Research Catalog

Title

The trophies of the martyrs : an art historical study of early Christian silver reliquaries / Galit Noga-Banai.

Author

Noga-Banai, Galit, 1966-

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Description

xvi, 186 p., [52] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 plan; 26 cm.

Summary

"In this study, Galit Noga-Banai analyses silver reliquaries decorated with Christian figurative themes. The imagery of these caskets embodies the latent wishes, social status, and theological views of their patrons, and also reflects contemporary funerary customs, church ceremonies, and the liturgical calendar. These small, portable objects created a visual culture beyond the architectural and liturgical space, and were closely involved in the establishment of the cult of relics, which was an essential asset to the Church in its founding of pilgrimage centers and local hagiographic heritage sites, first in Italy and later in other places around Europe and North Africa."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Oxford studies in Byzantium

Uniform Title

Oxford studies in Byzantium

Subject

• Reliquaries, Byzantine
• Silverwork, Byzantine
• Silverwork, Early Christian

Note

• Based on the author's dissertation (Ph.D.)--Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-182) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Caskets Decorated with Biblical Scenes -- A. The Casket from Nea Herakleia -- B. The So-Called Capsella Brivio -- 2. Caskets Decorated with Images of the Martyrs -- A. The So-Called Capsella Africana -- B. The Oval Casket from Grado -- 3. Decoration Programmes in Context -- A. Decoration Programmes and Function -- B. Reliquaiues and the Cult of Relics -- Catalogue of Silver Caskets Decorated with Christian Figurative Themes.

ISBN

• 9780199217748 (hbk.)
• 0199217742 (hbk.)

LCCN

^^2008299945

OCLC

182738626

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library