Sacred Scripture / Sacred Space
Publisher: De Gruyter
Place of publication: Berlin/Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9783110633474; 9783110629132; 9783110629156
Subjects: The Early Church; Classical texts; Classical history / classical civilisation
Description: Thirteen papers on different subjects, focussing on writings and inscriptions in medieval art, explore the faculty of writing to create and determine spaces and to generate the sacred by the display of holy scripture. The subjects range from book illumination over wall painting, mosaics, sculpture, and church interiors to inscriptions on portals and façades.
Notes: English.

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