medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
For anyone interested, my booklet "Bedes Byddyng: Medieval Rosaries
and Paternoster Beads" has been published (finally!) and is available
at $4.50 per copy at: https://secure.sca.org/cgi-bin/stockclerk/ca.html
"Bedes Bydding" is issue #135 of the quarterly _The Compleat
Anachronist_, listed on page 14.
It's a short introduction to the history of rosary beads (mostly
Christian ones), along with a look at the social history: what
materials were used for beads, threads and accessories; numbers and
significance of beads; how rosaries were made, sold, worn, and used;
and a few pointers on how to tell whether a string of beads is a
rosary or not. There is also an appendix with instructions on making
a rather generic set of medieval-style beads.
It was stressful to write, but satisfying. I hadn't seen it since I
turned in the manuscript six months ago, and I am now grimacing over
the usual quota of typos, formatting mistakes and bits of authorial
disorganization that made it into the printed version. I'll do better
next time: but I'm happy to have it to offer.
I'd be interested in anyone's comments once you've read it.
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O Chris Laning <[log in to unmask]> - Davis, California
+ http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com
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