A heritage of holy wood : the legend of the true Cross in text and image

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baert, Barbara
Other Authors: Preedy, Lee
Format: eBook
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Series:Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ; v. 22.
Subjects:
Holy Cross > Legends > Art.
Art, Byzantine.
Art, Medieval.
ART > Reference.
ART > Performance.
Art, Byzantine
Art, Medieval
Holy Cross > Legends
Letterkunde.
Beeldende kunsten.
Kruishout-legende.
Kruis van Christus.
Art
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Erfenis van heilig hout.
Table of Contents:
  • Helena and the Jews. The Legend of the Finding of the Cross
  • The Finding of the Cross in Carolingian and Romanesque Art
  • Heraclius and the Persians. The Legend of the Exaltation of the Cross
  • The Spreading of the Finding and Exaltation of the Cross in the Late Middle Ages
  • From Paradise to Golgotha. The Legend of the Wood of the Cross
  • The Monumental Programmes of the Legend of the Cross in Italy, Germany and Switzerland.

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