At least one of the National Trust guides at Fountains Abbey includes
examples of the signs in his comments.
Regards,
Jim Kerbaugh
Rosenstiel, Karen wrote:
>
> Try the Trappists -- maybe Gethsemane in KY? I understand that speech is now
> allowed, but they used to have a developed sign language.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: M.C. Gill [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 7:21 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: signing in monasteries
> >
> > With the permission of our gracious listowners, I offer a request for
> > information from a mature student and teacher of the deaf, who I
> > taught earlier this summer. She wanted to know if there are any
> > books or articles about the systems of sign language used in medieval
> > monasteries during the periods of silence. I know nothing about this
> > field, but wondered if anyone had any suggestions?
> >
> > With grateful thanks
> >
> > Miriam Gill
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