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Hydriotaphia, or Urn Burial, is one of the pinnacles of Renaissance scholarship and without doubt one of the great essays in English literature. Beginning with observations on the recent discovery of Roman antiquities in the form of burial urns, Browne's associative mind wanders... Read Full Overview

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Hydriotaphia is a book written by Thomas Browne, a 17th century English physician and writer. The book is a meditation on death and burial practices, specifically focusing on the ancient Greek and Roman practice of burying the dead in urns or hydriai. Browne explores the cultural... Read Full Overview

Hydriotaphia is a book written by Thomas Browne, a 17th-century English writer and physician. The book is a treatise on the burial customs of ancient civilizations, particularly the Greeks and Romans. Browne examines the practice of cremation and the use of urns, or hydriotaphia,... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview