Angels in early medieval England / Richard Sowerby.
In the modern world, angels can often seem to be no more than a symbol, but in the Middle Ages men and women thought differently. Some offered prayers intended to secure the angelic assistance for the living and the dead; others erected stone monuments carved with images of winged figures; and still...
| Uniform Title: | Oxford theology and religion monographs.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford theology and religion monographs.
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| Physical Description: | xv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |