Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité through this common and visceral

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

remarkable ritual objects

and abstract motifs

This abundantly illustrated work

exploitation and control

Sanctuaires chrétiens d'Occident. IVe-XVIe siècle. antiquité through this common and visceralChristianity 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