medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 07/04/2010 09:39, Cate Gunn wrote:
> The Magdalen College pontifical also states 'de sinistro angulo ab
> oriente . . . usque in dextrum angulum occidentalem . . . et a dextro
> angulo orientali . . . usque in sinistrum angulum occidentalem'. I
> did wonder about which corner was meant by sinister - left as one sees
> it facing east i.e. north, rather that 'stage left'?
I think it has to be. It rather looks as if at some stage east and west
got interchanged. I would suspect Durandus! But we really need someone
with access to Andrieu to check for us.
John Briggs
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