Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité remarkable ritual objects

remarkable ritual objects

The complex relationships that Jews maintained with the successive rulers of the southern Levant have long aroused keen interest

The Château-Gontier Museum of Art and History boasts an astonishing collection of ancient sculptures and ceramics

This abundantly illustrated work

Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité remarkable ritual objectsChristianity 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