God and Gold in Late Antiquity

by Dominic Janes

Book Overview

From the conversion of the emperor Constantine in the early fourth century, vast sums of money were spent on the building and sumptuous decoration of churches. The resulting works of art contain many of the greatest monuments of late antique and early medieval society. But how did such expenditure fit with Christ's message of poverty and simplicity? In attempting to answer that question, this 1998 study employs theories on the use of metaphor to show...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521158745
• ISBN13: 9780521158749
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"