Secret Spaces: Sacred Treasuries in England 1066–1320 /
Milner, Lesley,
Secret Spaces: Sacred Treasuries in England 1066–1320 / Lesley Milner. - 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations. - Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 23 Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024 . - Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 23 Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey the message of its status and function. A book devoted to these medieval museums which housed such precious materials is long overdue. Ironically, the interest in the objects that they conserved has often resulted in ecclesiastical treasure being removed to new museums, leaving their former places of protection in need of protection themselves.
English
9789004695634
10.1163/9789004695634 DOI
2024012007
Architecture.
Art History.
N5305
709
Secret Spaces: Sacred Treasuries in England 1066–1320 / Lesley Milner. - 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations. - Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 23 Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024 . - Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 23 Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey the message of its status and function. A book devoted to these medieval museums which housed such precious materials is long overdue. Ironically, the interest in the objects that they conserved has often resulted in ecclesiastical treasure being removed to new museums, leaving their former places of protection in need of protection themselves.
English
9789004695634
10.1163/9789004695634 DOI
2024012007
Architecture.
Art History.
N5305
709