medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Jon Cannon wrote:
>
> Here's one that's had me curious for years: somewhere between 1218 and
> 1222, the Bishop of Bath & Wells lent a master mason to St Augustine's
> Abbey, Bristol to 'hew out the Seven Lamps of Wisdom's House'. The
> building that resulted was a Lady Chapel.
No, it's the Abbot of St Augustine's writing to the dean of Wells asking for
the loan of the servant 'L' to hew out Seven Pillars of Wisdom. See:
Malcolm Thurlby, "The Elder Lady Chapel at St Augustine's, Bristol, and
Wells Cathedral" in Laurence Keen (ed), 'Almost the Richest City': Bristol
in the Middle Ages (British Archaeological Association, Conference
Transactions XIX, 1997) pp. 31-40.
John Briggs
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