Secret Spaces: Sacred Treasuries in England 1066–1320 (Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 23)

by: Lesley Milner (Author)

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Publication Date: 2024/5/30

Language: English

Print Length: 268 pages

ISBN-10: 9004380434

ISBN-13: 9789004380431

Book Description

Sacred treasuries formed part of every medieval cathedral or church housing contents that were endowed with profound spiritual significance but were also of immense value in worldly terms. In many ways, these were the predecessors of both mode museums and mode banks.

About the Author

Sacred treasuries formed part of every medieval cathedral or church housing contents that were endowed with profound spiritual significance but were also of immense value in worldly terms. In many ways, these were the predecessors of both mode museums and mode banks.