes humility and service since it consistently touches the earth? Or the humble sheaf of wheat-while it is often used to denote someone who has lived a long and fruitful life? Do you know other meanings it might carry? Stories in Stone provides history along with images of a wide variety of common and not-so-common cemetery symbols, and offers an in-depth examination of stone relics and the personal and intimate details they display-flora and fauna, religious icons, society symbols, and final impressions of how the deceased wished to be remembered. Douglas Keister has created a practical field guide that is compact and portable, perfect for those interested in family histories and genealogical research, and is the only book of its kind that unlocks the language of symbols in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand manner. Douglas Keister has photographed fourteen award-winning, critically acclaimed books (including Red Tile Style: America's Spanish Revival Architecture, The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Home, and Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties) earning him the title "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture." He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to other books, calendars, posters, and greeting cards. Doug lives in Chico, California, and travels frequently to photograph and lecture on historic architecture and photography.

Book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening

Download or read book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Memorial Art  Ancient and Modern

Download or read book Memorial Art Ancient and Modern written by Harry Augustus Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modern Park Cemeteries  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Modern Park Cemeteries Classic Reprint written by Howard Evarts Weed and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Park Cemeteries It is hoped that this book may aid in the dissemination Of knowledge Of the modern ideas as expressed by its title. Modern methods have been brought about by the annual meetings Of the lead ing cemetery Officials in the organization Of the Association Of American Cemetery Superintendents. The published proceed ings Of this association and the pages Of the monthly journal, Park and Ceme tery, have been freely used in the prep aration of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Spring Grove Cemetery

Download or read book Spring Grove Cemetery written by Adolphus Strauch and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: