Strange Beauty
"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.
GenresChristian art and symbolismMedieval, 500-1500To 500ReliquariesRepresentation (Philosophy)Reliquaires médiévaux
302 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2012 by Pennsylvania State University Press · ISBN 9780271059488
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Editions
2 editions
English
- Strange Beauty · Pennsylvania State University Press · 2012 · ISBN 9780271059488 This page
- Strange Beauty: Issues in the Making and Meaning of Reliquaries, 400-circa 1204 · Pennsylvania State University Press · 2012 · ISBN 9780271050782
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