Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité relève d’une simplification qui nous

relève d’une simplification qui nous rend aveugle à l’extrême complexité qui marque son époque

through this common and visceral attachment to their Mexican land: cycle of life and death

This abundantly illustrated work

remarkable ritual objects

The complex relationships that Jews maintained with the successive rulers of the southern Levant have long aroused keen interest

Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité relève d’une simplification qui nousChristianity was born in the West, and sanctuaries were its home. Here, for the first time, is a presentation by a great medievalist of Rocamadour, Assisi, Mont Saint Michel, and all the other holy places of Western Europe. An invaluable selection, rich in iconography. Alongside churches, which are the setting for worship and sacramental life, there are places in Christianity that are considered sacred because they house the relics of a saint or