Prince's bone, translated the container it into a relic per se by virtue of speak

May 25, 2022

Prince’s bone, translated the container it into a relic per se by virtue of speak to using the prince’s bone, which was exceptional per se insofar as not simply represented in accordance with Church tradiwhich was exceptional per se insofar as itit not merely represented according to Church tradition and canon law each a key insignes (i.e., a significant body part) relic, and and was tion and canon law both a key andand insignes (i.e., a major body component) relic,was hence specially valuable for the proximity it promised towards the divine,divine, but additionally derivedsaint hence specially valuable for the proximity it promised to the but additionally derived from a from whose holiness had been in particular constituted via the reputed incorrupt corporeal a saint whose holiness had been specially constituted by means of the reputed incorrupt corintegrity of his bodily remainsremains right after death. poreal integrity of his bodily just after death. Cosimo’s reasons for supplanting one traditional medieval reliquary form–the casket Cosimo’s reasons for supplanting one particular classic medieval reliquary form–the casor coffin–with another–the ostensory or monstrance–remain unclear. Enhanced visual ket or coffin–with another–the ostensory or monstrance–remain unclear. Improved visaccess for the saint’s remains (a pointpoint discussed inside the Conclusion below)have been ual access to the saint’s remains (a discussed in the Conclusion beneath) may well may possibly have a issue, as a number of Medici reliquaries from his tenure had been made to maximize, been a factor, as several Medici reliquaries from his tenure had been made to maximmediate and JPH203 Epigenetics thematize their contents’ visibility, likely catering for the grandthe grand duke’s ize, mediate and thematize their contents’ visibility, probably catering to duke’s zealously devout gaze (see e.g., Gennaioli Gennaioli and Sframeli2485). Whilst theWhile the cherzealously devout gaze (see e.g., and Sframeli 2014, pp. 2014, pp. 2485). cherubim and flanking angels similarly adumbrated the Jerusalem ark, its 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid Purity & Documentation structure subtly translated ubim and flanking angels similarly adumbrated the Jerusalem ark, its structure subtly the architectonic overtones overtones of amber casket by signifies signifies of the application translated the architectonic with the first the initial amber casket by of your application of a foundational structure composed of a velvet-covered wooden basebase supporting a tanof a foundational structure composed of a velvet-covered wooden supporting a tangled configuration of florid florid volutes, freely adapted contemporary architectural components. gled configuration of volutes, freely adapted from from contemporary architectural eleThe base, flanked by a pair a pair of putti surmounted by aby a cherubim head, upholds ments. The base, flanked by of putti and and surmounted cherubim head, upholds a secondary structure consisting of a slim platform ornamented with triumphal laurel swags– a secondary structure consisting of a slim platform ornamented with triumphal laurel symbol of military military victory–zoomorphic feet that sprout acanthus leaves, leaves, swags–symbol of victory–zoomorphic clawed clawed feet that sprout acanthus and aReligions 2021, 12, 1011 Religions 2021, 12, x FOR PEER REVIEW21 of 35 21 ofshallow woven woven seemingly plaited plaited from silverFrom the basket blossoms an and a shallow basket basket seemingly from silver strips. strips. From the basket blosexplosion of finely of finelytrompe-l’oeil silver lilies in liliesbloom,.