medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
About eighteen months ago I put out a query on the use of squints in
chapels, and had several replies which mentioned their use by anchoresses.
You should find them in the list archive if you search for 'squint'
Laura
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Subject: [M-R] cells of anchorites/esses
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Greetings all!
> during an all-to-brief visit to Utrecht, my curiosity
> was sparked by the cell of an anchoress built into the
> wall of the church of saint james, with two grilled windows
> to enable the anchoress to observe events within the church.
> I am vaguely aware that there is a huge literature on the
> subject of anchoresses, and wondered if the learned members
> of the list could direct me to scholarly works which would
> provide some background. I am particularly interested in
> the history of the practice of building cells of this sort
> with a window into the church. what are the earliest examples?
> is there any good architectural or archaeological evidence
> of the practice from elsewhere?
> thanks in advance,
> Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
> Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
> College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
> Charleston, SC 29424-0001
>
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