Ancient Greek art and European funerary art

Description:

This book charts a significant aspect of European heritage: cemeteries. Cemeteries are nowadays considered as formal cultural sites and open-air museums attracting a great number of visitors; while cemetery records, memorial monuments, epitaph inscriptions and symbols provide useful data, attracting the interest of an increasing number of scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds. This collective volume consists of selected papers, presented at the ASCE (Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe) Conference: ""Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art"" organized by the Harokop

subjects: Ancient Funeral rites and ceremonies,  Congresses,  Cemeteries,  History,  Cultural property,  Funérailles,  Congrès,  Rites et cérémonies,  Histoire

Places: Greece,  Europe,  Grèce

Times: To 1500,  Jusqu'à 500