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• Title:The chasuble of Thomas Becket : a biography / edited by Avinoam Shalem ; with contributions by Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga [and eight others].
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Shalem, Avinoam, editor.
  Ali de Unzaga, Miriam, 1966- contributor.
  
• Published/Created:München : Hirmer Verlag GmbH, [2017]
  München : Hirmer, [2017]
  ©2017
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NK8808 .C43 2017
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 <2 folded sheets in pocket> On loan - Due on 05-31-2024
    
  • Recent Issues: text + folded sheets
    
  • Location Has:text + folded sheets
    
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170--Art.
  Textile fabrics, Medieval.
  Textile design--History--To 1500.
  Christian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500.
  Church vestments.
  Embroidery.
  Relics--Italy--Fermo.
  Islamic textile fabrics.
  
• Genre/Form:Art.
  
• Description:304 pages : illustrations (chiefly collor), facsimile ; 31 cm + 2 folded color sheets (28 x 44 folded to 22 cm)
  
• Summary:The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118?1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly decorated with ornaments, fabulous animals and figures in lavish gold embroidery with Arabic inscriptions, this precious liturgical garment provides impressive proof of the re-utilisation of the Islamic arts in the Christian world. Venerated as a relic of St Thomas of Canterbury, the chasuble was produced in Spanish-Muslim workshops and probably reached Italy as a donation to the Cathedral of Fermo in about 1200. Despite its outstanding artistic quality and fascinating history, this magnificent garment has never hitherto been the subject of a detailed study. Richly illustrated with numerous details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, traces its "biography" and places it within the historical context of the political, economic and cultural situation in the Mediterranean region.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-298) and index.
  
• ISBN:9783777425191
  3777425192