Introduction. Pilgrims, the city and the tomb -- 1. The tomb and the edicule -- 2. Visual sources for the study of the edicule -- 3. The tomb and the edicule from the beginnings to the destruction of 1009 -- 4. The Byzantines and the Holy Sepulchre in the eleventh century -- 5. The Crusaders and the Holy Sepulchre in the twelfth century -- 6. The edicule in later medieval and modern times -- 7. New interpretations : the form and survival of the rock-cut tomb -- 8. New discoveries : the structure of the present edicule -- Epilogue. The holy fire
Summary
The heart of the book reviews the history of the Tomb over the centuries in light of new discoveries, from the original construction of the Edicule by Constantine up to modern times
Analysis
Holy Sepulcher
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index
