Strange Beauty Issues in the Making and Meaning of Reliquaries, 400-Circa 1204 |
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| Author:
| Hahn, Cynthia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-05078-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $201.00 |
Book Description:
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Reliquaries, one of the central art forms of the Middle Ages, have recently been the object of much interest among historians and artists. Until now, however, they have had no treatment in English that considers their history, origins, and place within religious practice, or, above all, their beauty and aesthetic value. In Strange ......
Reliquaries, one of the central art forms of the Middle Ages, have recently been the object of much interest among historians and artists. Until now, however, they have had no treatment in English that considers their history, origins, and place within religious practice, or, above all, their beauty and aesthetic value. In Strange ......