Silver Saints: Prayers and Badges in Late Medieval Books

by Hanneke Van Asperen, Van Asperen, Hanneke

Late medieval books served as treasure chests for all kinds of religious keepsakes, notably small metal badges. Devotees sewed these religious badges and pilgrimage souvenirs to the parchment of their treasured devotional books and manuscript illuminators depicted silver en gilt badges in the margins as if they are sewn to the pages. Medieval manuscripts are often admired for their esthetic qualities, but many of them also served a practical use as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503580203
• ISBN13: 9782503580203
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 432 Pages