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A crown and a ring - R. Sale - 14-08-2020
Interesting to consider those seemingly insignificant details of historical tradition.
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Under 'Liturgy' in paragaraph #2, the third sentence says. " The nun is also invested with a crown and a ring."
Apparently unique to Carthusian nuns.
Of course there is a potential connection to Burgundy through the Chartreuse de Champmol founded by Philip the Bold.
Also note the Carthusian symbol with an inverted T-O and seven stars.
RE: A crown and a ring - -JKP- - 14-08-2020
The Carthusians caught my attention because of their scriptoria.
One of them was a very professional scriptorium (southern HRE). Another was more remote and more casual, with uneven text and rambling illustrations. It was interesting enough that I blogged about it because the style and some of the themes reminded me of the VMS:
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