The Matlaske pendant
© Norwich Castle
The front and back of a pendant reliquary
Found at Bridlington in Yorkshire, showing the Tau cross.
The inside of the same pendant reliquary from Bridlington
Simple lead Tau cross badge from London
Design from a finger ring
With a Tau cross engraving, St Anthony and St John the Baptist. From England.
A pendant reliquary
Source: britishmuseum.org
With contrasting design from Cambridgeshire. Late 1400s.
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=898048&objectId=763183&partId=1#more-viewsMap of shrines in Europe
Source: learn.columbia.edu
With links to some major pilgrimage sites.
Visit the site http://www.learn.columbia.edu/treasuresofheaven/shrines/Video showing details of a German portable altar and reliquary
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See this video on learn.columbia.edu http://www.learn.columbia.edu/treasuresofheaven/relics/video/Portable-Altar/index.php
Video showing actual relics from the same German portable altar and reliquary
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See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hm1vr
Video clip showing the full body relic of a 17th century English saint
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Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rk2fpOutside the classroom
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow
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Visit the site http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/burrell-collection/Pages/default.aspxNorwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
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Visit the site http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Norwich_Castle/index.htmBritish Museum
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