medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ms Brenda M. Cook wrote:
>
> I am throwing an ignorant spanner in the works -
>
> Why do we think that "glass" = "mirror" ?
>
> Is this what the original Greek word means ?
Yes.
> The Latin ??
"Speculum". "Videmus nunc per speculum in aenigmate."
John Briggs
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