In Death Lamented
In Death Lamented

Author: Sarah Nehama

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781936520039

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry illustrates and explains prime examples of rings, bracelets, brooches, and other pieces of mourning jewelry from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Like the exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society, this volume showcases the materials in the Society’s collection and that of Sarah Nehama, a jeweler and private collector who co-curated the event at the MHS. These elegant and evocative objects are presented in context, including written explanations of the history, use, and meaning of the jewelry, as well as related pieces of material culture, such as broadsides, photographs, portraits, and trade cards. The jewelry included illustrates some of the most exemplary types, from early gold bands with death’s head iconography to jeweled brooches and intricately woven hairwork pieces of the Civil War era. Distributed for the Massachusetts Historical Society

Mourning Art & Jewelry
Mourning Art & Jewelry

Author: Maureen DeLorme

Publisher: Schiffer Art Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764319648

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Details decorative art created to memorialize and commemorate death from the 1600s through World War I. Outstanding examples of mourning jewelry, portrait miniatures, pottery and glassware, paintings and sculpture, posthumous photographs, hair-work memorials, and more. Includes background information on mourning practices, current values, glossary, and bibliography. An excellent resource for Victoriana, Georgian and Victorian memorial arts, and antique jewelry.

The Late, Lamented Molly Marx
The Late, Lamented Molly Marx

Author: Sally Koslow

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2009-05-19

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0345515331

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

BONUS: This edition contains a The Late, Lamented Molly Marx discussion guide and an excerpt from Sally Koslow's With Friends Like These. The circumstances of Molly Marx’s death may be suspicious, but she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. Newly arrived in the hereafter, aka the Duration, Molly discovers that she can still keep tabs on those she left behind: Annabel, her beloved four-year-old daughter; Lucy, her combustible twin sister; Kitty, her piece-of-work mother-in-law; Brie, her beautiful and steadfast best friend; and of course her husband, Barry, a plastic surgeon with more than a professional interest in many of his female patients. As the police question Molly’s circle of intimates about the circumstances of her death, Molly relives the years and days that led up to her sudden end—and takes responsibility for her choices in life. Exploring the bonds of motherhood, marriage, and friendship, and narrated by a memorable and endearing character, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx is a hilarious, deeply moving, and thought-provoking novel that is part mystery, part love story, and all heart.

Gin
Gin

Author: Patrick Dillon

Publisher: Justin, Charles & Co.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1932112251

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A harrowing chronicle of England's early-eighteenth century 'gin craze.--The Atlantic Monthly

Love, Remember
Love, Remember

Author: Malcolm Guite

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1786220016

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses forty poems from across the centuries that express the universal experience of loss and reflects on them in order to draw out the comfort, understanding and hope they offer. Some of the poems will be familiar, many will be new, but together they provide a sure companion for the journey across difficult terrain. Some of Malcolm’s own poetry is included, written out of his work as a priest with the dying and the bereaved and giving to the volume a powerful authenticity. The choice of forty poems is significant and reflects an ancient practice still observed in some European and Middle Eastern societies of taking extra-special care of a bereaved person in the forty days following a death – our word quarantine come from this. They explore the nature and the risk of love, the pain of letting go and look toward glimpses of resurrection.

The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition
The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition

Author: Margaret Alexiou

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780742507579

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis.

Lament for a Son
Lament for a Son

Author: Nicholas Wolterstorff

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780802802941

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A loving father explores with honesty and intensity all facets of his grief at the death of his 25-year-old son.

Rejoicing in Lament
Rejoicing in Lament

Author: J. Todd Billings

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2015-02-10

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1441222901

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

At the age of thirty-nine, Christian theologian Todd Billings was diagnosed with a rare form of incurable cancer. In the wake of that diagnosis, he began grappling with the hard theological questions we face in the midst of crisis: Why me? Why now? Where is God in all of this? This eloquently written book shares Billings's journey, struggle, and reflections on providence, lament, and life in Christ in light of his illness, moving beyond pat answers toward hope in God's promises. Theologically robust yet eminently practical, it engages the open questions, areas of mystery, and times of disorientation in the Christian life. Billings offers concrete examples through autobiography, cultural commentary, and stories from others, showing how our human stories of joy and grief can be incorporated into the larger biblical story of God's saving work in Christ.

Prophetic Lament
Prophetic Lament

Author: Soong-Chan Rah

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0830897615

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The American church avoids lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world. Hear the prophet's lament as the necessary corrective for Christianity's future.