Inventoried Sacred: Reliquaries in Nordic Church Treasuries

Reliquaries were among the most highly valued items in the medieval churches, and cathedrals accumulated hundreds of them. Their shapes and materials, the relics contained within, and other essential details were registered in lists written by cathedral treasurers. In the Nordic countries, most medi...

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Main Author: Lahti, Sofia ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Material religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 512-531
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Reliquary / Cathedral treasury / Description / List / History 1150-1550
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CE Christian art
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Cathedrals
B inventories
B treasuries
B Reliquaries
B Scandinavia
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Summary:Reliquaries were among the most highly valued items in the medieval churches, and cathedrals accumulated hundreds of them. Their shapes and materials, the relics contained within, and other essential details were registered in lists written by cathedral treasurers. In the Nordic countries, most medieval reliquaries as well as written documents concerning them have disappeared. However, a few inventories with relics and reliquaries from Nordic cathedrals are preserved. This essay examines how the material dimensions of reliquaries were put into words in those lists and what the chosen words reveal about the way these objects were perceived by their keepers and audiences.
ISSN:1751-8342
Contains:Enthalten in: Material religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2132067