CURIOUS COFFINS AND RIVETING RITUALS (HB)

A tour of burial, preservation, and memorial practices and landmarks from across the globe and throughout history, ranging from the customs of our ancestors to contemporary practices. In these vibrantly illustrated pages, explore mummification in ancient Egypt, post-mortem photography in Victorian England, open-pyre cremations in India, Ghana's fantasy coffins, the Japanese ritual of kotsuage ("the gathering of the bones") – and more.