The essay concerns the ritual uses of coins in medieval and early modern Italy. The essay investigates this topic through an examination of the three following areas: coins as tokens of memory, offered in graves and in the foundations of buildings, or offered by pilgrims at the sacred shrine at the end of their journey; coins as relics of miracles; coins whose iconography was misinterpreted and read with the eyes of devotion.
Il lato buono delle monete: devozione, miracoli e reliquie monetali / L. Travaini. - In: CRISTIANESIMO NELLA STORIA. - ISSN 0393-3598. - 33:(2012), pp. 475-492.
Il lato buono delle monete: devozione, miracoli e reliquie monetali
L. Travaini
2012
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The essay concerns the ritual uses of coins in medieval and early modern Italy. The essay investigates this topic through an examination of the three following areas: coins as tokens of memory, offered in graves and in the foundations of buildings, or offered by pilgrims at the sacred shrine at the end of their journey; coins as relics of miracles; coins whose iconography was misinterpreted and read with the eyes of devotion.
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