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I have a reproduction of the "Te igitur" page of a 12th century missal. The
"T" of "Te igitur" is a crucifix.
Cyprian Rosen
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Subject: Re: [M-R] [[M-R] Canon and Crucifix of the Masse boke-1525
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> I have not examined medieval missals, but the pre-Vatican II Roman Missals
> usually had a painting of the crucifixion at the beginning of the canon,
> probably originally to decorate the T of the opening word of the canon: Te
> igitur....
> jw
>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 3:56 PM
> To: John Wickstrom
> Subject: Re: [[M-R] Canon and Crucifix of the Masse boke-1525
>
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Al Magary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >"...there she layed her hande on the Canon and Crucifix of the Masse
boke,
> and there sware to obserue, fulfill, and kepe..."
>
> >If the Canon is the part of the Mass with the words of consecration, that
> implies the book is open.
>
> i'd say so.
>
> >What then is the "Crucifix of the Masse boke"? I would guess that to be
a
> crucifix embedded on the front binding of the book; if so, that
> would imply the book is closed.
>
> such a Crucifix on the binding was my first thought, as well.
>
> but now i'm thinking that there was an image of the Crucifixion at
beginning
> of the section of the book which contianed the canon of the mass.
>
> these were very common, i believe, and i *think* that they were found at
the
> beginning of the canon proper.
>
> here's a 10th century one from a Chartres sacramentary from the
Benedictine
> abbey of St. Peter's
>
>
http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/mss/chartresmss/ms577f6-crucifix.jpg
>
> >Any wiser reading of this ceremony?
>
> no wiser, but perhaps a loose grip on a greasy pole on a slippery slope on
> the
> way to an answer.
>
> best,
>
> christopher
>
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