July 26, 2007

Memento Mori and the British Museum

Memento Mori...
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/g/gold_and_enamelled_mourning_ri.aspx


The British Museum has a wonderful page on death practices. In this day of digital mourning websites, finding a literal digital (original meaning was "fingers" folks) way of remembering those who went before us is priceless and very precious.

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