Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-503) and indexes
Helena and the Jews. The Legend of the Finding of the Cross -- The Finding of the Cross in Carolingian and Romanesque Art -- Heraclius and the Persians. The Legend of the Exaltation of the Cross -- The Spreading of the Finding and Exaltation of the Cross in the Late Middle Ages -- From Paradise to Golgotha. The Legend of the Wood of the Cross -- The Monumental Programmes of the Legend of the Cross in Italy, Germany and Switzerland