A heritage of holy wood : the legend of the true Cross in text and image / by Barbara Baert ; translated from the Dutch by Lee Preedy.
In the fourth century the idea arose that the Cross on which Christ was crucified had been found by Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine. Thus began a legend that would grow and flourish throughout the Middle Ages and cause the diffusion of countless splinters of holy wood. And where there is wood,...
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