Strange beauty: issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204

First things. Introduction

The reliquary and its maker

Relics, meaning, and response : early Christian reliquaries, narrative and not

Shaped reliquaries. Spolia and sign, metaphor and simile

The reliquary cross

Like and unlike metaphors

Body-part reliquaries : heads

Body part reliquaries : other body parts

A gathering of saints : processions and treasuries. Reliquaries in action

Treasuries

Relic display

A case study : Wibald of Stavelot as patron

The impact of 1204, the "space" of the ark, and conclusion.