Denis Bruna’s *Enseignes de plomb et autres menues chosettes du Moyen Âge* offers a richly illustrated survey of the small lead devices that once marked medieval streets, markets, and households across France. Drawing on archival material and surviving examples, the book examines how these portable signs—ranging from guild emblems to personal tokens—functioned as early forms of branding, identification, and communication. Each entry is accompanied by detailed photographs and contextual notes that reveal the artistic conventions of heraldic design and the everyday lives of the people who used them. By situating these modest objects within broader social and economic networks, Bruna highlights their role in shaping visual culture during the Middle Ages. The work serves both scholars of medieval material culture and readers fascinated by the hidden histories embedded in everyday artifacts.

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