medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureHere's a thought. A lot of the archaeological finds for Celtic and pre-Celtic materials occur at "wet sites." I remember reading about this as an undergrad (back when it was considered current events rather than history)--that there was a Celtic practice of taking metal goods, bending or breaking them, and then depositing them into a river or bog or something. Since books would have a certain holiness about them, there could be a connection.- Kurt********************************************************************** 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-religionOn Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:02 PM, M Callan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureAnd the Book of Durrow, put in cows' water so the cows could drink it and be blessed.On Jan 19, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Bill Schipper wrote:medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture********************************************************************** 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-religionI am not in a position to check this right now, but didn’t the Lindisfarne Gospels end up falling in a river?
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And again.
I am encouraging said friend-of-a colleague (met via #twitterstorians) to join this list. Where we would be without it I don't know.
Maddy
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Prof. Madeleine GrayUniversity of South Waleshttp://www.heritagetortoise.co.ukhttp://twitter.com/heritagepilgrim'You say to yourself in your mid-60s, how much time am I going to have, do I want to slow down?' (Charlotte Rampling)On 19/01/2016 20:07, Katherine Hindley wrote:
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Dear Maddy,
Richard Gameson mentions a few examples in his chapter in Lesley Smith and Jane H. M. Taylor, eds, Women and the Book: Assessing the Visual Evidence. As well as St Columba, he lists Symeon of Durham's account of a gospel book falling from the ship carrying St Cuthbert's body to Ireland, and books being thrown into the sea to decide between rival religions in Muirchu's 7th c. Life of St Patrick.
Best,
Katherine
On 19 January 2016 at 19:09, Madeleine Gray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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A friend of a colleague is working on the vitae of St Margaret of Scotland. She's come across the topos of the saint's book falling in the water and being miraculously rescued and is exploring other accounts of saints who had books that were dropped in water, or that got wet and were then saved by divine intervention. She has come across Aidan, Ninian and Columba and I have pointed her towards St Barrwg. Does anyone have any other stories of books being lost or rescued?
Maddy
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Prof. Madeleine GrayUniversity of South Waleshttp://www.heritagetortoise.co.ukhttp://twitter.com/heritagepilgrim'You say to yourself in your mid-60s, how much time am I going to have, do I want to slow down?' (Charlotte Rampling)
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