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Writing the Dead

- Death and Writing Strategies in the Western Tradition

About Writing the Dead

Written by one of the world's leading paleographers, this book reconstructs the ways Western cultures have used writing-on tombstones, monuments, scrolls, books, posters-to commemorate the dead from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780804728591
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 184
  • Published:
  • February 28, 1998
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x237x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 512 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 25, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Writing the Dead

Written by one of the world's leading paleographers, this book reconstructs the ways Western cultures have used writing-on tombstones, monuments, scrolls, books, posters-to commemorate the dead from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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