Paternosters, Rosaries & Prayer Beads

Documentat ion for a rosary A&S project, with informatio n about the historical /religious context.

Documentat ion from projects to make paternoste rs in period styles. Includes a table of extant items and images.

The illustrati ons from the Mendel and Landauer Housebooks , indexed by profession and with lists of items found in each illustrati on.

Information about the history of paternosters and rosaries, including prayers, as well as extant images and artifacts.

Necklaces; pendants; rings; earrings; buttons, aglets & single jewels; billiments; girdles; rosaries; and links to other Elizabethan jewelry on the web.

Includes information on historical examples, how they were used, and how they were made.

Mailing list for discussion of historical rosaries and paternosters.

I propose to evaluate what the evidence reveals about the production and compositio n of prayer beads and rosaries, to consider the limits of these sources and to discuss the problems that emerge in interpreta tion of the evidence. In terms of production I aim to address several questions: Who made prayer beads? Where were they produced? How was production organised? And what can be determined about production methods? To do this I will consider evidence from excavation reports from the City of London and Constance in Germany, an artistic representa tion of a Paternoste rer from the Stadtbibli othek in Nurnburg and historical records concerning bead production from Paris, Rome and London.

Many extant examples of paternoste rs and paternoste r-beads from the 13th-17th centuries; also features descriptio ns from medieval English wills and inventorie s, and literary references .

An article on the history and use of rosaries, with some comparison of their use at the time that this article was written (1899) and the medieval usage.

The history of paternoste rs and their constructi on.

During the medieval period religion played a much different role in society than it does today. Religion was part of everyday life; the church heavily influenced social customs, science, food and even colour. Everyone during this time would be religious and would appear to be so by wearing a paternoster, known today as the rosary (rosarius means a garland or bouquet of roses). The rosary was used as a prayer counter to aid the reciting of prayers, and was heavily used during the medieval period. Saying the rosary was said to be an antidote to heresy and sin. Article includes photos of re-created paternosters, with the prayers to be said.

Waterford is Ireland&#3 9;s oldest city, founded by Viking raiders in 914 A.D. The city centre was extensivel y excavated between 1986 and 1992 and the range, quantity and quality of what was found from Waterford& #39;s Viking and Medieval past, surpassed all expectatio ns. Waterford Museum of Treasures brings together for the first time the excavated objects and the historic municipal collection and displays them in optimum conditions . The exhibition celebrates the ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of all who contribute d to the making of Waterford.