The Cross &amp; the Crucible: The Production of Carolingian Disc Brooches as Objects of Religious Exchange?
Marcus Roxburgh|Hans D. J. Huisman|Bertil van Os
In this article, aspects of the production and exchange Carolingian/Ottonian disc brooches are examined through an analysis 281 selected from collections across The Netherlands. composition was measured with a Hand Held-XRF device results showed sharp deviation alloys seen in earlier periods. all geographic areas consisted mixture copper, zinc lead, but no tin. If recycling practices were present making these brooches, then you might expect element tin to enter mixture, as bronze items entered alloy-recycling stream. But appears not be case. This consistency rules out by travelling merchants, or at domestic households primitive workshops. suggest that more likely organised on regional even super scale. An royal estates, emporia great abbeys found latter most source objects. Furthermore, Christian nature if produced within monastic centres, may have imbued them religious meaning, allow for fresh interpretation their methods exchange.
Medieval and Modern Matters