I wonder if there may be a correlation between the cross in religious
writings to the crosses in the "Key" (f116v) at the end of the
VMs?
Benedictine Blessings: (cross in text)
Benedictine Cross:
Saint Benedict:
Regards,
Dana Scott
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Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:17
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Subject: RE: VMs: O with a dotin the
middle
Hello all.
With reguard to the document that Florin
posted, Jean wrote:
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The cross in your MS is
the potent or Greek one AFAIK;
it is a bit different from the common
alchemical
representation of the crucible which is a simple
+.
However we are here in a difficult matter, would you
allow me
this pun.
Want an evidence? I checked with Schneider
(Lexicon
alchemistisch-pharmazeutischer Symbole) and:
Gold is
according to him represented among others by a
O with or without
dot.
The cross as shown in your docuement is exactly one of
the
possible representations of crucible.
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Hi
Jean.
You had also mentioned a translation.
If I may:
N
nomine + patris . et . fi + lii . et
spus {spiritus}
+ sancti . Amen .~
Slightly abrreviated Latin for:
The
name of the father, and son and the spirit - holy.
Amen.
The crosses
indicate where the reader/speaker would make a Sign of the
Cross while the
text is being read. Thus, a cross can appear in the middle
of the word
"filii" or within the different forms of "Benedictine" toward
the bottom.
I've seen modern prayer books that have the same thing,
usually a small,
red cross within the text.
The line with the circles begins with the word
"Ih'u", an abrreviated form
of Jesus. I'm not sure of the spelling on a
couple of the abrreviated
words that follow but the presence of "rex"
(king) makes it sound like
both lines of text are meant to honor
Jesus.
Erni
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