Wrong way

(1970? Summer)

You are the only medieval person I know, so I must write to tell you I have been so enjoying a little book of Daddy's called Medieval People, a paperback by Eileen Power. I read the chapter on the peasant Bobo, the one on Marco Polo, and am finishing up Mme Eglentyne, Chaucer's prioress in real life.... Then tonight on WHA-TV from U of Michigan a professor read from Chaucer the description of the Prioress - and interpreted as he went along - very easy to follow for anyone. In describing her forehead, Chaucer said it was a span - Prof. showed distance of span from thumb to forefinger and thot it a long way, but our Miss Powers said it meant the height and she probably shaved her head to make it that wide as was the fashion! I enjoyed noting the difference of opinion. Don't you too?