Textiles and environment in the showcase containing Saint Canute the Holy († AD 1086): Radiocarbon dating and chemical interactions

Textiles and environment in the showcase containing Saint Canute the Holy († AD 1086): Radiocarbon dating and chemical interactions

Abstract The cathedral in Odense, Denmark, has for nine centuries held the relics of the Danish King St Canute the Holy and his brother Benedikt. They were both murdered in the predecessor church at the site in AD 1086, and Canute was sanctified in already in AD 1100. The history of the relics has b...

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Main Authors: Poul Grinder-Hansen, Ulla Kjær, Morten Ryhl-Svendsen, Maria Perla Colombini, Ilaria Degano, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Sabatini, Johannes van der Plicht, Kaare Lund Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Reliquaries
Medieval textiles
Radiocarbon dating
Air exchange rate
Indoor air quality
Showcase
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00442-8

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