Krönen – Mehren – Weitergeben : Individualisierungspraktiken und Erinnerungssicherung auf spätmittelalterlichen Schützenketten (1450–1550)

Abstract

Late medieval riflemen's chains were and continue to be carriers of diverse functions, meanings, and interests. They were produced, then modified, damaged, and repaired again; they were dismantled to make room for new pendants or to reposition them. Thus, riflemen's chains served both as an insignia and individual memento of the riflemen's kings and as a representative and publicized 'ruler list' of the riflemen's societies.