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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture John, I mentioned Adams' book in a message sent a few days ago, reproduced below FWIW. DId it come through to the list? On 10 December 2015 at 12:27, Paul Chandler <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > The bibliography on grace at meals, as far as I can see, is quite old. > However, the article in the old Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) is by Herbert > Thurston, who was a great scholar and can be relied upon. Apparently the > standard source in English is still Henry Lancelot Dixon, "Saying Grace" > Historically Considered, And Numerous Forms of Grace Taken from Ancient and > Modern Sources; with Appendices, Oxford: J. Parker and Co, 1903 (mentioned > by Thurston). > > The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church has a very brief article > "Grace at Meals", with much the same bibliography as Thurston, basically > all pre-1913. However, a recent title of possible interest there is > Reginald H. Adams, The College Graces of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford: > Perpetua Press, 1992 (95p.), with texts in Latin and English and a > historical introduction (another ed., Bodleian Library, 2013). A link to > the GoogleBooks description: http://tinyurl.com/nw4kq4o > > I notice, by the way, that if you wanted to buy this book on the used book > market, you could pay somewhere between GBP4.00 > or GBP143.80, depending where you shop. Another baffling price > differential. -- Paul Chandler > On 13 December 2015 at 01:37, BRIGGS JOHN <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the following book: > > Reginald Adams, The College Graces of Oxford and Cambridge (Oxford: The > Perpetua Press, 1992) > > This has more than anyone could wish to know about graces, including their > history. The earliest graces are found in the Gelasian Sacramentary > (Orationes ante Cibum [including one still used or adapted: "Benedic, > Domine, dona tua, quae de tua largitate sumus sumpturi. Per.] and Orationes > post Cibos). > > The word "grace" comes from the Latin plural 'gratiae' - most commonly > encountered post cibum, obviously. > > The commonly found two-word formula "Benedictus benedicat" seems to be a > 19th-century introduction, but the phrase itself may have a much longer > history, probably as a monastic greeting - as a reference is given* to > 16th-century Protestant writer poking fun at an ignorant Cistercian who > said "Bernardus bernardat"! > > *given as R. Hospinianus, De origine et progressu monachatus (Zurich, > 1587), f.179v - I haven't checked this, is anyone in a position to do so? > > While we're at it, prayers were used to bless all sorts of things. My > favourite is the Prayer for Purifying Beer in which a Mouse or Weasel has > Drowned [Pro Emendatione Cervise et Aliorum Elementorum Si Mus aut Mustella > Mergitur Intus] found in the Durham Collectar and the Egbert Pontifical. > > 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 > -- Paul Chandler, O.Carm. Holy Spirit Seminary | PO Box 18 (487 Earnshaw Road) | Banyo Qld 4014 | Australia office: (07) 3267 4804 | mobile: 044 882 4996 [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** 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