Cross of Adelheid
The Cross of Adelheid is an 11th-12th century reliquary in the form of a crux gemmata. It is held in Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal. It was commissioned by Adelheid, daughter of Rudolf of Rheinfelden, passing to St. Blaise Abbey in the 19th century before coming to its present home.[1] It is made of a wooden core covered with gilded silver plate. On the front are gems, pearls and precious stones. It is 82.9 cm high, 65.4 cm wide and 7.4 to 7.8 cm deep.
References
- ^ "Der Schatz der Mönche – Leben und Forschen im Kloster St. Blasien". www.freiburg.de (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
- http://wwwg.uni-klu.ac.at/kultdoku/kataloge/01/html/25.htm
- http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.photo.index/s/st_paul_im_lavanttal/st_paul_im_lavanttal__adelheid-kreuz_aus_dem_11_jh_im.htm
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Crux gemmata
Form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front side, is principally decorated with jewels.
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- Cross of Desiderius
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- Ardennes Cross
- Victory Cross
- Cross of Otto and Mathilde
- Cross of Lothair
- Cross of Peñalba
- Cross of Mathilde
- Essen cross with large enamels
- Imperial Cross
- Cross of Theophanu
- Cross of San Salvador de Fuentes
- Cross of Stift Enger
- Cross of Cong
- Cross of Adelheid
- Cross of Chersonesus
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