| Translated title | Momento Mori! On the Cultural History of Death in Franconia |
| Editors |
Birke Griesshammer, Sonja Weih-Krueger. |
| Curator |
Birke Griesshammer. |
| Imprint |
Erlangen, Germany, 1990. 154 pp., illustrations: 108 b&w, 21 × 21 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3923899149 |
| Location |
Stadtmuseum Erlangen (2 September 1990–6 January 1991) |
| Description |
The relationship between death and the visual arts in Franconia. 11 chapters, most with essay and list of exhibits. Topics include: The Dance of Death, The Personification of Death, Cemeteries, Doctor and Death, etc. Jewish mourning rites discussed in Chapter 9 (“Jüdische Trauervorschriften”, pp. 144–146). In-depth descriptive entries. 122 items. |
| main keywords |
DEATH/MOURNINGFRANCONIAMEMENTO MORI |
| minor keywords |
Cemeteries, GermanyCemeteries, FranconiaHistorical documentsHistorical photographsPrinted booksTombstones, GermanyYahrzeit calendars |