Overview
From the earliest centuries of Christianity, the cult of saintly relics has been an important feature of the worship of the Church. This book explores the way in which church architecture has been shaped by holy bones - the physical remains or 'relics' of those whom the Church venerated as saints.
- | By (Author): John (Part-time Research Fellow, Part-time Research Fellow, University of Reading) Crook
- | Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
- | Publisher: Oxford University Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 13, 2000
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 334 pages
- | Language: Not available
- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-10: 0007233485
- | ISBN-13: 9780198207948