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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> > On Friday, March 31, 2006, at 9:02 am, Christopher Crockett wrote: >> otOh, it sounds to me like you may have the equivalent in the English sources of what we see in the French ones as a _villa_. > > which is not, of course, a nice mansion on the Riviera for kelptocratic former heads of state, but rather a "manor" or farmstead, perhaps a proto-village;just depends upon historical circumstance. > And whose descendants in southern France are still called a 'mas'.... i'd forgotten that. spent a hellishly hot summer in 1970 or so, excavating (or, breaking a sympathetic sweat watching members of the Williams College football team excavating) the remains of the Carolingian abbey of Psalmody, orginally a Roman _villa_ on an island in the Commarge, now shown on detailed maps as "Mas Psalmody". i remember the farmer's wife brought us great terra cotta jugs of cool water with fresh menthe in them --quite amazingly refreshing. and, for dinner, once a whole bowlfull of snails which she'd just picked fresh from the jardin. but, i digress, more than somewhat.... c ********************************************************************** 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