Cross and Book: Late-Carolingian Breton Gospel Illumination and the Instrumental Cross

Crosses made in metal, paint, or stone stand at a singular intersection of past, present and future in the early medieval period. The historical cross of Golgotha is the source of such manufactured crosses’ form and power. Most also represent the theology of the Cross through their form and decorati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kitzinger, Beatrice
Other Authors: Hamburger, Jeffrey F.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10183
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10304417