The research leading to this publication was carried out within the research project The Medieval Iberian Treasury in Context: Collections, Connections, and Representations on the Peninsula and Beyond, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, RTI2018-098615-B-I00, 2019–2022 /AEI /10.13039/501100011033/ FEDER “Una manera de hacer Europa,” PI Therese Martin.
Additional support was provided by a publication subvention from the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
Cover illustration: Shrine of St. Eugene, c.1156, silver, filigree, rock crystal on a wooden core. Catedral Primada de Toledo. Photo: Therese Martin
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