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07-19-2016 07:58 PM
@imagine.ink wrote:I don't know the answer to that question, but I love the imagery of monks and books. Monks are often depicted visually in antiquarian bookmarks.
Here are a couple of "uncowled" monks:
Oops, I meant to write antiquarian "bookplate."
Not enough coffee this morning!
07-19-2016 08:07 PM
I decided to find an image of the cowled monk logo that Boni & Liveright used.
Learned something new linguistically, as well ... the monks in my old bookplate are apparently not "uncowled," as I thought..
It appears that a cowled monk is merely wearing a cowled garment, not that the cowl is actually covering the monk's head.
07-20-2016 06:15 AM - edited 07-20-2016 06:17 AM
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imagine.ink/Michelle re: "wearing a cowled garment" In today's vernacular, it is called a hoodie.
No doubt you know the haircut of the monk is called a tonsure. Some orders of monks left a narrow crown of hair around their heads to signify the crown of thorns placed on Christ's head during his crucifixion. Three main variations of the tonsure developed among various orders. You can identify which order the monk is a member of from the tonsure.
http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/13804/what-is-the-story-behind-a-monk-s-tonsure
My mother's maiden name and all of the variations of the name (with and without the prefixs) comes from the medieval Gaelic word meaning ‘the tonsured one’ which was usually a term used to describe a holy monk. When I was a young lass, I thought all those monks had male pattern baldness! However, given that my grandfather and his 7 sons had full heads of very thick hair I thought that some dominate hair gene made its way into the family! My hairdresser says that I have 3 or 4 times the amount of hair that the average person does. Man, is it hot in the summer! Oh, and while my uncles may carry the name, not one became a monk or priest.
I looked up the name of the school on your bookplate. Interesting history of a very old school. They kept a quill as their logo - no monks in sight!
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822. Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters is said to have been inspired by which real life siblings?
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booquemeister - 822. Those are the three sisters!
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824. After 5 years of continual rejection, what author finally landed a publishing deal? Book sales of this writer are now in excess of $2 billion. Only William Shakespeare has sold more.
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mmadigan - She is the one.
825. Louis L’Amour
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08-02-2016 12:33 PM
825. lludwig - You are a quick draw and sho(u)t the right one.
08-02-2016 04:29 PM
I see theres still a few familiar names still posting here, after my many years of absence from this forum. Looks like theres a fair bit of catching up to do.
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