A Heritage of Holy Wood: The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image

By Barbara Baert

This fascinating study reconstructs the tradition of the Legend of the True Cross in text and image, from its tentative beginnings in 4th-century Jerusalem to the culminating expression of its multi-layered cosmic content in 14th and 15th-century monumental cycles in Germany and Italy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004139443
• ISBN13: 9789004139442
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 2.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.6"