Impregnation as a method for preservation of relics used by the Christian Church
Relics are a special type of human body remains, which are venerated by the faithful due to the prominence the person had achieved during lifetime. Even if no such claims for incorruptibility are made, body relics have to be preserved in some fashion, in order to allow for their long-term viewing an...
Main Authors: | N. Tomov, N. Dimitrov, D. Atanasova, J. (Yanko) Dzhangozov |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Trakia University
2018-09-01
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Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol.16,%20N%203,%202018/N.Tomov.pdf |
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