Kit French, who does not subscribe to medieval-religion (shame on her!), sent this reply to my query about her work on church seating. I second her recommendation of Gilchrist's book. Shannon McSheffrey Concordia University, Montreal -----Original Message----- From: Katherine French <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, December 11, 1997 4:44 AM Subject: church seating i am indeed working on church seating--as we speak--in respect to women and their involvement in the parish. aston has the best introduction to the subject although it is wide ranging. you also might look at roberta gilchrists book on the archaeology of convents, because she develops the idea of women's spaces in the church more fully, and in a way i find rather helpful. there isn't yet much out there except for anecdotes in other works. charles cox has a book on bench end with has lovely photos as i recall. hope this helps. katherine french %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%