Background
Litten, Julian William Sebastian was born on November 6, 1947 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Son of Edwin Frank John and Audrey Beryl (Murdoch) Litten.
(Dr. Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority o...)
Dr. Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority on funeral customs, leads us from the pomp and panoply of the post-medieval funeral to the clinical anonymity of present-day obsequies. Lavishly illustrated in color and monochrome, this study explores the rise of the undertaking trade and the changing etiquette which governed burial--for the rich, embalming, lying-in-state, heraldic parades with richly attired attendants and intermural burial in the family vault and for the poor, by stark contrast, parochial processions through muddy fields and interment in a shroud in the corner of a country churchyard. Unavailable for more than a decade, this reissue will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in social history.
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Litten, Julian William Sebastian was born on November 6, 1947 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Son of Edwin Frank John and Audrey Beryl (Murdoch) Litten.
Student, North East London Polytechnic, 1964-1966; postgraduate, Cardiff U., since 1991.
Mus. assistant, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1966-1974; senior music assistant, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1974-1982; research assistant, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1983-1988; curator public affairs, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, since 1988.
(Dr. Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority o...)
Member House Laity, General Synod of Church of England, since 1985. Member Cathedrals Fabric Commission England, since 1986, Westminster Abbey Architectural Advisory Panel, since 1993. Chair Portsmouth Cathedral Fabric Committee, since 1989.
President Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, since 1990. Trustee Building Conservation Centre Trust, since 1991. Member Society Faith (member court fellows since 1985).