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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Thomas, What I'm going to say is just a hunch. But have you got any other source which confirms that the hand 'really' belongs to that illustration? I think it is too different from the other hands in the picture, and I've noticed that generally hands are long and fine in medieval illustrations whereas this one is rather chubby. Is it possible that the hand has been added? Best, Christina > This morning I made a presentation on the third church at Cluny to > my medieval monastic history course. One of the slides shown was the > miniature of Urban II blessing the high altar. A student noticed a small > hand on the tower and asked its meaning or significance. Though I have > looked at that illustration many times, I had never before noticed this > hand. My first thought was that it was "the hand of God" blessing the church > as well but this solution to the question is probably wrong--the hand is in > the wrong place and has the digits pointing upwards. > Any help in the matter would be appreciated. > Thomas Sullivan, OSB > > http://www.lucifuge.de/grafik/religio/bernhard/bh_cluny.jpg ********************************************************************** 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