| Description |
xii, 172 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-169) and index. |
| Summary |
The heart of the book reviews the history of the Tomb over the centuries in light of new discoveries, from the original construction of the Edicule by Constantine up to modern times. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Pilgrims, the city and the tomb -- 1. The tomb and the edicule -- 2. Visual sources for the study of the edicule -- 3. The tomb and the edicule from the beginnings to the destruction of 1009 -- 4. The Byzantines and the Holy Sepulchre in the eleventh century -- 5. The Crusaders and the Holy Sepulchre in the twelfth century -- 6. The edicule in later medieval and modern times -- 7. New interpretations : the form and survival of the rock-cut tomb -- 8. New discoveries : the structure of the present edicule -- Epilogue. The holy fire. |
| Subject |
Holy Sepulcher.
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Jerusalem -- Antiquities.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
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Jesus Christ -- Burial.
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Bible. New Testament -- Antiquities.
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Bible. New Testament -- Evidences, authority, etc.
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| ISBN |
0750919264 |
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9780750919265 |
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