Treasures of the Black Death / edited by Christine Descatoire ; with contributions by Marian Campbell [and others].

Date:
2009
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About this work

Publication/Creation

London : Wallace Collection, 2009.

Physical description

112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

Notes

Published to accompany the exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London, 19 February-10 May 2009.
Based on: Trésors de la peste noire. Paris : Réunion des musées nationaux, 2007.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-112).

Contents

Erfurt and Colmar: two Black Death treasure troves / Christine Descatoire -- Jewish communities in Germany in the mid fourteenth century / Christoph Cluse and Jörg R Müller -- A British perspective: the Black Death, treasure hoards, and Anglo-Jewish material culture / Marian Campbell -- The Erfurt treasure / Karin Sczech and Maria Stürzebecher -- The Colmar treasure / Christine Descatoire -- Secular goldsmiths' work in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries / Johann Michael Fritz -- Scientific examination of the treasures / Oliver Mecking -- Coins and ingots / Michel Dhénin and Mario Schlapke -- Catalogue. Jewish wedding rings ; Coins and ingots ; Silver and gold tableware ; Double cups ; Rings ; Brooches ; Love tokens ; Belts and chaplets ; Chains and pendants ; Buttons, clasps and other dress ornaments.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    FL.AA2
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ISBN

  • 9780900785955
  • 0900785950