Title: King of the confessors
Description: The author, former director of the Metropolitan Museum, tells the story of the discovery and acquisition of a great treasure of medieval art -the Bury St. Edmunds Cross.
Subjects: Romanesque Ivories, Kruisen, Cloisters (Museum), Christian art and symbolism, Beeldsnijkunst, Bury Saint Edmunds Cross, Ivoor, Hoving, Thomas, 1931-2009, Ivories, Romanesque, Art, romanesque, Ivories, Art, Collectors and collecting
Places: England
People: Thomas Hoving (1931-2009)
Time periods: Medieval, 500-1500