Secret spaces: sacred treasuries in England 1066-1320
"The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
volume 23 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Church treasure
/ Treasury
/ Sacristy
/ History 1066-1320
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| Further subjects: | B
Art History
B Architecture, Medieval (England) B Architecture B Church Architecture (England) Details B Treasuries (Buildings) (England) B Thesis |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey the message of its status and function. A book devoted to these medieval museums which housed such precious materials is long overdue. Ironically, the interest in the objects that they conserved has often resulted in ecclesiastical treasure being removed to new museums, leaving their former places of protection in need of protection themselves"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Courtauld Institute of Art, 2015 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 254 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-69563-4 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004695634 |
