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Grave Landscapes : The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement /
"During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed urban graveyards that were not only unsightly, but were also a source of public health fears. The solution was a revolutionary new type of American burial ground located in the country...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, South Carolina :
The University of South Carolina Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A brief history of common burial landscapes prior to the nineteenth century
- Changing attitudes toward nature and death
- The rural cemetery movement
- Physical and design characteristics of rural cemeteries
- Plants in rural cemeteries
- Symbolism in rural cemeteries
- Impact of rural cemeteries on the American landscape and the profession of landscape architecture.