TY - GEN N2 - Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. This book presents an illustrated exploration of 1000 years of holy relics across Europe. AB - Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. This book presents an illustrated exploration of 1000 years of holy relics across Europe. T1 - Holy bones, holy dusthow relics shaped the history of Medieval Europe / DA - c2011. CY - New Haven : AU - Freeman, Charles, CN - BX2333 PB - Yale University Press, PP - New Haven : PY - c2011. ID - 702011 KW - Relics KW - Christian saints TI - Holy bones, holy dusthow relics shaped the history of Medieval Europe / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=10579305 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=10579305 ER -