The sepulchre of Christ and the medieval West : from the beginning to 1600 / Colin Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Colin, 1928-2021, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holy Sepulcher--History.

Holy Sepulcher.

Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Colin Morris shows that the Holy Sepulchre has a vital influence on pilgrimage, the Crusades, the cult of the Cross, and art and architecture. The recovery of the Tomb was a central objective of the Crusades, and so Morris examines the emergence of hostility between Christendom and Islam.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Beginnings, to 325; 2. Consequences of Constantine, 325–350; 3. Dissemination: The Spread of Interest in Western Europe, 350–600; 4. The Frankish Kingdoms and the Carolingians, 600–1000; 5. Towards the First Crusade; 6. Latin Jerusalem, 1099–1187; 7. Christendom Refashioned; 8. Failure and Endeavour, 1187–1291; 9. The 'Great Pilgrimage' in the Later Middle Ages, 1291–1530; 10. Sepulchres and Calvaries, 1291–1530; 11. The End of the Pilgrimage, 1530–1630; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [384]-409) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-01616-X

1-280-81071-8

9786610810710

0-19-152060-8

1-4356-2062-3

OCLC:

476258787