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Les Enluminures podcasts transform the past into the present with untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks through illuminating lectures, gallery talks, in-house research, and interviews with collectors and scholars.
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Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Continuing our October season programming, today we examine a pectoral cross and the “Talisman” of Charlemagne. Just what was a medieval amulet? Did the church accept the use of talismans and charms? Who used and wore precious stones? What is the difference between a textual amulet and a material one? Find out the answers to these questions and many others in today's episode.
Resources:
Reliquary Pendant with Christ on the Cross
The Talisman of Charlemagne: New Historical and Gemological Discoveries
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