medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Jon Cannon <[log in to unmask]>
> 'no rich canopied stalls - the earliest stalls we have (Salisbury, mid
c13) were very simple - no decorative canopies, just well-made wooden
chairs in a row'
> types. And in any case I don't think we know if they had canopies in the c11
0r not...
that's the proper degree of qualification, considering we don't know what
we've lost, either in material fabric or in written evidence.
there might have been, for example, Cistercian-like diatribes/legislation
against fancy choir stalls.
except that, thankfully (some might say), the Cistercians hadn't been invented
yet.
otOh, non-fancy stalls from previous centuries would be prime candidates for
replacement, once newer, more elaborate digs became La Mode, esp. in
well-funded institutions like cathedrals.
surviving 11th c. choirstalls (or liturgical furniture of any sort) are not
common on the ground (i know of Zero).
and, in any case, they would only survive in 11th c. buildings--not something
that you would bother to move into the spiffy new Gothic structure.
c
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