To the Holy Sepulcher

Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum

Xavier F Salomon, Benoit Constensoux, Jacques Charles-Gaffiot , Marie-Armelle Beaulieu

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D Giles Ltd
21 October 2025

Religious subjects depicted in art; Literature: history & criticism; Religion & beliefs; Christianity; Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)

The Custodia di Terra Sancta is a branch of the Franciscan order, established by the pope in 1342 to safeguard the church of the Holy Sepulcher and other holy sites in the Middle East. Over the course of centuries, Christian heads of state from across the Western world sent symbolic gifts to the Holy Sepulcher and other holy sites via the Franciscans of the Custodia. The objects, which range in date from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, represent the extraordinary survival of different kinds of objects that all too often have been lost to history. Highlights of the Terra Sancta Museum's collection include more than 60 pieces of goldsmith and silversmith work and textiles that date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Among these are chalices and candlesticks in gold and silver and opulent liturgical vestments that were sumptuous gifts from the French and Spanish kings.

By: Xavier F Salomon, Benoit Constensoux, Jacques Charles-Gaffiot
Contributions by: Marie-Armelle Beaulieu, Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios
Imprint: D Giles Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 241mm,
ISBN: 9781913875756
ISBN 10: 191387575X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 21 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Xavier F. Salomon is deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp curator, The Frick Collection, New York Benoit Constensoux is an art historian of Galerie Kugel in Paris and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum Jacques Charles-Gaffiot is an art historian and iconography expert Marie-Armelle Beaulieu is the editor-in-chief of Terre Sainte Magazine Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios is an art historian who has written numerous books on Italian and French decorative arts Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina is an art historian and ancient textiles expert, as well as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum Daniele Veron-Denise is a specialist on liturgical and secular embroidery and former curator at the Chateau de Fontainebleau Museum, as well as a member of the Scientific Committee of theTerra Sancta Museum