To the Holy Sepulcher
Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum
$247.01
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2025
Summary
This illuminating and richly illustrated volume celebrates the Custodia di Terra Sancta (Custody of the Holy Land), its history, its legacy, and its precious treasures. The Custodia di Terra Sancta is a branch of the Franciscan order, established by the pope in 1342 to safeguard the church of the Holy Sepulcher and other holy sites in the Middle East. Today, the Custodia oversees eighty-two such religious sites and, in order to house its remarkable collection, is building the Terra Sancta Mus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913875756 |
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| ISBN-10: | 191387575X |
| Author: | Jacques Charles-Gaffiot, Xavier F. Salomon, Marie-Armelle Beaulieu, Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina, Benoit Constensoux, Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, Beatrix Saule, Daniele Veron-Denise |
| Publisher: | D Giles Ltd |
| Imprint: | D Giles Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 2.50kg |
| Dimensions: | 252mm x 312mm |
About The Author
Jacques Charles-Gaffiot
Xavier F. Salomon is deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp curator, The Frick Collection, New York.
Benoit Constensoux is an art historian of Galerie Kugel in Paris and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum.
Jacques Charles-Gaffiot is an art historian and iconography expert.
Marie-Armelle Beaulieu is the editor-in-chief of Terre Sainte Magazine.
Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios is an art historian who has written numerous books on Italian and French decorative arts.
Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina is an art historian and ancient textiles expert, as well as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum.
Daniele Veron-Denise is a specialist on liturgical and secular embroidery and former curator at the Chateau de Fontainebleau Museum, as well as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum.
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