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100 1 _aBoyer, Marie-France
_d, 1942 -
245 1 4 _aThe cult of the Virgin
_b: offerings, ornaments, and festivals
_c/ Marie-France Boyer ; translated from the French by Jane Brenton
260 _aLondon
_b: Thames & Hudson
_c, 2000
300 _a110 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 24 cm.
520 _aThis book is best appreciated for its 173 vivid, full-color representations of worldwide Mary worship, from early icons and the jewel-encrusted robes that enveloped Mary statues to the contemporary practice of pinning baby booties to a shrine when the Blessed Mother is credited with a successful conception and delivery.
600 0 0 _aMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
600 0 0 _aMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
_x--Devotion to
600 1 4 _aMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
_x--Shrines
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