medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>...the most favoured location for elaborate figural tapesties in
churches...is decorating the choir stalls, which by the 13th century, at
least, had become substantial enclosures, of stone and/or wood, that would
have affected both comfort and acoustics.
upon closer examination i see that there does *appear* to be *some* sort of
designs on the "tapestries" hanging from the triforium in the St. Giles
painting --but i can't make out what they might be from the .jpg. in any
event, the effect on the livability of the place in winter would be less than
zit and, i would think, the accoustics of that vast building not much more
than that.
choirstalls,
however, would have been another matter. surely we may imagine (if not
document) more or less elaborate wooden stalls from at least the 12th c., and
they would have been --among other things-- relatively cozy, draft-free
enclaves, not for the "choir" but for the canons/resident clergy of the
church. one can imagine that, with a proper (lap) rug and a footwarming
crozier a fellow could fulfill his prebendary duties in such a stall in
considerably more comfort than either the ordinary hoi or the hapless poloi.
not to mention the spiffy distractions of the risqué
under-seat carvings.
best to all from here,
christopher
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