NBS-history

the agency charged with the developing curriculum and accrediation standards for funeral service education programs in the united states

early Roman view of the afterlife which emphasizes the soul as the vital principle; the soul at death hovered around the place of burial and required constant attention of the descendents to be happy; neglect would bring evil upon them

human shaped; some early coffins were described as anthropoidal shaped

Egyptian god of embalming said to be of human form with the head of a jackal

culture associated with the practice of immersing the body of the dead in earthen jars filled with honey or wax

approx. 1540-1745 were the sole agency permitted to embalm and perform anatomical dissections in the city of London

forerunner of today's hearse; a hand stretcher on which the uncoffined body was carried to the grave

belief or practice of draining a quantity of blood to cure illness or disease

generic term used in America to designate all burial receptacles as new variations of the coffin were being offered

created in 1800's London by the 'poor' people as a means to afford funerals; costs were shared by others via weekly collections; were the forerunners of industrial insurance

required that woolen cloth be substituted for linen in shroud and lining of the coffin; was an attemp to shift the use of imported linen to the expanding paper industry of England and provide customers for the wool industry; heavy fines were assessed for violation; not repealed until 1814

outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended to prevent grave robbery

used by Egyptians; 4 jars usually made of alabaster, limestone, clay or basalt, whose tops were surmounted by the images of the four children of Horus, each held a specific portion of the visera of the deceased

from the french term 'casse' meaning 'jewel box' or container for something valuable

organization of the casket manufacturers intended to facilitate sharing of information (now known as the Casket & Funeral Supply Association)