Wikipedia

File:BLW Reliquary Cross.jpg

File originale ‎(2 132 × 2 325 pixel, dimensione del file: 1,91 MB, tipo MIME: image/jpeg)

Logo di Commons
Logo di Commons
 Questo file e la sua pagina di descrizione (discussione · modifica) si trovano su Wikimedia Commons (?)

Dettagli

Descrizione
English: Reliquary Cross

About 1000 (back and sides 900-1000)
England (figure)
Germany (cross)
Gold plaques on a cedar base; walrus ivory for the figure of Christ

The cross is one of the rare surviving pieces which give substance to descriptions in contemporary documentary sources of the sumptuous church furnishings of pre-Conquest England. The enamels are unique in Anglo-Saxon art and may have been made by an English goldsmith familiar with German work. A fragmentary and not totally legible inscription around the edge of the cross seems to list the relics of saints once contained in the cavity beneath the ivory figure of Christ.
This ivory figure was temporarily removed in 1926 for the purpose of being photographed and cast. Beneath it, lying in a hollow cut in the wood approximately 8.5 cm long, 2 cm wide and 1 cm deep was a dried human finger (perhaps a female index finger) pointing downwards with its outer surface to the front. Despite Papal disapproval of the dismemberment of saints, a finger relic was by no means unusual in Anglo-Saxon England: King Athelstan bestowed one third of his extensive collection of relics to the monastery of St. Mary and St. Peter at Exeter in AD 932. The gift included a finger, purportedly that of Mary Magdalene.

Relics attracted the laity to a church. As court members in the heavenly kingdom, saints were held to be close to God. Believers considered the veneration of saint's relics (both the physical remains of saints and secondary relics such as clothing) a means to secure intercession on their behalf. Through relics, lay people sought mediation for their prayers, the care of their souls and also sought miracles and cures for their physical ailments. The New Testament refers to the healing power of objects which had been touched by Christ and the Apostles. The role of relics in miracle working increased in England in the tenth century, a phenomenon reflected in the contemporary compilation of miracle lists.

Relics could be either the physical remains of saints or secondary material.

Collection ID: 7943-1862

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by Jenny O'Donnell.

Data Photographed in febbraio 2010
Fonte Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Autore Jenny O'Donnell

Licenza:

w:it:Creative Commons
attribuzione condividi allo stesso modo
Questo file è disponibile in base alla licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 2.0 Inghilterra & Galles.
Attribuzione: Jenny O'Donnell
Tu sei libero:
  • di condividere – di copiare, distribuire e trasmettere quest'opera
  • di modificare – di adattare l'opera
Alle seguenti condizioni:
  • attribuzione – Devi fornire i crediti appropriati, un collegamento alla licenza e indicare se sono state apportate modifiche. Puoi farlo in qualsiasi modo ragionevole, ma non in alcun modo che suggerisca che il licenziante approvi te o il tuo uso.
  • condividi allo stesso modo – Se remixi, trasformi o sviluppi il materiale, devi distribuire i tuoi contributi in base alla stessa licenza o compatibile all'originale.



derivative works

Opere derivate da questo file:

Didascalie

Aggiungi una brevissima spiegazione di ciò che questo file rappresenta

Elementi ritratti in questo file

raffigura

tipo di file

image/jpeg

checksum

4c830e0f02e8e0e65c457c2c336085bbd549fb27

metodo di determinazione: SHA-1

dimensione dati

2 004 178 byte

altezza

2 325 pixel

larghezza

2 132 pixel

Cronologia del file

Fare clic su un gruppo data/ora per vedere il file come si presentava nel momento indicato.

Data/OraMiniaturaDimensioniUtenteCommento
attuale00:59, 11 apr 2010Miniatura della versione delle 00:59, 11 apr 20102 132 × 2 325 (1,91 MB)File Upload Bot (Mike Peel){{BLW2010 | title=Reliquary Cross | description={{en|Reliquary Cross<br /> About 1000 (back and sides 900-1000)<br /> England (figure)<br /> Germany (cross)<br /> Gold plaques on a cedar base; walrus ivory for the figure of Christ<br /> <br /> The cross i

Nessuna pagina utilizza questo file.

Utilizzo globale del file

Anche i seguenti wiki usano questo file:

Metadati

Questo file contiene informazioni aggiuntive, probabilmente aggiunte dalla fotocamera o dallo scanner usati per crearlo o digitalizzarlo. Se il file è stato modificato, alcuni dettagli potrebbero non corrispondere alla realtà.

Estratto da "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Reliquary_Cross.jpg"