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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782354503321

Autore

Noga-Banai Galit <1966->

Titolo

The trophies of the martyrs [[electronic resource] ] : an art historical study of early Christian silver reliquaries / / Galit Noga-Banai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-383-03571-7

1-281-51531-0

9786611515317

0-19-152722-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in Byzantium

Disciplina

739.2282

745.442

Soggetti

Reliquaries, Byzantine

Silverwork, Byzantine

Silverwork, Early Christian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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