Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité and abstract motifs

and abstract motifs

study library

exploitation and control

This abundantly illustrated work

remarkable ritual objects

Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité and abstract motifsChristianity was born in the West, and sanctuaries were its home. Here, for the first time, is a presentation by a great medievalist of Rocamadour, Assisi, Mont Saint Michel, and all the other holy places of Western Europe. An invaluable selection, rich in iconography. Alongside churches, which are the setting for worship and sacramental life, there are places in Christianity that are considered sacred because they house the relics of a saint or