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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hahn, Cynthia J. (Cynthia Jean)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:	Reliquaries. Christian art and symbolism > To 500. Christian art and symbolism > Medieval, 500-1500. Representation (Philosophy) To 1500 Christian art and symbolism. Christian art and symbolism > Medieval.
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.