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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture "hangings" are also regularly mentiond in Icelandic inventories. Here, however, the issue would probably not be accoustics, but warmth (bear skins are also mentioned - the assumption has been that they were to keep the priests feet warm during the sermon!) M Cormack >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >[log in to unmask] wrote: >> the late 15th-century French panel painting of the Mass of St Gilles >....There are several textile hangings represented in the church. >http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/m/master/stgilles/gilles2.html >all kinds of potentially sound-deadening stuff in there: short hangings from >the triforium, choir furniture, brass tomb architecture, altar frontals, >moveable curtains, carpets (or could that be a *very* detailed mosaic floor?), >heavily draped angels (presumably for fine-tuning the baffling, on the fly, as >it were)... >interesting to note that the fabric hangings do *not* appear to be >figured tapestries, but simply solid colors.... almost as though their >function could have been more than just visual decoration. >cc >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] >To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >to: [log in to unmask] >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] >For further information, visit our web site: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask] Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388 College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033 Charleston, SC 29424-0001 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html