Where the Middle Ages Begin
Material and Meaning in Lead Pilgrims’ Signs Lee, Jennifer (Indiana University – Purdue University of Indianapolis) Peregrinations, Vol.2, Issue 3 (2009) Abstract Thanks to the increase in medieval archaeology over the last half century, pilgrims‘ badges, ampullae, and other wearable tokens of devotion, most often called ―signs‖ in medieval documents, are now more numerous than any […]
The 31st Annual Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians How To Use a Medieval Pilgrimage Shrine: Pilgrims’ Interaction with Architecture and its Furnishings Bugslag, Jim Abstract Unlike many of their contemporary epigones, medieval pilgrims were not principally concerned with getting from point A (their home) to point B (a pilgrimage site). When they got there, they […]
Irish Book-Satchels or Budgets Waterer, John W. Medieval Archaeology vol. 12, (1968) Abstract D.R.A.T. Lucas states that the making of Irish shoes of the early Christian period called for superlative professional skill, and adds:> ‘In the Early Christian Period, therefore, it is evident that there were highly specialized leather workers whose accomplishments compared very favourably […]
The Blood of Christ, Eucharistic blood or blood relic ? Vernard, Marc (Université de Paris X-Nanterre) Tabularia « Études », n° 9, (2009) Abstract There is an intriguing coincidence between the moment when the Latin Church abandoned the rite of receiving communion wine and the development of the cult of the « natural » precious […]
Political meaning of the Holy Blood in medieval Europe Tran-Duc, Lucile (Université de Caen Basse-Normandie) Tabularia « Études », n° 8, (2008) Abstract In the Middle Ages, Holy blood relics were frequently translated, first between the Orient and the West, later throughout Europe. Quite often the aristocracy played a major role in the process of […]
From the Worship of Relics to the Cult of Precious Blood Vauchez, André (Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Institut de France) Tabularia « Études », n° 8, (2008) Abstract The worship of saints’relics played a major role in the Christianisation of Europe in the High Middle Ages. From the 11th century onwards, the religious fervour of […]
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