The tomb of Christ / Martin Biddle.

Main entry:

Biddle, Martin, author.

Title & Author:

The tomb of Christ / Martin Biddle.

Publication:

Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub., 1999.

Description:

xii, 172 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.

Series:

Topics in translation ; 14

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index.
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.
Also issued online.

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.

ISBN:

0750919264
9780750919265
0750925256 (pbk.)
9780750925259 (pbk.)

Subject:

Jesus Christ Burial.
Jésus-Christ Ensevelissement.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Burial.
Jezus, van Nazareth, 4 v.Chr.-29 n.Chr.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
Saint-Sépulcre (Jérusalem)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem, Israel)
Bible. New Testament Antiquities.
Bible. New Testament Evidences, authority, etc.
Bible., N.T. - Antiquities.
Bible. New Testament
New Testament Antiquities.
New Testament Evidences, authority, etc.
Holy Sepulcher.
Saint-Sépulcre.
21.52 history of sculpture.
21.70 religious architecture.
Antiquities
Authority Religious aspects
Burial of Jesus Christ
Graftomben.
Heilig Graf.
Heilig-Grafkerk (Jeruzalem)
Jerusalem Antiquities.
Jérusalem Antiquités.
Middle East Jerusalem
Jerusalem (Israel) Antiquities.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Topics in translation ; 14.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 201690
Call No.: DS109.4 .B5 1999
Status: Available

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