P. Kayafas / S. Golopentia - The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta - 2007
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P. Kayafas / S. Golopentia - The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta - 2007
Sociology - Quantity: 1 - Book
The Merry Cemetery is a cultural monument protected by UNESCO and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world.
The Merry Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul Vesel pronounced [t͡ʃimiˈtirul ˈvesel]) is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureş county, Romania. It is famous for its brightly colored tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the people who are buried there in addition to scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction.
Superb work dedicated to this cemetery. Includes wonderful photographs of P. kayafas, an essay by S. Golopentia and translation of epitaphs by A.G. Sahlean. Bilingual, Romanian-English book.
Very clean book.
Lot details
- Object
- Book
- Number of Books
- 1
- Subject
- Sociology
- Author/ Illustrator
- P. Kayafas / S. Golopentia
- Book Title
- The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta
- Condition
- Very good
- Publication year oldest item
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Language
- Bilingual, English
- Original language
- Yes
- Publisher
- Purple Martin Press New York
- Binding/ Material
- Softback
- Number of pages
- 117
- Dimensions
- 24×16 cm