Door Willy Piron
Badges – Tragezeichen – Social Media des Mittelalters
In 2017, the European Hanzemuseum in Lübeck took over from Zeeuws Museum in Middelburg their successful exhibition ‘Sign of the Times. Social media van de middeleeuwen’. They retitled it ‘Pin It. Social Media des Mittelalters’. On the occasion of the exhibition, the Hanzemuseum has now published a book with articles about medieval badges.
The publication does not only pay attention to badges but also to social media. The underlying idea is that medieval people wore their badges publicly and these object shaped the identity of the wearer. Social media are the modern equivalent of this.
The publication is in English and German.
The book costs € 49,90 and can be ordered via: info@hansemuseum.eu.
ISBN: 978-3-9817989-5-1