The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt /

The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt /

In The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt Gillian Spalding-Stracey brings the design of crosses in monastic and ecclesiastical settings to the fore. Visual representations of the Holy Cross are often so ubiquitous in Christian art that they are often overlooked as artistic devices the...

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Main Author: Spalding-Stracey, Gillian (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity ; 19.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407367.

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Christian art and symbolism.

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Call Number: N7830

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • 1 The Cross in Early Christian Egypt
  • 2 Survey of Significant Egyptian Crosses
  • 1 The Survey
  • 3 Material, Techniques and the Issue of Authenticity
  • 1 Paint/Pigment
  • 2 Carving - Stone, Wood, Ivory
  • 3 Textiles
  • 4 Metalwork
  • 5 Ceramics
  • 6 The Issue of Authenticity
  • 4 The Design and Symbolism of Egypt's Crosses
  • 1 The Four Basic Types of Late Antique Egyptian Crosses
  • 2 Design and Symbolism
  • 5 Design, Dating and Location
  • 1 Date and Location of the Basic Types
  • 2 Dating and Location of the Design Elements
  • 6 Design in Context
  • 1 Secular Objects and Settings
  • 2 Sacred and Sacralised Objects and Spaces
  • 3 Summary
  • 7 The Standing of the Cross in Late Antique Egypt
  • Maps
  • Figures
  • Appendix: Selected Anaphoras
  • Bibliography
  • Index.