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The presence of the pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela left an artistic sea turtle shower curtain iconography, by the clothes they wore and loaded with distinctive and original objects, which formed their attributes.
The paper Venerable dies of Book One of Calixtino sea turtle shower curtain it is said that all equipment, clothing and distinctive that identify and differentiate the pilgrims of the other walkers consisted of the following elements: robe with cape, bag or purse leather travel start-strap, wide-brimmed hat to keep the sun and rain and a long staves that supported and an attack by dangerous animals.
"Well there are some seafood in the sea next to Santiago, to which the common people call scallops, which have two shells, one on each side, between which, as between two shingles, similar to the oyster mollusk is hidden. sea turtle shower curtain Such shells are carved like fingers call them Provencal nidulas and crusillas sea turtle shower curtain French, and returning pilgrims shrine of Santiago, the catch on the layers to the glory of the Apostle, and in memory of him and signal sea turtle shower curtain as long travel, bring them to his home with great rejoicing. The kind of armor that defends seafood means the two precepts of charity, sea turtle shower curtain that is: to love God above all things and your neighbor as yourself "(Cap.XVII).
In the ninth chapter of the Book V, when describing the Plaza del Paraíso, says in court thereof a medieval market in front of the north gate of Compostela basilica, which reported business scallops, natural or artificial was organized in this carved last case, by the guild of concheiros in various metals: silver, lead or tin.
In 1200, the Archbishop Pedro Suárez de Deza considered the business of so important to the economy of the Church of Santiago to claim the rights that the archbishop had headquarters to authorize street sales concheiros scallops on the Square Paradise, but they are defending the rights acquired by purchase or inheritance.
Finally we had to allow the sale of the scallops on the market when the Guild concheiros acknowledged that the shops were owned by the Church of Santiago. The number of stores sea turtle shower curtain could not exceed 100, of which administered the Cathedral itself and the remaining 28 were leased by concheiros own. That dispute was resolved so unique.
Pectem Jacobeus The "pectem maximus" is a mollusk that has a remarkable structure with a dome and a valve as close or as stand-up; Pliny saw it as a natural sea turtle shower curtain vessel with its keel and sailing, sailing in deep waters. Others saw it as a chest like armor, like hands coming together. Do not forget that this box contains an excellent dish. As a model, we replaced in their various trades and symbols in the chlamys opercularis Galician says zamburiña
The mollusk for their dedication to Venus and venereal surnamed assignment to Santiago pilgrimage. sea turtle shower curtain They derived from the Indo-Germanic root skal other denominations are: schell, schil, scelpe, etc. From a diminutive of conchae coquille goes for the current sea turtle shower curtain French name. Venerea led Galician and Castilian scallop scallop
No doubt the pilgrims came to use them since the origins of the pilgrimage, and perhaps continuing a previous religious tradition: In the necropolis of the spear buried shells appear alongside the skeletons, a pair of glass vases and amphorae containing food. Maybe it's the oldest pilgrim shells which appeared in the tombs under the nave of the Cathedral of Compostela.
For its mythological significance and its beauty, the scallop shell is incorporated into decorative art. In pavements sea turtle shower curtain (mosaic Verulam) in the niches (altar Halicarnassus) superimposed (Sidamara sarcophagus), sources in the perfume vessels in chandeliers ... As a symbol appears on coins; in Spain in Sagunto.
Especially the representation of "pectem" on sarcophagi and stelae sea turtle shower curtain were lavished. Often appears as a background for any "imago clypeata" or sheltering her. Examples: the shell that supports the figure of death, stele dedicated to the beautiful high priestess Laberia Felicia, or partner of the sarcophagus of Syracuse published sea turtle shower curtain by Le Blaut. sea turtle shower curtain The architectural shells in series of arches persist to the Byzantine era.
The Renaissance renewed these forms: the Trevi Fiesole fifteenth century, the Piazza Barberini bees (1644), the motley bandstand Isola Bella (XVII) point to this revival, which has Romanesque precedent in the cups gallonadas sources of Galicia.
The scallop, repeated as a decorative element serves to calm the fear of emptiness in Salamanca House d