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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thank you all for all the information you provided on the Paschal Candlesticks. In the coming days I plan on writing on this subject and I will send you my results. By the way, in November I bought a six-inch replica of the Paschal Candelstick at Saint Paul Outside the Walls that they sell in the gift shop. ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon Cannon [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 4:46 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Easter Candles medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture There's a detailed C16 description of one at Durham cathedral in the Rites of Durham: it was enormous and highly elaborate, had to be lit from the cathedral vault! : the text, published by the Surtees Society in 1834, is online (http://www.archive.org/stream/ritesofdurhambei00cathrich/ritesofdurhambei00cathrich_djvu.txt): Here's the extract: Also there was a goodly monument pertaininge to the Church called the pascall* w ch was wont to bee sett upp in the quire and there to remaine from the thursday called Maundye thursday before Easter untill Wednesday after the assention day that did stand uppon a foure square thick planke of wood against the first grees or stepp hard behind the 3 basons of siluer that hung before the high altar, in the midst of the s d greese is a nick wherein on of the corners of the s d planke was placed, and at euerye corner of the planke was an iron ringe wherunto the feete of the pascall were adioyned, representinge the pictures of the foure flyinge dragons, [att each Corner one, H. 45] as also the pictures of the 4 Euangelists [w th six faire Candlesticks for six tapers to stand in, H. 45] aboue the tops of the dragons underneath the nethermost bosse, all supportinge the whole pascall and [in] the 4 quarters haue beene foure Christall stones, and in the 4 small dragons 4 heads 4 christall stones as by the holes doe appeare and on euerye side of the 4 dragons there is curious antick worke as beasts and men uppon horsbacks with bucklers bowes and shafts, and knotts with broad leaues spred uppon the knotts uery finely wrought all beinge of most fine and curious candlestick mettall [or Latten Mettal glistring as y c Gold it self having six Candlesticks or Flowers of Candlestick mettall, added by Dr. Hunter, in -^ s - < > ,s - the margin] coiiiinge from it three o( euerye side wheron did stand in euerye of the s d flowers or candlestick a taper of wax and on the height of the s d candlestick or pascall of lattine was a faire large tlower beinge the principall flower w^ 1 was the 7 candlestick, the pascall in latitude did containe almost the bredth of the quire in longitude that did extend to the height of the [Lower, H. 45] uault wherein' did stand a long peece of wood reach inge within a mans length [height, H. 45] to the uppermost uault roofe of the church, wheron stood a great long square tap of wax [a lardge square wax tap, H. 45] called the pascall a fine conueyance threoigh the s d roofe of the church to light the tap withal! in conclusion the pascall was estimated to bee one of the rarest monuments in all England.' For some reason I've always envisaged something C12 here, like a giant Gloucester candlestick, but this is I suspect just my as-usual overheated imagination. Jon Web: http://joncannon.wordpress.com<http://joncannon.wordpress.com/> (blog and main website) http://joncannonschurches.wordpress.com<http://joncannonschurches.wordpress.com/> (sidiary blog) > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:15:13 -0600 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [M-R] Easter Candles > To: [log in to unmask] > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Thanks for this information, Jim! I will check out the bibliography on Bernwald. > > Since you raised the issue about locality, did these Easter Candlesticks ever appear in medieval England? > > ________________________________________ > From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr Jim Bugslag [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:24 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [M-R] Easter Candles > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Steve, > I'm certainly not an expert on Paschal Candlesticks, but largely from my > readings concerning the bronze "column" of Bishop Bernward of > Hildesheim, created at the beginning of the 11th century as a Paschal > Candelestick, it would seem that they are primarily an Italian (possibly > Roman) phenomenon, and Bernward's example also makes use of a continuous > spiralling narrative around it, like Trajan's Column in Rome, so it was > probably made specifically to emulate Roman works. There is a large > bibliography on Bernward's works, which would undoubtedly direct you to > further studies of Paschal Candesticks. > Cheers, > Jim > > McMichael, Steven J. wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > > I visit Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome every year and I have very impressed with the marble Easter candle near the altar. I have been trying to find further information on the use of Easter candles in medieval churches and their function during the Easter celebration. I have found a few short articles on-line, but I am wondering if there are books or articles on the subject. I am trying to find out the following questions: How common were they? Are there other examples of large Easter Candles (especially in marble) in other churches besides Saint Paul Outside the Walls? What functions did they have in the Easter liturgy, especially the Easter Vigil? Was the function the same as in the contemporary Easter Vigil? > > > > Thanks for any help you can give me! > > > > Steve > > > > > > I know we have not enter Lent yet, but maybe this will get us in the spirit of preparing for Easter! > > > > Steven J. 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