Inventoried Sacred: Reliquaries in Nordic Church Treasuries
Reliquaries were among the most highly valued items in the medieval churches, and cathedrals accumulated hundreds of them. Their shapes and materials, the relics contained within, and other essential details were registered in lists written by cathedral treasurers. In the Nordic countries, most medi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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Material religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 512-531 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Reliquary
/ Cathedral treasury
/ Description
/ List
/ History 1150-1550
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CE Christian art KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
Cathedrals
B inventories B treasuries B Reliquaries B Scandinavia |
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| Summary: | Reliquaries were among the most highly valued items in the medieval churches, and cathedrals accumulated hundreds of them. Their shapes and materials, the relics contained within, and other essential details were registered in lists written by cathedral treasurers. In the Nordic countries, most medieval reliquaries as well as written documents concerning them have disappeared. However, a few inventories with relics and reliquaries from Nordic cathedrals are preserved. This essay examines how the material dimensions of reliquaries were put into words in those lists and what the chosen words reveal about the way these objects were perceived by their keepers and audiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-8342 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2132067 |