Finer Than Gold
| Author | : James Robinson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0714128228 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780714128221 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (221 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Finer Than Gold by : James Robinson
Download or read book Finer Than Gold written by James Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The miracle-working relics of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints--their body parts and items owned or touched by them--were the crowd-pullers of the medieval period. In an age of great faith, Christian pilgrims flocked to the shrines seeking remedies for all manner of bodily, spiritual and material concerns.... Focusing on the British Museum's outstanding collection of reliquaries, Finer than Gold offers a richly illustrated introduction to the medieval cult of relics."--Back cover.
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