Chrześcijańska interpretacja kilku antycznych gemm

• Authors: Anna Ryś

Title variants

EN

The Christian interpretation of some ancient gems

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the Christian interpretation of four ancient gems from the collection of Cabinet des médailles (department of French National Library). Next to the role of the objects in medieval tradition the history of the gems is presented. An attempt at explaining the reasons of using the gems in Christian cult is made.

Keywords

PL

gemmy antyczne; tradycja średniowieczna; średniowieczne relikwiarze; symbolika kamieni szlachetnych

EN

ancient gems; medieval tradition; medieval reliquaries; symbolism of gemstones

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 65
• Pages: 585-603

Dates

published

2016-07-15

Contributors

author

Anna Ryś

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3519