Paul Koudounaris
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Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us
$40.00 Add to cartA macabre, spectacular, and thought-provoking survey of death in life, this book collects the many ways human remains are used in decorative, commemorative, and devotional contexts around the world to
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0500252610
- Language: English
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Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses
$50.00 Add to cartIt is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of ar… [more below]
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 24 2011
- ISBN10: 0500251789
- Language: English
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A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History
$29.99 Read moreFun, fanciful, and even informative.
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The first comprehensive history of felines–from the laps of pagan gods to present-day status as meme stars–as revealed by a very learned tabby with a knac- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1250217725
- Language: English
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Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion
$35.00 Add to cartWhen a little dog named Cherry died in 1881, his owners arranged for a grave in a nearby gatekeeper’s garden in London. At this time, the idea that a pet, even one that had lived as a family member, m… [more below]
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 050002751X
- Language: English
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Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs
$29.95 Add to cartDeath has never looked so beautiful. The fully articulated skeleton of a female saint, dressed in an intricate costume of silk brocade and gold lace, withered fingers glittering with colorful rubies, … [more below]
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0500251959
- Language: English
