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050 4 $aNK1652.2$b.F56 2011
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100 1 $aRobinson, James,$d1962-
245 10 $aFiner than gold :$bsaints and their relics in the Middle Ages /$cJames Robinson.
260 $aLondon :$bBritish Museum Press$c2011.
300 $a112 p. :$bcol. ill., map ;$c20 cm.
500 $aThe catalog contains works chiefly from the British Museum's collection of reliquaries.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 112) and index.
505 00 $tHoly places --$tMaterial spirit --$tSacred craft.
520 8 $aFrom the earliest period of Christian worship striking comparisons were drawn between sacred matter and precious materials. The association was given its most literal manifestation in the painstaking creation of sumptuous reliquaries of gold and silver, encrusted with precious stones, made to contain relics of Christ and the saints their body parts and itemsowned or touched by them. Focusing on the British Museums outstanding collection of reliquaries, this richly illustrated little book provides a concise introduction to the practice of relic veneration in the Middle Age and the belief in the power of saints. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum, 23 June to 9 October 2011.
650 0 $aReliquaries, Medieval$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aChristian art and symbolism$yMedieval, 500-1500$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aRelics$zEurope$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aChristian saints$xCult$zEurope$vCatalogs.
610 20 $aBritish Museum$vCatalogs.
655 7 $aCatalogs.$2fast
710 2 $aBritish Museum.
988 $a20110908
049 $aHFLA
906 $0OCLC