The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

A highly illustrated exploration of approximately seventy elaborately decorated charnels, tombs, and chapels around the world where large numbers of human bones have been assembled and displayed.

• | Author: Paul Koudounaris
• | Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• | Publication Date: October 24, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0500251789
• | ISBN-13: 9780500251782