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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Liebe(r) Jaklin, Informativ und sehr nützlich! Danke vielmals, John Dillon Am Dienstag, 13.03.07, 1:53 Uhr (CDT), Jaklin Latk schrieb: > > Dear list-members, > Dear George Brown, > > at the "monk-entrance" (in the south transept- thanks to Mr Dillon!) of > the abbey church of Altenberg there was a well with a Salvator-Statuette > pouring water out of his wounds in a basin. So when entering the choir, > all monks could wash their hands to be well prepared for mass (In > Altenberg there was no Fontain-house). > All the Eucharistic vessels have been washed at the piscinas. There are > several piscinas, which are still near the altar in the choir. Some > piscina-fragments wait to get in a dignified lapidarium. > > In the Cistercian abbey of Heilsbronn (Near Nürnberg) more than 10 > Piscinas still exist. Each of them has got two small basins. The drain > flew outside the church, maybe there were pipes to lead the water under > earth, but they don't exist anymore. > > In the Cistercian abbey church of Schulpforta (Near Naumburg), there is > only one piscine in the choir. It also has two small basins. > > The Consuetudines of Hirsau explain the using of a double-bowl-fontain. > One bowl was used for washing the Eucharistic vessels the other for > hand-washing. > > I hope this is useful for some of you. > > Marion Jaklin Latk > > P.S. I keep on practising my English, promised! Ihre Schreibfähigkeit auf Englisch ist sowieso viel besser als meine auf Deutsch! --JD ********************************************************************** 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