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

• Autore: Noga-Banai Galit <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 739.2282; 745.442
• Soggetto topico: Reliquaries, Byzantine; Silverwork, Byzantine; Silverwork, Early Christian
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The trophies of the martyrs
• ISBN: 1-383-03571-7; 1-281-51531-0; 9786611515317; 0-19-152722-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782354503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford studies in Byzantium.