medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 7/25/2011 8:54 AM, John Dillon wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Today (25. July) is the feast day of:
>
> 1) James the Great (d. ca. 42).
>
> 3) Christopher of Lycia (?).
James and Christopher associated: see
http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/SaintChristopher.html
--a 14th c. ivory of the two saints flanking the Virgin and Child, and a
c.1490 polychromed wood figure of Christopher with what look like shells
on his pouch. (They could also be money bags, but why would those be
depicted there?)
James with pilgrims, 13th-c. glass cameo:
http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/Saints1.html (last row)
best,
Genevra
historical archive: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/archive-1.html
home page: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com
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