| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 186 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), plans. |
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text file |
| Series |
Oxford studies in Byzantium
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Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index. |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Caskets Decorated with Biblical Scenes; 2. Caskets Decorated with Images of the Martyrs; 3. Decoration Programmes in Context; Conclusions; Catalogue of Silver Caskets Decorated with Christian Figurative Themes; Select Bibliography; Index of visual and textual sources. |
| Summary |
In this pioneering study, the first of its kind, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes, offering a clearer and more detailed picture of the beginnings of the cult of relics in the early Church. The book is illustrated with nearly 100 finely reproduced drawings and photographs. - ;In this pioneering study, the first of its kind, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes. She offers a clearer and more detailed picture of the beginnings of the cult of relics, which were an essential asset to the Church. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Reliquaries, Byzantine.
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Reliquaries, Byzantine. |
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Silverwork, Byzantine.
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Silverwork, Byzantine. |
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Silverwork, Early Christian.
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Silverwork, Early Christian. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Noga-Banai, Galit, 1966- Trophies of the martyrs. Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2008 9780199217748 0199217742 (DLC) 2008299945 (OCoLC)182738626 |
| ISBN |
0199217742 (Cloth) |
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9780199217748 (Cloth) |
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019152722X (electronic book) |
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9780191527227 (electronic book) |
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