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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I am looking at a woodcut published by Bernard Garter in England in 1579, labeled "Certaine of the Popes marchandize lately sent ouer into England" and trying to figure out what the items on it are. They are helpfully numbered, but I don't have a key to the numbers and the only Bernard Garter manuscript I've been able to find on the Web doesn't seem to be the right one. I've posted my scan of it (sorry about the book spine at the center) at: http://photos2.flickr.com/3586984_4d57ace8bc_o.jpg The items that puzzle me are the ones numbered 6, 2, and 11. Item 11 seems to be some sort of holy card, but perhaps there's some other significance to it that I'm missing. I have no idea what the segmented cross in item 2 is supposed to be -- it doesn't look like it represents a physical object at all. Item 6 -- my main concern at the moment -- appears to be a small heart-shaped drawstring pouch, and is labeled "Bauarie granum benedictum". If, as is likely, the "u" represents a "v", this would translate as something like "Bavarian grains blessed"(??). Does anyone have an idea what this is? I'm also not sure why the beads (13, 14) are on there; items 9 and 10 both seem to be medallions containing Agnus Dei waxes, and other that having Pope Innocent IV's name on it, I'm not at all sure what item 15 is either. (Item 1 seems to be a portable altar, item 3 an IHS medallion, 4 a saint's medal, 5 a Papal bull, 7 & 8 rosaries and #12 may also be prayer beads of some kind.) Thanks, ____________________________________________________________ 0 Chris Laning | <[log in to unmask]> + Davis, California ____________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** 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