Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Contributors xvii
5. Acknowledgements xix
6. List of Abbreviations xxi
7. 1 Introduction . Images of Thomas Becket: An Historiographical Journey 1
8. IMAGES OF ST THOMAS BECKET IN THE MEDIEVAL WEST
9. 2 Pilgrims at Becket’s Tomb and Shrine : Stained Glass at Canterbury Cathedral and St Mary’s Church, Nettlestead, Kent 21
10. 3 Viewing the Becket Leaves: Word, Image, and Audience 51
11. 4 Becket on a Peacock: The Manufacture of Devotional Toys and Their Use in Civic Devotions 85
12. 5 The Lyngsjö and Nora Baptismal Fonts from Medieval Denmark and Gotland: Thomas Becket, the Cistercians, and the Baltic Crusades 119
13. 6 Constructing Becket’s Cult in Castilla c.1170–1230 153
14. IMAGES OF BECKET AFTER 1400
15. 7 The Role of Becket in Folded Calendar Almanacs 189
16. 8 Tradition and Transmission : A Comparison of the Pilgrim Badges of St Thomas Becket and Henry VI 225
17. 9 Becket and the Antiquarians : Collecting, Discovery, and Display 251
18. 10 The St Thomas Becket Altar in Coutances : Religion, Politics, and the Modern Afterlife of a Medieval Medicus 287
19. 11 A Unique Representation of Archbishop Thomas Becket and his Cross-Bearer Edward Grim in Late-Twelfth-Century Stained Glass from Christ Church Cathedral Canterbury 319
20. Select Bibliography of Works on Thomas Becket 355
21. Index 365