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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Lest people think that I am making this stuff up about the non-correspondence of liturgy and architecture: "Despite the growing authority of the Use of Sarum, developed in the 12th century under the authoritative name of St Osmund as a model for other secular cathedrals, and despite the seemingly ideal opportunity of designing a brand new building expressly to suit its liturgy, only general correspondences can be traced between liturgy and architecture. It has been wisely remarked that the 'Consuetudinary and Customary [of Sarum] are so detailed in matters of ceremonial, yet curiously devoid of help in matters of liturgical and furnishing arrangements' [Mount 1960, 672]" from: Thomas Cocke, "Historical Summary", p.6 in Thomas Cocke and Peter Kidson, Salisbury Cathedral: Perspectives on the Architectural History (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England, 1993). Needless to say, I have been looking for counter-examples for the last twenty years. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion