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Tesori nascosti e santi nei muri: pratiche di occultamento di reliquie e reliquiari nelle chiese di età medievale

Translated title of the contribution: [Machine translation] Hidden treasures and saints in walls: practices of concealing relics and reliquaries in medieval churches

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Abstract

[Machine translation] The contribution examines the medieval practice of concealing relics within architectural elements of churches, from wall structures, to memberships, to capitals, and analyzes their meanings, on an ideological-symbolic level, as part of the dialogue between material sources and written attestations. The territory considered is Western Europe, not without some reference to the late-ancient Mediterranean world (Constantinople), in which this practice has been known since late antiquity.
Translated title of the contribution[Machine translation] Hidden treasures and saints in walls: practices of concealing relics and reliquaries in medieval churches
Original languageItalian
Title of host publication«Castrum paene in mundo singulare». Scritti per Aldo Settia in occasione del novantesimo compleanno
PublisherSagep
Pages262-272
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)979-12-5590-015-3
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

  • tesori ecclesiastici reliquiari reliquie occultamento

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