The Holy Thorn Reliquary
- Book ID:
- 7840
- Title:
- The Holy Thorn Reliquary
- Author:
- 'Cherry, John'
- ISBN number:
- 9780714128207
- Publisher name:
- The British Museum Press
- Place of publication:
- London, England
- Edition number:
- 1st
- Book type:
- Paperback
- First edition date:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 56
- Dewey decimal number:
- 230 CHE
- Dust jacket:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- Yes
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- Yes
- Height (cm):
- 21
- Width (cm):
- 15
- Notes:
Made to house a single thorn believed to be from Christ's crown of thorns at his crucifixion, this 30.5cm gold and enamel reliquary, decorated with precious stones was commissioned around 1400-1410 by a member of the French Royal family
the history of this item, its survival through the Hundred Years War, being copied by an unscrupulous art dealer and re-emerging in the 20th Century