Relics, prayer, and politics in medieval Venetia

Romanesque painting in the crypt of Aquileia Cathedral

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Relics, prayer, and politics in medieval Venetia

Romanesque painting in the crypt of Aquileia Cathedral

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Against a historical backdrop of relic theft and propaganda campaigns waged by two cities vying for patriarchal authority in medieval Venetia, Thomas Dale shows how Romanesque mural painting shaped sacred space and institutional identity. His focus is the late twelfth-century murals in the crypt of Aquileia Cathedral.

The crypt, which contains the relics of Aquileia's founding bishop, Saint Hermagoras, has a historical significance rooted in a legend identifying the saint as a direct disciple of Saint Mark the Evangelist. On this basis, the Carolingians promoted the city's status as patriarchal see of Venetia - a claim that prompted Venice to steal Mark's relics from Alexandria in Egypt and appropriate Aquileia's history.

This book, the first English-language study of the crypt, explores how the paintings complement the relics of Hermagoras in their distinct devotional and political roles.

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English
Pages
170

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-165) and index.

Published in
Princeton, N.J

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
755/.63/0945391
Library of Congress
ND2757.A75 D35 1997, ND2757.A75D35 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 170 p., [72] p. of plates :
Number of pages
170

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL655352M
Internet Archive
relicsprayerpoli0000dale
ISBN 10
0691011753
LCCN
97000386
OCLC/WorldCat
36301320
Library Thing
5233385
Goodreads
2356212

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