ZLATARSKI ZAVJETNI DAROVI KRALJEVSKOG BRAČNOG PARA LUDOVIKA I ANŽUVINCA I ELIZABETE KOTROMANIĆ

This theses deals with the Zadar golden votive gifts given by the royal couple Louis I. Angevins and Elizabeth of Bosnia. The oldest written documents about Zadar goldsmiths werw dated in the 13 th. century which shows that goldsmith street existed in the town in 1274. The Angevins dynasty as well as queen Elizabeth of Bosnia have left numerous votive gifts in Zadar. Some of them have been confirmed as the royal family donations, while the others haven not. The Chest of Saint Simeon ( 1377.-1380 ) is considered to be a masterpiece of the medievel goldsmith is craft. Its author is the well – know goldsmith Francis of Milan, the most important person in the town in the 14 th. and 15 th. centuries. Although the newcomer from Italy, he was constantly present in Zadar. Queen Elizabeth of Bosnia had the Chest and other votive gifts made in order to keep the Saint is body. Later, in the 17 th. century, the Chest was being repaired many times. Even today, the Saint and the Chest are very important and respected by citizens of Zadar