The Trophies of the Martyrs : An Art Historical Study of Early Christian Silver Reliquaries Hardback
by Galit (Teaching assistant in the Department of History of Art at the Hebrew University, Noga-Banai
Part of the Oxford Studies in Byzantium series
Hardback
Description
In this pioneering study, the first of its kind, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes.
She offers a clearer and more detailed picture of the beginnings of the cult of relics, which were an essential asset to the Church in its establishment of pilgrimage centres and local hagiographic heritage sites, first in Italy and later in other places around Europe and North Africa.
At the same time, Noga-Banai highlights the identity of the objects as portable art, treating the reliquaries as visual historical testimonies.
The book is illustrated with nearly 100 finely reproduced drawings and photographs.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 4 pages of colour plates, 48 pages of black & white plates
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:24/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780199217748
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 4 pages of colour plates, 48 pages of black & white plates
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:24/04/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199217748
