[MR] pilgrim's badges

[Denise V McMahon]

Or this page will take you straight to the images:

http://www.let.kun.nl/ckd/kunera/bbthumb.php? 
album=316&noph=3&nophp=3&pageid=316&ntop=9&offset=0&lang=uk

Enjoy!

-Rowan Berran

On Mar 27, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Stacie Larson wrote:

> One of my friends here in the frigid Midrealm is a professor of art
> history (and sometime consultant to the local Students for Creative
> Anachronism group) who focuses on pilgrim's badges.  I asked her about
> the St. Roche pilgrim's badge, and here's her response.
>
> Hope it helps.  (I'm sending this out to all, in case others have
> pilgrim's badge questions, too.)
>
> Cheers,
> Cecily
>
> Hi Stacie,
>
> Glad to help.  I know of two pilgrim badges associated with St. Roche,
> though I don't know if they can actually be tied to the pilgrimage site
> in Venice.  Both badges, dating from 1450-1500, were found in the
> Netherlands and are in the collection of H.J.E. van Beuningen.  You can
> find pictures and basic information on them at
>
> http://www.let.kun.nl/ckd/kunera/
>
> This is a database of all published pilgrim souvenirs and secular
> badges put together by Jos Koldweij and his students.
>
> I hope this helps!
>
>  :)
>
> Sarah
>
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