| Sacred Ground: The Cemeteries of New Orleans (Stunning Duotone Photographs of New Orleans Legendary Cemeteries) Contributor(s): Brantley, Robert S. (Author), Starr, S. Frederick (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1616898216 ISBN-13: 9781616898212 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press OUR PRICE: $34.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx) - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.750 |
| LCCN: 2018055158 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.1" W x 10.2" (2.10 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sacred Ground is a sumptuous photographic portrait of New Orleans's legendary cemeteries. Robert S. Brantley celebrates the otherworldly landscapes, intricate ironwork, evocative memorials, and stately monuments as vibrant sites of remembrance. New Orleans history is further revealed through biographies of twenty individuals whose grave sites are among those featured, including entrepreneurs, celebrated musicians, a world-class violin maker, an ex-slave turned minister, a ship's captain, and a young soldier felled by Spanish flu while in basic training for World War I. The rich duotone photographs, organized by cemetery, are followed by an index identifying the tombs and their iconography; an introduction by S. Frederick Starr provides background on New Orleans cemetery history, culture, and burial customs. Sacred Ground provides a stunning exploration of the traditions born of New Orleans's unique religious, cultural, and ethnic diversity. |