Barger, Jacqueline Ann Bunge

Beyond the Dark Veil : Post Mortem and Mourning Photography from the Thanatos Archive

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ISBN 13:
9780867197969
author:
Barger, Jacqueline Ann Bunge
format:
HardBack
publisher:
Last Gasp
language:
English
Publication Year:
2015
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
17.8 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm
Genre:
Art, Architecture & Photography, Photography, ,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£28.31

Description

Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive is a poignant collection of over 120 extraordinary photographs and related ephemera documenting the practice of death and mourning photography in the Victorian Era and early twentieth century. The archive, housed in Woodinville, Washington, features an extensive collection of early post-mortem, memorial, and mourning photographs dating back to the 1840s. Supplemented with original newspaper articles, clippings, funeral notices, and memorial ephemera, the collection offers a unique glimpse into a fascinating and melancholic period of our past. The photographs, which include hand-colored images, albumen prints, and other formats, speak to us of love, loss, and the human spirit. This book brings together a range of contributors, each bringing their own perspective to the subject. The online version of the archive, hosted at Thanatos.net, offers a searchable database of over 2,300 scanned images, with new acquisitions being added regularly. For those interested in the history of death and mourning photography, Beyond the Dark Veil is a valuable resource that sheds new light on a fascinating and often overlooked period of our cultural heritage.

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