Strange Beauty: Issues in the Making and Meaning of Reliquaries, 400-Circa 1204

by Cynthia J. Hahn

Reliquaries, one of the central art forms of the Middle Ages, have recently been the object of much interest among historians and artists. Until now, however, they have had no treatment in English that considers their history, origins, and place within religious practice, or, above all, their beauty and aesthetic value. In Strange Beauty , Cynthia Hahn treats issues that cut across the class of medieval reliquaries as a whole. She is particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271050780
• ISBN13: 9780271050782
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 10.0"