Eagle medallian/jewelry/World Congress of Libraries?

[DirtyMike]

I found this at a old stone foundation. On the front above the eagle it reads "CONGRESSO MONDIALE DELLE BIBLIOTECHE ------?E DI BIBLIOCRAFIA". The eagle is clutching a book (maybe a bible) that reads "OMA MCMXXIX VEN??IA VII" and on the back there is a hook and it reads "S. JOHNSON MILANO"

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Eagle medallian/jewelry/Spanish/religious? Id help...

I think it's the dangle from an Italian state medal...


CONGRESSO MONDIALE DELLE BIBLIOTECHE = "World Congress of libraries"

 

[aaaaaaa]

Re: Eagle medallian/jewelry/Spanish/religious? Id help...

World Library and Information Congress

Different location each year.

http://www.ifla.org/annual-conference/ifla75/

Happens to be in Milan this year http://www.ifla2009.it/online/, but that's probably just a coincidence, and it was just made in Milan..

First one was in 1929 (MCMXXIX) in Rome, Florence and Venice (but not Milan)...

 

[DirtyMike]

Re: Eagle medallian/jewelry/Spanish/religious? Id help...

I think it's the dangle from an Italian state medal...


CONGRESSO MONDIALE DELLE BIBLIOTECHE = "World Congress of libraries"

What would its purpose be?

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Eagle medallian/jewelry/Spanish/religious? Id help...

I think it's the dangle from an Italian state medal...


CONGRESSO MONDIALE DELLE BIBLIOTECHE = "World Congress of libraries"

What would its purpose be?

I dunno.... Europeans made medals for all kinds of events, maybe awarded to participants or delegates, or just sold as mementos?

Just guessing... I can't translate the rest with the missing pieces.

Interesting information from aaaaaa too.

 

[allen]

that is a really interesting piece !!

 

[DirtyMike]

Thanks for the help aaaaaaa & Montana.