A crown and a ring

[R. Sale]

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.

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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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