A Heritage of Holy Wood: The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image / / Barbara Baert.
In the fourth century the idea arose that the Cross on which Christ was crucified had been found by Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine. Thus began a legend that would grow and flourish throughout the Middle Ages and cause the diffusion of countless splinters of holy wood. And where there is wood,...
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| Superior document: | Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ; 22 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2004. |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (597 p.) |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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