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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Sorry, I did not see the metal "pipe" beneath the lecturn. It is a swivel, not a crank. Note it's relagionship to the reader. The swivel is pointed towards him and the lecturn sets over his legs to bring it closer to him. He will push it to one side so he can get up. As for the object in his hand, it is a pointer. Some old synagogues in the east still have such an item on the bima. It appears to have been a common item in places where things were read, such as libraries, churches, etc. It is called a "yad" (hebrew)or hand. Fancy ones have a little hand carved on the pointing end of it with the index finger pointing forward. The reader is pointing his way along, word for word as he reads the text. Shalom. tom ault On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:04:31 -0400 Scott Carson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and >culture > > I, for one, have never seen a Dominican wearing a reversed baseball >cap like that. > > Scott Carson > > Quoting John Wickstrom <[log in to unmask]>: > >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and >> culture >> >> Dear Listmembers, >> >> >> >> http://www.kzoo.edu/history/Wickstrom/vincent.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> The URL above goes to a supposed illustration of Vincent of Beauvais >> (BL >> Royal MS. 14.E.1, 15th c) I ran across browsing a book on >> illuminations. Vincent, as is well-known, was a Dominican friar. Yet >> this is in no way a Dominican habit. Indeed, I don't know what >> religious >> order has this sort of habit. It is as if the proper colors were >> completely reversed. My experience is that at least later medieval >> MSS >> are careful about such details. Any speculations about this strange >> garb >> for an OP? >> >> best, >> >> jbw >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> John B. Wickstrom >> >> Kalamazoo College >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 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 >> > > ********************************************************************** > 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 ********************************************************************** 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