Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the
Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the
sacrifice of Christ. It was commissioned around 1400-10 by Jean,
duc de Berry, a member of the French royal family, to house a
single thorn from the relic of Christs Crown of Thorns. Having left
the dukes possession, it was recorded in Vienna from around 1544
until the 1860s, eventually being acquired by a member of the
wealthy Rothschild family, with its true identity remaining
undiscovered until the twentieth century. This book explores the
meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale
of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British
Museum.
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