Strange Beauty

Strange Beauty
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9780271050782
ISBN-13 : 0271050780
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Book Synopsis Strange Beauty by : Cynthia Jean Hahn

Download or read book Strange Beauty written by Cynthia Jean Hahn and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher.


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