MakingPilgrimSouvenirs.docVIP

Mk-Plgrm-Souv-art - 8/27/10 Making Pilgrim Souvenirs by HL Jutte Haberlein. Pewter Badges and Ampullae. NOTE: See also the files: casting-msg, Cast-Wax-Seal-art, pewter-msg, tokens-msg, soapstone-msg, Beg-Pwtr-Cast-art, cast-cutlefsh-msg, Cast-Wood-Mlds-art. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This article was submitted to me by the author for inclusion in this set of files, called Stefans Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: Copyright to the contents of this file remains with the author or translator. While the author will likely give permission for this work to be reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first or check for any permissions granted at the end of this file. Thank you, Mark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous stefan at ************************************************************************ Making Pilgrim Souvenirs by Honorable Lady Jutte Haberlein Introduction As spring approached in the fair Kingdom of Trimaris in Anno Societatis XLII, I set out on the perilous road to the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann to aid our great army and allies in defeating the invading enemy. Many were the deeds of glory and honor on the battlefield to be recounted to succeeding generations around the evening fires of home, but none were as splendid as the miracle of the creation of Saint Martins Spring. Though I doubted that time would ever dull my memory of that marvelous sight, I wished that I had some memento that I might hold and gaze upon in my meditations; wherefore I have wrought these pilgrim souvenirs of the Shrine of the Well. Many sacred shrines in the medieval Christian world were commemorated in a souvenir badge to be sold to the countless visiting pilgrims throughout the middle ages, both as a means of generating income and preserving the shrines from being carried off piece by piece. Most of the badges were made of inexpensive metals and alloys such as lead and pewter. The