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Mary's mother : Saint Anne in late medieval Europe

Title
Mary's mother : Saint Anne in late medieval Europe / Virginia Nixon.
Author
Nixon, Virginia, 1939-
Publication
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2004.

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xiii, 216 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint > Cult > History. > Germany
  • Germany > Religious life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index.
Contents
The early history of the cult of Saint Anne -- Changes in the late fifteenth-century -- Saint Anne and concepts of salvation in late medieval Germany -- Salvational themes in the imagery of Saint Anne -- Anne's promoters : why did they do it? -- Economic factors and the cult of Saint Anne : Augsburg and Annaberg -- Functions and perceptions : how people used images -- Anne's decline -- The images.
Call Number
JFE 05-950
ISBN
0271024666 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2004000482
OCLC
54029284
Author
Nixon, Virginia, 1939-
Title
Mary's mother : Saint Anne in late medieval Europe / Virginia Nixon.
Imprint
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index.
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JFE 05-950
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