Description:
The volume explores receptacles housing objects with divine or supernatural powers attributed to them.
Review Quotes: "Embracing multiple religions and cultures from Europe to Asia, this collection of essays innovates in examining the phenomenon of micro-architecture across diverse traditions. Exquisite in its craftsmanship, micro-architecture's intricate material manifestations did more than provide decorative elaboration or mimic monumental edifices. In framing viewers' approach to space and place, its myriad forms defined boundaries, provoked wonder, and transformed the experience of those who used the objects and monuments discussed in these pages." --Jeffrey F. Hamburger, Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture, Harvard University