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There are two fifteenth-century English rituals in EETS os
148, and in those it appears that actually putting clothes
onto the woman is an important part of the ceremony.
Interesting, if rather far afield from c12 France.
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:05:57 -0300 CF <[log in to unmask]>
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> In _Historia Calamitatum_ Abelard says he himself dressed
> Heloise -except for the veil- (excepto velo, aptari feci et his eam indui)
> when she went to Argenteuil some time after they had got married.
>
> Does anyone know what exactly he meant by 'I dressed her'?
> Did he 'actually' put the habit on her? Or was it just an expression?
> I would like to know what the vesting ceremony was like.
>
> Best,
>
> Christina
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