The Trophies of the Martyrs: An Art Historical Study of Early Christian Silver Reliquaries

by Galit Noga-Banai

In this pioneering study, the first of its kind, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes. She offers a clearer and more detailed picture of the beginnings of the cult of relics, which were an essential asset to the Church in its establishment of
pilgrimage centres and local hagiographic heritage sites, first in Italy and later in other places around Europe and North Africa. At the same time, Noga-Banai...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199217742
• ISBN13: 9780199217748
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.7" x 9.7"