TY - BOOK AU - Hahn,Cynthia Jean TI - Strange beauty: issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204 SN - 9780271050782 (hardc.) : U1 - 704.9482 dc23 PY - 2012/// CY - University Park, Pa. PB - Pennsylvania State University Press KW - Christian art and symbolism KW - Medieval, 500-1500 KW - To 500 KW - Reliquaries KW - Representation (Philosophy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface. - First things (Introduction. - The reliquary and its maker. - Relics, meaning, and response : early Christian reliquaries, narrative and not). - Shaped reliquaries (Spolia and sign, metaphor and simile. - The reliquary cross. - Like and unlike metaphors. - Body-part reliquaries : heads. - Body part reliquaries : other body parts). - A gathering of saints : processions and treasuries (Reliquaries in action. - Treasuries. - Relic display. - A case study : Wibald of Stavelot as patron. - The impact of 1204, the "space" of the ark, and conclusion) ER -