medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Steve Cartwright wrote:
: And even today mice find their way into
: bottles of beer:
One of the items featured as curiosity rather than
collectable in a not very old episode of the BBC's
/Antiques Roadshow/ was a rodent (whether mouse or rat
I can't be sure, but presume the distinction would not
be theologically significant [though it did provide the
English version of a book by Umberto Eco with a neat
title]) that had been sealed inside a bottle of whisky,
having presumably got into the bottle prior to filling.
Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa
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