Book contents
- Reviews
- The Middle Ages in 50 Objects
- The Middle Ages in 50 Objects
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I The Holy and the Faithful
- 1 Jonah Cast Up, c. 280–290, Asia Minor (?), marble; 41.50 × 36.00 × 18.50 cm (16 5/16 × 14 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches)
- 2 Altar Front, c. 540–600, Constantinople or Ravenna, marble; 101.00 × 169.50 × 25.50 cm (39 3/4 × 66 11/16 × 10 inches)
- 3 Pilgrim’s Flask with Saint Menas, sixth–seventh century, Egypt, terracotta; 10.00 × 6.40 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/2 inches)
- 4 Calyx (Chalice), 900s–1000s, Byzantium, Middle Byzantine, blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mounts; h: 7.70 cm (3 inches)
- 5 Christ’s Mission to the Apostles, c. 970–980, Ottonian, Milan, Italy, ivory; 18.20 × 9.90 × 1.00 cm (7 1/8 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 inches)
- 6 Feline Incense Burner, 1100s, eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khurasan, copper alloy, cast and chased; 35.50 × 11.00 × 32.50 cm (13 15/16 × 4 5/16 × 12 3/4 inches)
- 7 Leaf from a Qur’an, 1100s, Iran, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 32.00 × 21.30 cm (12 9/16 × 8 3/8 inches)
- 8 Arm Reliquary of the Apostles, c. 1190, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Germany, gilt-silver, champlevé enamel, oak; 51.00 × 14.00 × 9.20 cm (20 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 inches)
- 9 Virgin and Child, late thirteenth century, Liège (?), wood (oak) with polychromy and gilding; 83.00 × 24.00 × 20.00 cm (32 5/8 × 9 7/16 × 7 13/16 inches)
- 10 Christ and Saint John the Evangelist, early fourteenth century, Germany, Swabia, near Bodensee (Lake Constance), polychromy and gilded oak; 92.71 × 64.45 × 28.84 cm (36 1/2 × 25 5/16 × 11 5/16 inches)
- 11 Master of Rubielos de Mora, The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity, c. 1400, Spain, oil on panel; 144.60 × 91.40 cm (56 7/8 × 35 15/16 inches)
- 12 Christ Carrying the Cross (panel from an altarpiece), 1400s, England, Nottingham, painted and gilded alabaster; 47 × 28.3 cm (18 1/2 × 11 1/8 inches)
- 13 Leaf from an Antiphonary, Initial H with the Nativity, c. 1480, south Germany, Augsburg (?), ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf 62.50 × 41.00 cm (24 9/16 × 16 1/8 inches)
- Part II The Sinful and the Spectral
- Part III Daily Life and Its Fictions
- Part IV Death and Its Aftermath
- Illustrations
- List of Maps
- References
- Index
12 - Christ Carrying the Cross (panel from an altarpiece), 1400s, England, Nottingham, painted and gilded alabaster; 47 × 28.3 cm (18 1/2 × 11 1/8 inches)
from Part I - The Holy and the Faithful
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2018
Book contents
- Reviews
- The Middle Ages in 50 Objects
- The Middle Ages in 50 Objects
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I The Holy and the Faithful
- 1 Jonah Cast Up, c. 280–290, Asia Minor (?), marble; 41.50 × 36.00 × 18.50 cm (16 5/16 × 14 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches)
- 2 Altar Front, c. 540–600, Constantinople or Ravenna, marble; 101.00 × 169.50 × 25.50 cm (39 3/4 × 66 11/16 × 10 inches)
- 3 Pilgrim’s Flask with Saint Menas, sixth–seventh century, Egypt, terracotta; 10.00 × 6.40 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/2 inches)
- 4 Calyx (Chalice), 900s–1000s, Byzantium, Middle Byzantine, blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mounts; h: 7.70 cm (3 inches)
- 5 Christ’s Mission to the Apostles, c. 970–980, Ottonian, Milan, Italy, ivory; 18.20 × 9.90 × 1.00 cm (7 1/8 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 inches)
- 6 Feline Incense Burner, 1100s, eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khurasan, copper alloy, cast and chased; 35.50 × 11.00 × 32.50 cm (13 15/16 × 4 5/16 × 12 3/4 inches)
- 7 Leaf from a Qur’an, 1100s, Iran, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 32.00 × 21.30 cm (12 9/16 × 8 3/8 inches)
- 8 Arm Reliquary of the Apostles, c. 1190, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Germany, gilt-silver, champlevé enamel, oak; 51.00 × 14.00 × 9.20 cm (20 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 inches)
- 9 Virgin and Child, late thirteenth century, Liège (?), wood (oak) with polychromy and gilding; 83.00 × 24.00 × 20.00 cm (32 5/8 × 9 7/16 × 7 13/16 inches)
- 10 Christ and Saint John the Evangelist, early fourteenth century, Germany, Swabia, near Bodensee (Lake Constance), polychromy and gilded oak; 92.71 × 64.45 × 28.84 cm (36 1/2 × 25 5/16 × 11 5/16 inches)
- 11 Master of Rubielos de Mora, The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity, c. 1400, Spain, oil on panel; 144.60 × 91.40 cm (56 7/8 × 35 15/16 inches)
- 12 Christ Carrying the Cross (panel from an altarpiece), 1400s, England, Nottingham, painted and gilded alabaster; 47 × 28.3 cm (18 1/2 × 11 1/8 inches)
- 13 Leaf from an Antiphonary, Initial H with the Nativity, c. 1480, south Germany, Augsburg (?), ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf 62.50 × 41.00 cm (24 9/16 × 16 1/8 inches)
- Part II The Sinful and the Spectral
- Part III Daily Life and Its Fictions
- Part IV Death and Its Aftermath
- Illustrations
- List of Maps
- References
- Index
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- The Middle Ages in 50 Objects , pp. 46 - 49Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018