Art And Architecture Of Late Medieval Pilgrimmage In Northern Europe And The British Isles Texts

This collection includes essays on the visual experience and material culture at medieval pilgrimage shrines of northern Europe and the British Isles, particularly the art and architecture created to intensify spiritual experience for visitors. These studies focus on regional pilgrimage centers which flourished from the 12th-16th centuries, addressing various aspects of visual imagery and architectural space which inspired devotees to value cults of enshrined saints and to venerate them in memory from afar. Subjects include pilgrim dress, jeweled and painted reliquaries, labyrinths, elaborate processions, printed texts of the saint's life, shrines, sculpture and other architectural decoration, and pilgrim souvenirs. Profusely illustrated with 350 photographs, this work will interest scholars and students of art history, history, religious studies, and popular culture.Blick, Sarah is the author of 'Art And Architecture Of Late Medieval Pilgrimmage In Northern Europe And The British Isles Texts ', published 2005 under ISBN 9789004123328 and ISBN 9004123326.