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My own impression, based on twelfth-century French sources, is that the
words WERE often used interchangeably--sepulchrum could certainly indicate
an elaborate elevated tomb at times. So I guess I wouldn't build too much
on the distinction. MM
>I am trying to pin down particular meanings, if possible, for the following
>words: ad sepulchrum, ad tumbam. A quick look at the regular Latin
>dictionaries indicate that they could be used interchangeably, but other
>scholars have indicated that these terms have specific meanings, without going
>into it, of course. I *think* that sepulchrum means the tomb proper, while
>tumbam means an elevated tomb. Or is this distinction too fine?
>
>Any help or advice would be most gratefully received.
>
>These come from the miracle stories of St. Thomas Becket by Benedict of
>Peterborough and William of Canterbury (1171-1173), but I'll just use some
>quotes from Benedict for my examples:
>
>_Sepulchrum_
>
>"Sancte Martyr Thoma, redde mihi filium meum; ad sepulchrum tuun adducetur si
>revixerit; ipsa te nudis pedibus visitabo: exaudi me." (Benedict, p. 256).
>
>"Ad sanctum sepulchrum tuum illum adducam: misere mihi, martyr piissime.:
>(Benedict, p, 258).
>
>"Melioratus indies pevenit quo tendit; admittitur ad sepulchrum, cumque
>corpore prostrato sarcophagum oscularetur..." (Benedict, p. 246).
>
>_Tumbam_
>
>"Ad tumbam paululum oranti praecedentis doloris sufficiens perfectumque
>remedium divinitus est collatum..." (Benedict, p. 127-128).
>
>"...excitatus citato gressu ad tumbam sancti accurrit, baculumque offerens,
>cui eatenus exstiterat innixus, utpote martyri obnoxius gratias obnixe
>persolvit." (Benedict, p. 138).
>
>"Adiit martyrem; ad tumbam accessit, et minimum digitum reportavit erectum.
>Sequenti die rursus sepulchrum attigit, et alterius digiti erectionem
>impetravit; vola vero, ubi digiti coheaserant, decoriata remansit." (Benedict,
>p. 240).
>
>Thanks so much!
>
>Sarah Blick
>Art History
>Kenyon College
>Gambier, OH 43022
>USA
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