Resplendent faith
Subtitle: liturgical treasuries of the Middle Ages
By: Stephen N. Fliegel.
Series: Sacred landmarks series
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780873389792
Subjects: Liturgical objects; Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
Description: "This is a beautifully illustrated collection of some of the finest examples of liturgical art.No work of art can be fully appreciated if divorced from the culture that produced it. This examination of liturgical objects found in the medieval church treasury assesses their artistic technique and method, placing the objects in the context of medieval liturgical practice and piety. Author Stephen N. Fliegel explores the origins of religious treasuries in late antiquity and their ultimate disappearance as a result of the Reformation, French Revolution, and political upheavals of the early modern period."Resplendent Faith" is a richly illustrated compendium of the typical objects found within medieval church treasuries and includes a discussion of their form and function and their significance in the medieval religious service.Fliegel places this survey of the medieval liturgical treasury within its broad historical framework and considers the art representative of the most significant sacral objects produced during the Middle Ages."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The medieval liturgical treasury; title: Liturgy and ritual; title: Artistic metalwork for the altar; title: Objects for procession and the vesting of the priest; title: Service books for mass and office.