medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The clerestory (sic) is architectral term. It is the upper row of
windows supported by columns above the nave in a basilican building
and most churches in the West were basilican till the advent of the
gothic style. Ask John Dillon to send you picture. yrs, tom ault
On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:38:01 -0000
Laura Jacobus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> I'm using a description of sacra rappresentatione in which the holy
>spirit in the form of a dove descends 'per clero'. Normally these
>things wizz down from high places, so I wonder whether this could in
>some way have the meaning of 'from a clerestory'. All the
>dictionaries I've consulted would lead to the dove descending 'by the
>agency of a cleric' which seems rather unsatisfactory to me. How
>were clerestories referred to in medieval latin?
>
> thanks
>
> Laura
>
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