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Strange Beauty

- Issues in the Making and Meaning of Reliquaries, 400-circa 1204

About 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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780271050782
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 312
  • Published:
  • July 14, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x254x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1406 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of 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.

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