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The formation of hell : death and retribution in the ancient and early Christian worlds

by Alan E. Bernstein

This exhibition catalogue documents three site-specific installations at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Using text, neon, and archival materials, the conceptual artworks analyse and reflect on the history of the cultural institution.

Accession 3801 ISBN 888158445X Publisher Cornell University Press
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