Matter of faith : : an interdisciplinary study of relics and relic veneration in the medieval period /
"This publication is the outcome of the conference Matter of Faith, held to accompany the British Museum's exhibition Treasures of Heaven, which brought together over thirty international experts in the field to present new research around the themes of medieval reliquaries and relic vener...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
The British Museum,
[2014]
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| Series: | Research publication (British Museum) ;
no. 195. |
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| Summary: | "This publication is the outcome of the conference Matter of Faith, held to accompany the British Museum's exhibition Treasures of Heaven, which brought together over thirty international experts in the field to present new research around the themes of medieval reliquaries and relic veneration. The result is an interdisciplinary study of a thought provoking and controversial topic featuring some of the period's most beautiful and celebrated objects."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780861591954 086159195X |