medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
And if I may add another question, would you please explain the 'eight
copes' rubric? Did that refer to eight coped cantors or eight coped
ministers of some other sort? Or something else altogether?
Stan Metheny
----- Original Message -----
From: "jbugslag" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 5. January
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>> > Today (5. January) is the feast day of:
>> >
>> > 4) Edward the Confessor (d. 1066).
>>
>> In the Westminster Calendar, a Principal feast.
>>
>> [Well, obviously! And more copes than you can shake a stick at...
>> Invitatory with eight copes!]
>
> John,
> Might you explain what an invitatory is? Presumably, it would have taken
> place at the high
> altar which, from the late 13th century, would probably have had the
> famous Westminster
> Retable gracing it. There are also splendid wall paintings behind the
> sedilia, if memory
> serves. And, of course, the Shrine of Edward the Confessor is just to the
> east, with - from
> Henry III onwards - royal tombs ranged around it. It must have been
> spectacular "theatre".
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
> **********************************************************************
> To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
> to: [log in to unmask]
> To send a message to the list, address it to:
> [log in to unmask]
> To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
> to: [log in to unmask]
> In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
> [log in to unmask]
> For further information, visit our web site:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
>
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|