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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Auteur principal: Lahti, Sofia ca. 20./21. Jh. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis 2022
Dans: Material religion
Année: 2022, Volume: 18, Numéro: 5, Pages: 512-531
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Nordeuropa / Reliquaire / Trésor de cathédrale / Description / Répertoire / Histoire 1150-1550
RelBib Classification:CD Christianisme et culture
CE Art chrétien
KAC Moyen Âge
KBE Scandinavie
KCD Hagiographie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Cathedrals
B inventories
B treasuries
B Reliquaries
B Scandinavia
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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Material religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2132067