Bøger af Cynthia Hahn

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.

The Darnley jewel, a masterpiece of the goldsmith's art, has been deemed a love token, but has also been labeled an emblem of political ambition.

Hagiography,or writing about and illustrating the lives of saints, was one of the most creative areas for artistic inspiration in the Middle Ages. This book explores the sumptuously illustrated saints' lives that were made in medieval Europe.