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UNINA9910782354503321 |
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Noga-Banai Galit <1966-> |
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Titolo |
The trophies of the martyrs [[electronic resource] ] : an art historical study of early Christian silver reliquaries / / Galit Noga-Banai |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-03571-7 |
1-281-51531-0 |
9786611515317 |
0-19-152722-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford studies in Byzantium |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Reliquaries, Byzantine |
Silverwork, Byzantine |
Silverwork, Early Christian |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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