Armaria
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Armaria are a kind of closed, labeled cupboards that were used for
They were probably used in the
Usage
Religion
The armarium is used for storing liturgical objects, arranged in the walls of the sanctuary or the presbyterium. In monasteries, the armarium
The monks who borrow these books use them for their liturgical offices or read them during lectio divina, sitting on the stone benches that line the walls of the cloister. The cantor, responsible for the armarium, must keep it closed during working hours, meals, vespers and night sleep.[4]
The armarium is to be distinguished from the
Houses
The armarium is most often a wall cabinet, a common arrangement in medieval houses used for storing objects. In inventories, it does not appear as the place containing the objects mentioned. On the other hand this word often appears in price-made works of construction.
References
- ^ "Decline of Library of Alexandria". www.digital-brilliance.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Westminster Abbey. Chapter Library; Joseph Armitage Robinson; Montague Rhodes James (1909). The Manuscripts of Westminster Abbey. University Press. pp. 58–59.
- ^ Masson, André (1972). Le décor des bibliothèques du Moyen Age à la Révolution (in French). Droz. p. 10.
- ^ Aubert, Marcel (1947). L'architecture cistercienne en France (in French). Les Éditions d'art et d'histoire. p. 45.
- ^ Wenzler, Claude; Champollion, Hervé (2005). Abbayes et monastères de la France médiévale. p. 74.