Object in Focus: The Holy Thorn Reliquary

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Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. It was commissioned around 1400-10 by Jean duc de Berry, a member of the French royal family, to house a single thorn from the relic of Christ's Crown of Thorns. Having left the duke's possession, it was recorded in Vienna from around 1544 until the 1860s, eventually being acquired by a member of the wealthy Rothschild family, with its true identity remaining undiscovered until the twentieth century. This book explores the meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British Museum.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Kunstgeschichte
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Object in Focus
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780714128207
ISBN-10:	0714128201
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Cherry, John
Hersteller:	British Museum Press Object in Focus
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	208 x 149 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	John Cherry
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2010
Gewicht:	0,138 kg