BOOKS
Rolfroderich Nemitz, Dieter Thierse.
St. Barbara. Weg einer Heiligen durch die Zeit.
Essen, Verlag Glückauf, 1996.
€ 29.50
Bound, cloth with original dustjacket, 553pp., 24x27,5cm., richly illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition (dustjacket with light traces of use).
Itemnummer 18647 
This richly illustrated volume presents the life, legends, artistic portrayals, and cult of Saint Barbara from antiquity to modern times. Through photographs, paintings, and historical texts the authors trace the evolving image of this patron saint, exploring her role in folk devotion, mining communities, and Christian art history.