Rood in Medieval Britain and Ireland, c.800-c.1500
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New readings demonstrate the centrality of the rood to the visual, material and devotional cultures of the Middle Ages, its richness and complexity.
The rood was central to medieval Christianity and its visual culture: Christ''s death on the cross was understood as the means by which humankind was able to gain salvation, and depictions of the cross, and Christ''s death upon it,were ubiquitous.
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The rood was central to medieval Christianity and its visual culture: Christ''s death on the cross was understood as the means by which humankind was able to gain salvation, and depictions of the cross, and Christ''s death upon it,were ubiquitous.
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New readings demonstrate the centrality of the rood to the visual, material and devotional cultures of the Middle Ages, its richness and complexity.
The rood was central to medieval Christianity and its visual culture: Christ''s death on the cross was understood as the means by which humankind was able to gain salvation, and depictions of the cross, and Christ''s death upon it,were ubiquitous.
This...
The rood was central to medieval Christianity and its visual culture: Christ''s death on the cross was understood as the means by which humankind was able to gain salvation, and depictions of the cross, and Christ''s death upon it,were ubiquitous.
This...
Read more