"There is - at least for a modern sensibility - a stark disconnection between the splendid appearance of a reliquary and what it contains: a gnarled piece of bone such as the arm of St George ... For the culture that made them, however, those values were reversed: the gold, jewels and workmanship were a way of making visible the - infinitely greater - spiritual treasure within." [Read Full Article]
Published By: The Telegraph (UK)
On: 06/11/11
Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
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