The Trophies of the Martyrs: An Art Historical Study of Early Christian Silver Reliquaries

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The Trophies of the Martyrs: An Art Historical Study of Early Christian Silver Reliquaries Galit Noga-Banai
Type:	eBook
Released:	2008
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Page Count:	257
Format:	pdf
Language:	English
ISBN-10:	0199217742
ISBN-13:	9780199217748

In this pioneering study, the first of its kind, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes.The Trophies of the ... Textbook She offers a clearer and more detailed picture of the beginnings of the cult of relics, which were an essential asset to the Church in its establishment of pilgrimage centres and local hagiographic heritage sites, first in Italy and later in other places around Europe and North Africa. At the same time, Noga-Banai highlights the identity of the objects as portable art, treating the reliquaries as visual historical testimonies. The book is illustrated with nearly 100 finely reproduced drawings and photographs.