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List of illustrations Acknowledgements Frequently cited manuscripts Abbreviations General introduction Part I. Historical Formations of the Cult of Saints: 1. Formations and transformations of the cult of saints: fourth through twelfth centuries 2. The historical character of pictorial hagiographies Part II. A case study: St. Amand d'elnone 1066-1180: 3. The formation of a pictorial hagiography: manuscript 502 4. St. Amand and its cult between 1066 and 1107: manuscript 502 5. St. Amand and its cult between 1107 and 1180: manuscript 501 and 500 General conclusions Part III. Appendixes: 1. Cult development for saints whose lives were illustrated, with graphic chart 2. Map of major sites 3. Chronology and synopses of pictorial hagiographies 4. Chart showing distribution of subjects of illustrated saints' lives 5. Contents and analytic comparisons of the illustrated lives of Saint Amand: manuscripts 502, 501, 500 Notes Bibliography Illustrations Index.
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