Cathedral Shrines of Medieval England Tapa dura - 1998

Boydell Pr, 1998. ~No ownership marks. With dustwrapper. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 276pp. 17 plates. 24 x 16cm. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Boydell Pr, 1998. ~As new. No ownership marks. With dustwrapper. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request.. 1st edn. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 276pp. 16 plates. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Woodbridge.UK: The Boydell Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the first book devoted to the cathedral shrines of the middle ages. Drawing on surviving cathedral records, the author describes their nature and development in England from 1066 to 1540. There is light spotting to the head of the text block The boards and text block are square, tight and clean, the dust jacket has minor wear to the head of the spine. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only. This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

UK: The Boydell Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book (M&R)

Woodbridge: Univ of Rochester Pr, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp. 276, ""Almost all of the great medieval shrines disappeared at the Reformation, yet for several centuries they were the outward and visible sign of the spiritual benefits believed to flow from proximity to the saint's body, and an important witness to the spiritual life of the Middle Ages. They were the focal point of…

Boydell Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Octavo. (24cm x 16cm) 276pp. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Jacket in a brodart protective wrapper. This is the first book devoted to the cathedral shrines of the middle ages.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 1998. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. J. S. copy. Physical description: 276 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-264) and index. Contents: 1. The Origins of Shrines: Canonisation and Translation. The origins of a saint cult. Translations: theory and causes. Translations: preparation. Translations: the exhumation and translation ceremony -- 2. The Shrine as Object: Feretra and Shrine Bases. The feretrum. The shrine base. Feretory chapels. Head relics and empty tombs. Beams and reredoses as bases -- 3. The Architectural Setting. The position of the shrine. Shrines and Romanesque architectural plans. Shrines and post-Norman square-ended plans. The problem of shrine vistas -- 4. Pilgrims and the Shrine. The pilgrim in the city and cathedral. The pilgrim's devotions. The… Leer más