Finer than gold : saints and their relics in the Middle Ages / James Robinson.
Finer than gold : saints and their relics in the Middle Ages / James Robinson.
Finer than gold : saints and their relics in the Middle Ages / James Robinson.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : British Museum Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N704.9482/44
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Language
English
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Physical content
112 p. : col. ill., map ; 20 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : British Museum Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Summary: From the earliest period of Christian worship striking comparisons were drawn between sacred matter and precious materials. The association was given its most literal manifestation in the painstaking creation of sumptuous reliquaries of gold and silver, encrusted with precious stones, made to contain relics of Christ and the saints their b...
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Full title
Finer than gold : saints and their relics in the Middle Ages / James Robinson.
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Notes
General note
The catalog contains works chiefly from the British Museum's collection of reliquaries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
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Call Numbers
N704.9482/44
Record Identifier
74Vv6KV4Vx8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6KV4Vx8b
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0714128228
9780714128221 (pbk.)
DDC
704.94820902
739
MMS ID
991006803039702626
