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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear colleagues (with apologies to those to whom I have already addressed this question personally!) I am editing a translation of the Glossa Ordinaria on the Song of Songs (for TEAMS), and am having problems with the last of the notes. A gloss on Song of Songs 7:8 says "I shall be raised on the cross, of which part was palm"; the author of this gloss is Anselm of Laon, who is also the compiler of the GO on Song of Songs, ca 1110. I have consulted the medieval-religion archive on woods of the cross, and therefore know that Jacob's Well and Bonaventure name palm as one of the woods, but I cannot find a pre-1110 reference. I presume the tradition of palm as one of the woods derives from Song of Songs 7:8 itself, but none of the commentaries on S of S I have consulted refers to palm as one of the woods of the cross. An appropriate query for Lententide, I suppose. Mary Dove University of Sussex ********************************************************************** 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