Strange beauty: issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries ; 400 - circa 1204

"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher

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Main Author: Hahn, Cynthia J. 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Reliquary / History 400-1204
B Goldsmith's art / History 400-1204
B Goldsmith's art / Reliquary / Symbolics / History 400-1204
Further subjects:B Christian art and symbolism To 500
B Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500
B Reliquaries
B Representation (Philosophy)
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Summary:"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher
"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. [271] - 291 und Index
ISBN:0271050780