The Arma Christi In Medieval And Early Modern Material Culture

The Arma Christi, the cluster of objects associated with Christ¿s Passion, was one of the most familiar iconographic devices of European medieval and early modern culture. From the weapons used to torment and sacrifice the body of Christ sprang a reliquary tradition that produced active and contemplative devotional practices, complex literary narratives, intense lyric poems, striking visual images, and innovative architectural ornament. This collection displays the fascinating range of intellectual possibilities generated by representations of these medieval ¿objects,¿ and through the interdisciplinary collaboration of its contributors produces a fresh view of the multiple intersections of the spiritual and the material in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It also includes a new and authoritative critical edition of the Middle English Arma Christi poem known as ¿O Vernicle¿ that takes account of all twenty surviving manuscripts. The book opens with a substantial introduction that survey

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