To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of "Furta Sacra," Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.

Monumental in seinen Abmessungen und monumental im Inhalt das ist Ars Sacra. Dieses verlegerische Großprojekt sorgte von Anfang an für Begeisterung bei Lesern, Presse und Fachpublikum. Um den bedeutendsten Werken christlicher Kunst und Architektur gerecht werden zu können, waren vier Jahre Vorbereitung und 150.000 Reisekilometer für Fototermine in 20 Ländern Europas notwendig. ...(展开全部)

Ars Sacra is a unique tribute to two thousand years of Christian art, architecture and spirituality. This glorious tome takes the reader on a cultural and spiritual odyssey through centuries of sacred art, from the late antiquity to works by contemporary artists such as Marc Chagall and Gerhard Richter.