The Easter Sepulchre in England

by Pamela Sheingorn

The Easter Sepulchre is the English form of a monument known throughout Western Europe in the Middle Ages as the sepulchrum domini, the tomb of the Lord, the monument associated specifically with the commemorative Easter rites. The Easter Sepulchre stood in the place of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem, recreated in hundreds of churches in England for Holy Week and Easter each year. This volume discusses this important monument that stands at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0918720796
• ISBN13: 9780918720795
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 470 Pages