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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture with the List's forbearance, i have yet another unsolvable, tedious question. at the very end of a lengthy obituary notice in the cathedral's necrology, outlining his major accomplishments, St. Ivo of Chartres (d.1115) is said to have "Ad augmentadndam tabulam altaris, idem moriens C modios vini reliquit..." being exceptionally literal-minded, my first thought was that this meant that the saintly bishop had given goods for the *physical* enhancement of the altar table of the cathedral --some spiffy gold retable, for instance. but, upon seeing that what he gave was not just any ole piece of property, the income from the sale of which might be used to pay for such an artistic program, but rather 100 _modii_ of *wine* --and that on his deathbed-- i'm now thinking that "ad aumentandam" here has a more metaphorical meaning: at a minimum, it is a question of the "aumentation" of the stock of sacramental wine --which, i believe, would have been a commodity both always in need and the source of which would have been somewhat special to the canons of the cathedral. any random thoughts on this question would be appreciated. c ********************************************************************** 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