TY - BOOK ID - 67230603 TI - The texture of images : the relic book in late-medieval religiosity and early modern aesthetics PY - 2021 VL - 85 66 SN - 9789004404489 9789004440128 9004404481 PB - Leiden Brill DB - UniCat KW - Relic books KW - Books and reading KW - Christian saints KW - Authenticity (Philosophy) KW - Aesthetics, Medieval. KW - Aesthetics, Renaissance. KW - History. KW - History KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity. KW - Cult KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Book history KW - Aesthetics KW - Doctrine of God (christianism) KW - aesthetics KW - Christianity KW - relics KW - book history KW - anno 1500-1599 KW - Europe KW - Relic books - Europe, German-speaking - History. KW - Books and reading - Europe, German-speaking - History - 16th century. KW - Books and reading - Religious aspects - Christianity. KW - Christian saints - Cult - Europe, German-speaking. KW - Reliques KW - Livres UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67230603 AB - This study is the first fundamental analysis and synopsis of the printed relic-book genre. Printed relic-books represent, both by image and text, precious reliquaries, which were presented to the faithful audience during special liturgical feasts, the display of relics. This study brings into focus the specific aesthetics of these relic books and explores the immense influence that patrons had on figuration as well as on the forms of these books. The analysis focuses on the interaction of image and text as manifestation of authenticity. This book then contributes to clarifying the complex medial role of printing with movable types in its early period and it offers a novel interpretation of the cultural significance of artefacts in the renaissance. ER -