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Stories in stone Paris [electronic resource] : a field guide to Paris cemeteries and their residents / Douglas Keister. |
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| Publication Info. |
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2013. |
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| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Death in the city of love -- The Paris catacombs -- The cemeteries -- The big three -- Père-Lachaise -- Montmartre Cemetery -- Montparnasse Cemetery -- Les Petits Cimetières -- Passy Cemetery -- St. Vincent Cemetery -- Charonne Cemetery -- Auteuil Cemetery -- Picpus -- Paris Dog Cemetery -- Les Invalides -- The Panthøon -- Saint-Øtienne-du-Mont -- Saint Denis -- Eternal excursions -- Cemetery architecture and monument styles -- Cemetery symbolism. |
| Summary |
The intrigue of death in the City of LoveParis, city of lights, city of love, city of magic, city of art, city of death. Around twelve million people call the Paris metropolitan area home, and millions more call it their permanent home, including upwards of seven million in the catacombs in the Montparnasse district.The cemeteries and monuments in Stories in Stone Paris cut across a wide swath of the last two hundred years of Paris history. With this field guide in hand, discover the funerary architecture, memorials and symbolism within twenty-eight of Paris’ notable resting places, including GPS coordinates for many gravesites.Douglas Keister has authored more than thirty-five critically acclaimed books. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title “America’s most noted photographer of historic architecture.” His book Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism has garnered a number of glowing reviews. Keister has also authored additional cemetery guides titled Forever Dixie, Forever L.A., and Stories in Stone New York. He lives in Chico, California. |
| Subject |
Cemeteries -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Sepulchral monuments -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Cemeteries -- France -- Paris -- History.
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Celebrities -- Death -- Biography.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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HISTORY / Europe / General
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Freading.
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| Related To |
Print version: Keister, Douglas. Stories in stone Paris. First edition 9781423630593 (DLC) 2013001328 (OCoLC)826458567 |
| ISBN |
9781461943235 (electronic bk.) |
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146194323X (electronic bk.) |
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9781423630609 (electronic bk.) |
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1423630602 (electronic bk.) |
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| ISBN |
9781461943235 (electronic bk.) |
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146194323X (electronic bk.) |
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9781423630609 (electronic bk.) |
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1423630602 (electronic bk.) |
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