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29%OFFMaureen Delorme - Mourning Art & Jewelry - 9780764319648 - V9780764319648
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Mourning Art & Jewelry

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Description for Mourning Art & Jewelry Num Pages: 253 pages, 490 color photos. BIC Classification: WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Decorative art created to memorialize and commemorate death has been a part of Western culture for centuries. Extraordinarily beautiful examples of mourning art and memorial jewelry for members of royalty and the aristocracy date back to the 16th century in England and Europe. Medieval references to commemorative art predate even the extant pieces now in museums. During the Georgian and Victorian eras, outstanding pieces of mourning jewelry and artwork were found in a majority of homes in America, Britain, and Europe. Without being morbid or macabre, this book provides a fascinating text about mourning practices ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764319648
SKU
V9780764319648
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2

About Maureen Delorme
Maureen DeLorme has been collecting and researching in the field of memorial arts for over twenty years and has written several articles on mourning customs for historical and funeral trade publications. She and her husband, Richard, reside in Northern California.

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