Heavenly bodies - Paul Koudounaris
cult treasures & spectacular saints from the catacombs
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Heavenly Bodies is the chronicle of a group of extraordinary skeletons discovered in the Roman Catacombs in the late sixteenth century. Largely anonymous, they were nevertheless held to be the remains of Early Christian martyrs, and treated as sacred. Sent to Catholic churches and religious houses in German-speaking Europe to replace holy relics that had been destroyed in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, the skeletons were carefully reassembled, and richly adorned with jewels and precious costumes. T...
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2013 Uitgever: Thames Hudson 192 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte: 240x170x240 ISBN-10: 0500251959 ISBN-13: 9780500251959Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Heavenly Bodies is the chronicle of a group of extraordinary skeletons discovered in the Roman Catacombs in the late sixteenth century. Largely anonymous, they were nevertheless held to be the remains of Early Christian martyrs, and treated as sacred. Sent...