Throne of Wisdom : wood sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque France

Date added to Library: November 27, 2023

Keyword/s: BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, RELICS, ROMANESQUE, SCULPTURE

Ref Type: Book

Author
Forsyth, Ilene H.
Year
not stated
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published in
Princeton, NJ
Accession No
07946  
pp
225 plus illustrations
location
BKA
Comment

A detailed account of the Sedes Sapientiae sculpture / reliquaries of Our Lady in Romanesque art. 155 pages of text, 70 pages of gazetteer, register and bibliography and 190 monochrome illustrations. Much reference to the reliquary statue of Ste Foy in Conques, to "Black Virgins", Chartres, Auvergne, Cluny, Limoges, Nevers, Le Puy, Rocamadour, etc.