IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1636: Pinning Down Protection, II: New Research into Late Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges
Thursday 4 July 2019, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden |
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Organiser: | Annemarieke Willemsen, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden |
Moderator/Chair: | Lloyd de Beer, British Museum, London |
Paper 1636-a | Pilgrim Souvenirs for All Pockets?: Comparing Medieval Pilgrim Souvenirs in the Museum of London Collection (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Economics - Urban, Lay Piety, Religious Life |
Paper 1636-b | An Insight into Medieval Pilgrim Badges and Ampullae Found in Italy (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Daily Life, Religious Life |
Paper 1636-c | Identity and Protection: Pilgrim Badges in Italian Art (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Art History - Painting, Daily Life, Religious Life |
Abstract | The research into pilgrim and secular badges flourishes. These tiny, fragile, mostly pewter objects were mass-produced but bought individually, and worn on the body for commemoration, piety, protection, identification, and a bit of fun. After being worn, they were kept as souvenirs and sometimes placed in tombs with the deceased. Badges from the 12th to 16th century are excavated all over Europe and also depicted in art and referenced in texts, which indicates why people wore them. These often very detailed badges broaden the knowledge about travelling objects, transport of knowledge and visual literacy in the late-medieval world. |