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Relicarios
by Martha Egan
The relicario is the Latin American version of the reliquary
locket, a small, finely wrought devotional pendant used
to contain relics and mementos of the saints. Martha
Egan, renowned authority on Latin American folk art,
spent more than five years of travel and investigation
finding and documenting the finest examples of Iberian
and Latin American reliquary art worldwide. Relicarios:
Devotional Miniatures from the Americas presents
125 refined examples of a religious art that rivals
the illuminated books and gilded altars of the Medieval
and Renaissance periods.
Paperback: 144 pages: 125 illustrations
Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press (August 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0890132542
Orders: 888-229-7109 or papalotepress@sbcglobal.net
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From Library Journal:
There is a timeless pan-human belief that an object that
once belonged to another holds power and infiuence. Protective
medallions, amulets, rings, and tefillin fall into this
category, and so do relicarios. These en-cased bits of
cloth or bone, theoretically obtained from a religious
saint, were small, precious reminders of faith. Imported
from Spain to Latin America, relicarios have been largely
ignored as sacred tools rather than art objects. After
centuries of development in the New World, they have emerged
as a unique tradition worthy of study. Egan (Milagros:
Votive Offerings from the Americas, LJ 8/91) has
given us an intelligent, much-needed history of relicarios
and other related items such as detentes. Fascinating
to read and full of color illustrations detailing its
little-known subject, this book will prove useful to those
in the social sciences as well as art and religious studies.
Susan M. Olcott, Columbus Metropolitan Lib., Ohio
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Coming in 2008: A new expanded bilingual
(English/ Spanish) edition of Relicarios: Devotional
Miniatures from the Americas by Martha J. Egan
will be published by Papalote Press. To reserve a copy
of the new edition please contact Papalote Press at
888-229-7109 or papalotepress@sbcglobal.net |
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