Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges (Hardcover)

An exceptional reference work to pilgrim and secular badges of the middle ages. 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nearly 800 items ofpopular medieval jewellery, the catalogue contained within the book describes previously unpublished finds retrieved from datable archaeological London waterfront deposits, and provides the basis of a chronological framework for future excavations. BRIAN SPENCER was the Senior Keeper at the Museum of London, with special responsibility for the Museum's collection of medieval everyday objects.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Medieval Finds from Excavations in London
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Brian Spencer
Dimensions:	252 x 192 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	349
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-544-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology
LSN:	1-84383-544-4
Barcode:	9781843835448

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