Death had an important and pervasive presence in the Middle Ages, and the beliefs and procedures which accompanied it were both complex and fascinating.

Death had an important and pervasive presence in the middle ages. It was a theme in medieval public life, finding expression both in literature and art. The bel

Drawing on a cross-section of evidence--excavated cemeteries, sculpture and funerary monuments, documentary sources, and iconography--and using a series of regi

Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe. Yet, the acknowledgement of death did not necessarily amount to an acceptance of its

This work provides a social history of death from the earliest times to Diana, Princess of Wales. As we discard the 20th century taboo about death, this book ch