- Preface
- 1. Scandalum Crucis: The Curse of the Cross
- 2. Signum Crucis: The Sign of the Son of Man
- 3. Inventio Crucis: Discovery, Dispersion, and Commemoration of the Cross
- 4. Crux Abscondita: The Late-Emerging Crucifix
- 5. Adoratio Crucis: Monumental Gemmed Crosses and Feasts of the Cross
- 6. Carmina Crucis: The Cross in Poetry, Legend, and Liturgical Drama
- 7. Crux Patiens: Medieval Devotion to the Dying Christ
- 8. Crux Invicta: The Cross and Crucifix in the Reformation Period
- 9. Crux Perdurans: The Cross in the New World, Islam, and the Modern Era
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Credits
- Index


The Cross
History, Art, and Controversy
Product Details
HARDCOVER
$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50
ISBN 9780674088801
Publication Date: 04/17/2017