This is the first ever book in English solely devoted to one of the most important reliquary shrines of the Mosan Rhineland, the Heribert Shrine. Carolyn M. Carty investigates how liturgy, history, politics, and geography all converge to influence the creation and the message of a work of art in the aftermath of the Investiture Controversy between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire. She argues that the Heribert Shrine's images and inscriptions support the supremacy of the Church over the State with consequent implications for the shrine's intended viewers.
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction. The Argument within its Context
- Chapter 1. The Twelfth-Century Shrine of Saint Heribert of Cologne
- Chapter 2. Framing the Argument
- Chapter 3. The Motivations for the Message: A Still Open Can of Worms
- Chapter 4. The Sum of the Parts: Motivations, Visibility, Messaging, and Final Assessment
- Appendix 1. The Heribert Shrine Medallion Inscriptions
- Appendix 2. The Inscriptions on the Ends and Sides of the Heribert Shrine
- Bibliography
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