Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges
Brian Spencer
Dieser Band der Londoner Fundkataloge belegt anhand von mehr als
800 abgebildetenen Abzeichen wie beliebt es im Mittelalter war,
sich mit religiösen und weltlichen Schmuckstücken einer bestimmten
Gruppe zuzuordnen oder eine Wallfahrt in eines der zahlreichen
Pilgerzentren zu dokumentieren.
This is the first major catalogue in English devoted to medieval
badges. These fascinating objects provide us with a guide to the
popularity of different cults and pilgrim centres, supplying
evidence of the sometimes arduous journeys not only to famous and
far-off sanctuaries like Compostela, but to native shrines such as
that of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury, or the tombs of local,
unofficial saints. Often mass-produced and sold in tens of
thousands, pilgrim souvenirs offer pointers to fashion in
contemporary precious jewellery. The secular badges include a
wealth of non-religious imagery, playful and amatory, satirical,
celebratory and heraldic. Illustrating nearly 800 items ofpopular
medieval jewellery, the catalogue contained within the book
describes previously unpublished finds retrieved from datable
archaeological London waterfront deposits, and provides the basis
of a chronological framework for future excavations.
Format 20 x 25 cm, 350 Seiten, Hardcover, sehr viele Abbildungen,
englischer Text
Best.-Nr. Bb020
