The trophies of the martyrs
Subtitle: an art historical study of early Christian silver reliquaries
By: Galit Noga-Banai.
Series: Oxford studies in Byzantium
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780199217748
Subjects: Reliquaries, Byzantine; Silverwork, Byzantine; Silverwork, Early Christian
Description: "In this study, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes. The imagery of these caskets embodies the latent wishes, social status, and theological views of their patrons, and also reflects contemporary funerary customs, church ceremonies, and the liturgical calendar. These small, portable objects created a visual culture beyond the architectural and liturgical space, and were closely involved in the establishment of the cult of relics, which was an essential asset to the Church in its founding of pilgrimage centers and local hagiographic heritage sites, first in Italy and later in other places around Europe and North Africa."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-182) and index.