This idea is also in Cursor Mundi. I could find exact lines over the next
few days if you'd like them.
Karolyn
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From: Atchley, Clinton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 3:35 PM
Subject: wood of the cross
>
> In Capitulum 70 of *Jacob's Well* (c. 1500), the preacher tells us that
the
> cross used in the crucifixion was composed of four woods--cedar, cypress,
> palm, and olive--which represent various things. In the 12c Old English
> version of the *History of the Holy Rood-Tree*, we find the cross made of
> cypress, cedar, and pine representing the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
> respectively. Can anyone tell me who started this convention of
associating
> the cross with a variety of woods? Other examples?
>
> Dr. Clinton Atchley
> Department of English
> Box 7652
> Henderson State University
> Arkadelphia, AR 71999
> Phone: 870.230.5276
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> URL: http://www.hsu.edu/faculty/atchlec
>
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