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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Magary [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 03 June 2003 10:07
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> Subject: [M-R] Balconies in churches (was Re: [M-R] lay piety)
>
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion
> and culture
>
> Chris Daniell wrote:
> > To shift the debate somewhat. As is well known there is a
> phenomenon in
> > late Anglo-Saxon churches of a door high up (often 20-30ft
> high) set into
> > the west tower so that someone can look down on the nave and
> the chancel.
> > The thought is that there was a balcony out into the church.
> >
> > I had always thought this was for the priest, but a colleague
> mentioned
> > that he thought it was for the owner/patron of the church to
> be separated
> > from the congregation....
>
>
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