02840nam 2200637Ia 450 991045300990332120200520144314.01-281-51531-097866115153170-19-152722-X(CKB)1000000000549333(EBL)415979(OCoLC)458705766(SSID)ssj0000262430(PQKBManifestationID)11232573(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262430(PQKBWorkID)10271623(PQKB)11168572(MiAaPQ)EBC415979(Au-PeEL)EBL415979(CaPaEBR)ebr10237115(CaONFJC)MIL151531(EXLCZ)99100000000054933320080714d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe trophies of the martyrs[electronic resource] an art historical study of early Christian silver reliquaries /Galit Noga-BanaiOxford Oxford University Press20081 online resource (257 p.)Oxford studies in ByzantiumDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-921774-2 Includes bibliographical references 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 sourcesIn 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 ChurchOxford studies in Byzantium.Reliquaries, ByzantineSilverwork, ByzantineSilverwork, Early ChristianElectronic books.Reliquaries, Byzantine.Silverwork, Byzantine.Silverwork, Early Christian.739.2282745.442Noga-Banai Galit872706MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453009903321The trophies of the martyrs1948407UNINA