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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Bill East wrote: > John Briggs wrote: >> >> In the Sarum Use, Double Feasts are classified as Principal doubles, >> Major doubles, Minor doubles, and Inferior doubles. > > And would you be so kind as to explain to us exactly what these terms > mean? They do make the liturgy sound ever-so-slightly like a tennis > tournament. No doubt in a small convent there would be just the > ladies' singles. I still have the sensation of being teased in some obscure way! The terms don't "mean" anything (it's a classification system: the names are just labels). I hope it is common ground that there are Double and Simple feasts (why there should be, of course, is another question). To take the mid-20th century Roman (Tridentine) Calendar as a (rough) comparison: Principal doubles correspond to Doubles of the First Class Major doubles correspond to Doubles of the Second Class Minor doubles correspond to Double Majors (Doubles Major?) Inferior doubles correspond to Doubles Simple feasts correspond to Semi-doubles Feasts without rulers correspond to Simple feasts. John Briggs ********************************************************************** 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