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Ex Voto - Votive Giving Across Cultures
Ittai Weinryb
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Description for Ex Voto - Votive Giving Across Cultures
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Derived from Latin ex voto suscepto in pursuance of a vow, an ex voto embodies the hopes, dreams, and anxieties of the person who deposits it. Almost anything, regardless of size, weight, form, or original function, can become a votive object. Ultimately, the category refers to a subset of the material world in which a thing is not necessarily made to be a votive, but instead becomes charged with votive meaning once dedicated to a deity or deities. This volume, one of the first collections devoted exclusively to the subject, builds on the assumption that a shared conceptual ... Read more
Derived from Latin ex voto suscepto in pursuance of a vow, an ex voto embodies the hopes, dreams, and anxieties of the person who deposits it. Almost anything, regardless of size, weight, form, or original function, can become a votive object. Ultimately, the category refers to a subset of the material world in which a thing is not necessarily made to be a votive, but instead becomes charged with votive meaning once dedicated to a deity or deities. This volume, one of the first collections devoted exclusively to the subject, builds on the assumption that a shared conceptual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781941792056
SKU
V9781941792056
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About Ittai Weinryb
Ittai Weinryb is assistant professor of medieval art and material culture at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
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