Medieval badges : their wearers and their worlds /

Mass produced of tin-lead alloys and cheap to purchase, medieval badges were brooch-like objects displaying familiar images. Sumptuously illustrated, Medieval Badges considers all badges, whether they originated in religious or secular contexts, and highlights the ways in which badges could confer m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rasmussen, Ann Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
To 1500
Badges > Europe > History > To 1500.
Christian art and symbolism > Medieval, 500-1500 > Social aspects.
Signs and symbols > Social aspects > Europe > History > To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval.
Civilisation médiévale.
HISTORY / Medieval.
Badges.
Manners and customs.
Signs and symbols > Social aspects.
Europe > Social life and customs > History > To 1500.
Europe.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. What Are Medieval Badges?
  • 2. How Do We Know About Medieval Badges?
  • 3. How Were Badges Made, Designed, and Used?
  • 4. What Did Badges Do?
  • 5. Badges and Pilgrimage
  • 6. Badges and Chivalry
  • 7. Badges in the Medieval City
  • 8. Badges and Carnival
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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