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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Rocamadour (Mary) the pilgrimage here is also "documented" by a rather substantial number of (12th-13th cc.) pilgrims' "badges" of *very* high quality which have been found in a number of sites across Europe (including Paris & London) --suggesting that it was a very popular site. the Rocamador badges are, apparently, unique in form (they seem to be, literally, a "Sigillum") and most of them are of unusually high quality: http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/cluny/cluny_rocamadour/cluny_100.jpg http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/spencer/spencer_rocamadour/spencer245a.jpg http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/spencer/spencer_rocamadour/spencer245c.jpg and others in these subdirectories : http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/spencer/spencer_rocamadour/ http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/cluny/cluny_rocamadour/ there is a good overview of the Rocamador pilgrimage in : Brian Spencer, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. London: Stationery Office, 1998 available here : http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/spencer/spencer_rocamadour/rocamadour.rtf and a more detailed look in : Signori, Gabriela. _Maria zwischen Kathedrale, Kloster und Welt : hagiographische un historiographische Annäherungen an eine hochmittelalterliche Wunderpredigt._ Sigmaringen : Jan Thorbecke , 1995. the relevant chapter being here : http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/badges/signori/signori202-228.rtf best from here, christopher ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html