medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I can't help with your question specifically, I'm afraid, but if you are
ever in Durham Cathedral, you can still see the line of dark marble near the
West end which the women in the congregation weren't supposed to cross.
Would consistory courts or similar reveal transgressions of this sort?
This book http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754652748 is more to do with
liturgy and architecture rather than sex-segregation and architecture, but I
suppose there may be some cross-over moments, so to speak.
Best wishes,
Jane
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Dear Med-Rel list,
I'm working on a project in 14th-century northern Italy. I'm wondering how
strictly the separation of men and women during Mass was adhered to in
practice. Is it possible that at smaller churches families might be
together during Mass, as opposed to women being on one side of the church
and men on the other? (I know there are cases were lay people poked their
curious way into the choir despite the fact that there was supposed to be a
strict spatial division keeping them from doing so; I'm wondering if this
happened across the apse as well).
And if men and women were separate, at what age would a boy go with his
father as opposed to staying with his mother during the Mass?
Thanks,
Lois
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