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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Unbridled Books
Publication date
October 5, 2010
Pages
308
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781609530105
ISBN-10
1609530101
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Original list price
$15.95
Other format details
sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
Fully illustrated with some surprising images, this is a fascinating and authoritative history of ideas carried along on the guilty pleasures of an anthology of real-after-life gothic tales.
Beginning dramatically with the opening of Haydnâs grave in October 1820, cranioklepty takes us on an extraordinary history of a peculiar kind of obsession. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. The rise of phrenology at the beginning of the 19th century only fed that fascination with the belief that genius leaves its mark on the very shape of the head.
Fully illustrated with some surprising images, this is a fascinating and authoritative history of ideas carried along on the guilty pleasures of an anthology of real-after-life gothic tales.
Beginning dramatically with the opening of Haydnâs grave in October 1820, cranioklepty takes us on an extraordinary history of a peculiar kind of obsession. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. The rise of phrenology at the beginning of the 19th century only fed that fascination with the belief that genius leaves its mark on the very shape of the head.
Editions
Editions for the work Cranioklepty: Brave Robbing and the Search for Genius
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Unbridled Books (October 5, 2010); titled "Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius"
9781609530105 | details & prices | 308 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $15.95
This edition also contains Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
This edition also contains Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
Editions for the work Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
Hardcover
from Unbridled Books (September 28, 2009)
9781932961867 | details & prices | 308 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $25.95
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Unbridled Books (October 5, 2010)
9781609530105 | details & prices | 308 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $15.95
This edition also contains Cranioklepty: Brave Robbing and the Search for Genius
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
This edition also contains Cranioklepty: Brave Robbing and the Search for Genius
About: The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness.
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