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Lanterns of the dead

Scope note

Use for slender, towerlike structures erected in cemeteries to contain a light and often an altar; common in Medieval France.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005912

Broader Terms used

sepulchral monuments

Equivalent Terms used

lantern of the dead

Created

13yrs ago

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