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008    130521s2013    enka     b    001 0 eng d
019    852259735
020    9780500251959 (hbk.)
020    0500251959 (hbk.)
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035    99966065837
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082 04 235.2094 |223
100 1  Koudounaris, Paul, |eauthor. |=^A1283233
245 10 Heavenly bodies : |bcult treasures & spectacular saints from the catacombs / |cPaul Koudounaris.
260    London : |bThames & Hudson, |c2013.
300    189 pages : |billustrations (chiefly color) ; |c25 cm
336    text |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |2rdamedia
338    volume |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 8  This book is the chronicle of a group of extraordinary skeletons discovered in the Roman Catacombs in the late sixteenth century. Largely anonymous, they were nevertheless held to be the remains of Early Christian martyrs, and treated as sacred. Sent to Catholic churches and religious houses in German-speaking Europe to replace holy relics that had been destroyed in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, the skeletons were carefully reassembled, and richly adorned with jewels and precious costumes. They became the centre of spiritual life for many communities, yet as time passed, faith in them wavered and they were cast out as imposters, as the Catholic Church turned its back on what was once one of its treasures. This is a story that until now has been left out of the pages of both art and religious histories.
650  0 Relics |zEurope |xHistory |vPictorial works. |=^A684874
650  0 Catacombs |zItaly |zRome |vPictorial works. |=^A1236236
650  0 Death |xReligious aspects |xCatholic Church. |=^A233821
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