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"Bird" medieval badge, England, 14-15th cent. Brass cast. Size 35x30 mm. The bird badge refers to secular badges associated with a love theme as it symbolizes joy, liveliness, merriment, song and singing every day. There are also a number of medieval songs (including the unofficial Provençal hymn "Ce canto"), where the bird relates a girl's message to her lover or "sings to a sweet friend, who is in a distant land". Based on the book "Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges" by Brian Spencer.

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Medieval belt Florence. Italy 15 c.

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Carnival badge, Netherlands, 1325-1375, depicts a copulating couple framed by a small-tooth comb that was commonly used to comb out lice. It ironically alludes to the fact that brothel-goers often had to comb out their hair with a similar comb afterwards. From the book "Sieraad en devotie in middeleews vlaandreen" by Jos Kolderweij. Brass. Size 50 x 30 mm.

Medieval M-shaped badge with a crown above. M badges symbolized St. Mary, Queen of Heaven. England, late 14th - early 15th cent. From the book "Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges." Badges were used by medieval pilgrims as souvenirs from the holy places which they had attended, as tangible proves of attendance such a holy place, as remedies with miraculous properties. Each place of cult had it's own badges so seeing a pilgrim wearing certain badges one could name the places which this pilgrim had visited. Also, so called secular badges existed which could belong to an authority or a noble who gave these badges to his/her courtiers, servants, supporters and so on. Badges commemorating a majo...

Norse god Tyr

The badge is a parody of a common medieval plot about a mysterious hidden garden holding some kind of secret. The plot of the 'Secret Rose' is transformed into a motif of growing phalluses like outlandish root vegetables. A woman is depicted with a shovel, stroking the "root vegetable" lying on the ground with her hand to make it "ripe". Indecent badges may contradict stereotypes of medieval prudery and fears of 'bodily sinfulness'. Meanwhile, images with explicit sexual connotations are found even in churches. And badges with erotic and satirical images were very popular. One of the hypotheses regarding these motifs is as follows: depictions of phalluses and vulvas were required to protect ...

Medieval badge "Rose and Sun". It depicts a heraldic rose, from which the sun's rays emanate from below. It is a heraldic badge of York, combining images of the key heraldic symbols of the York dynasty: the Rose and the Shining Sun. They could often be combined in accessories reflecting the loyalty of the York dynasty, such as a chain of knights made of roses and shining suns (see article "collar-york"). England, 15th century. Based on the book "Pilgrim souvenirs and Secular badges" by Brian Spencer. Size 30x35 mm.

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