LibGuides: Christianity and the Visual Arts: Hagiography and Cult of Saints

Last Judgement Tympanum, c.1050 - 1130. Abbey Church of Sainte Foy, Conques, France.

Hagiography and Cult of Saints

Early Medieval Hagiography by James T. Palmer
This is written specifically for beginner scholarship. A great place to start!
Saints and Their Attributes by Helen Roeder
Organized by attributes of the saints in their iconography.
Strange Beauty: Issues in the Making and Meaning of Reliquaries by Cynthia Hahn
This book situates medieval reliquary tradition within its full context, both culturally and art historically. Covers 400 - circa 1240.
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe by Martina Bagnoli
Examines the cult of reliquaries in a series of essays by international scholars. Covers Medieval Europe.