Card
St. Michael's Museum & Genealogical Centre
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| Nom de l'objet : | Card |
| Type de l'objet : | Altar |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Communication Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Ceremonial Artifact |
| Discipline : | Religious History |
| Matériaux : | paper, manila plastic, laminate tape |
| Technique de fabrication : | cut, machine printed, type laminated taped |
| Numéro d'accession : | SM 2010.1.7 |
| Nom de la collection : | Church Items |
| Description : | The altar card consists of three separate cards attached together. The center card is larger with the two side cards being the same size. The cards are type printed in red and black ink on white manila paper. Wording on the cards is written in Latin with some English inserts. The cards have been covered in laminate plastic. On the back, wide strips of tape attach the three cards together. Two flat plastic adhesive hooks are attached to the smaller side cards, on the back, to allow for clipping notes to cards. |
| Commentaires : | Altar cards are three cards placed on the altar during Mass. They contain certain prayers that the priest must say during the Mass, and their only purpose is as a memory aid, although they are usually very beautifully decorated. Altar cards were not used before the sixteenth century, and even today are not used during the traditional Mass because the entire Mass can be read from the Lectionary. When Pope Pius V restored the Missal, only the card at the middle of the altar was used, and it was called the " Tabella Secretarum". The left card was added first and then the right one was added for the sake of symmetry. When used, the altar cards only stood on the altar during Mass. The center one stood against the Tabernacle and the left and right one stood against either the candlesticks or the superstructural steps of the altar. After Mass, they would be removed or placed face downwards under the altar cover. The cards were always removed for the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. |
| Fonctions : | These cards were used on the altar in the Bishop's Palace in Miramichi, New Brunswick. |
| Hauteur : | 20.1 |
| Longueur : | 56 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Mention de crédit - Image : | For copyright contact St. Michael's Museum. |
| Établissement : | St. Michael's Museum & Genealogical Centre |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Miramichi |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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