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The Tradition of the Image of Edessa

The Tradition of the Image of Edessa( )
Author: Guscin, Mark
ISBN:978-1-4438-8581-2
Publication Date:Feb 2016
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $127.95
Book Description:

The Image of Edessa was an image of Christ, which, according to tradition, was of miraculous origin. It was taken from Edessa to Constantinople in 944, and disappeared from known history in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It generated, however, a vast amount of literature and hundreds of copies in churches all over the Byzantine world. This book is a study of the literature, paintings, icons and other aspects related to the Image of Edessa. It examines how it was used as a...
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Pages:270
Book Weight:1.664 Kilograms



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