medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Madeleine Gray <[log in to unmask]>
> Isn't Harriet on this list as well? I was expecting a posting from her any
day soon!
not that i've ever seen --if she is, she's the Mother of all Lurkers.
c
> -----Original Message-----
> From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher
Crockett
> Sent: 07 October 2010 13:44
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> Subject: Re: [M-R] Baptismal Waters
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> From: MAUREEN A TILLEY <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > The only way I know to check whether or not the baptismal fonts were
> clearly flowing or had plugs would be to look at the drains of any
remaining
> fonts from the period of the Chronicles that the chroniclers could have
seen
> or heard about. Do these drains show any indications of wear from a plug?
> Alternatively one might extrapolate from fonts preserved from the
areas/times
> of the crusaders who established churches in the areas of the chroniclers
or
> from Byzantine churches. I do not know enough about Byzantine practices in
the
> area at that time to speak about this. Perhaps a historian of Byzantine
> baptismal practices might guide you.
>
>
> the "owner" of the MedArt discussion list, Harriet MSonne, is a specialist
in
> fonts from Denmark, but probably knows quite a bit about the species in
> general, and could certainly help with references to begin trolling.
>
> join the list and float the question,
>
> http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~hsonne/MedartL/
>
> she'll be sure to answer.
>
> c
>
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