Byzantine Figural Processional Crosses

Dumbarton Oaks
John A. Cotsonis
ISBN: 0884022285
price: $20.00  

The catalog of an exhibition devoted to a particular type of processional cross, namely, thefigural processional cross. The exhibition provided an opportunity to investigate the various functions such crosses served in the imperial, ecclesiastic, military, and private spheres of the devotional life of both men and women. The rich variety of religious figural imagery found on these crosses is examined, as well as the role these figures played when placed within cruciform frames. Attention is also given to the various materials and methods employed in producing these objects.