Pippin III and the sandals of Christ
Julia M. H. Smith
The sandals of Christ turn out to be associated with one the Carolingian dynasty's steps towards building divinely established ecclesia whose nature Mayke de Jong has done so much elucidate. This chapter follows her example in bringing scriptural exegesis bear on questions political culture. Doing reveals unstable interrelation between textual and material forms historical evidence for particular relic, 'sandals Christ'. Full technical analysis construction, decoration probable dating leatherwork, due course, elucidates many aspects shoes' manufacture, tells a story elite craftsmen women working costly materials produce exceptional footwear. focuses examine their cultural construction as relic suggest reasons why making pair shoes into made sense 750s.
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