The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collection record for "St James the Greater," a carved, painted and gilt alabaster panel, England, 1440 to 1460, likely from the upper section of a rood screen. The record gives museum number A.150-1922 and a physical description of a haloed, bearded figure wearing a gown, cloak and hat decorated with a scallop shell, carrying a pilgrim's staff, referencing Santiago de Compostela in Spain as one of the most important centres of medieval pilgrimage.
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Reliability Tier1
The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its date, place of origin and museum number, its own title directly naming St James the Greater. Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84681/
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Santiago de Compostela directly: "a pilgrim's staff, referencing Santiago de Compostela in Spain as one of the most important centres of medieval pilgrimage."
Source St James the Greater, museum number A.150-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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