Question:
I am interested in learning how to make rosary beads from rose petals.
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
Answer:
-I am interested in learning how to make rosary beads from rose petals.
I am going through all the links offered here and they seem to mention being
Victorian. Are there any resources for these beads being older?
Also, where could I look for sources to put in documentation for an A/S comp?
I am really interested in making these, even if I can't put them in a
competition.
-I think the specific question above is whether Rosary beads made from
_roses_ are period. I've heard excursions on this topic from people who
have researched the question in a fair amount of depth, and they've come
to the same conclusion as above -- rose-petal beads don't appear in the
evidence until long after period.
-In the June/July 1996 issue of 'The Herb Companion' there was
an article by Susan Belsinger 'Rose Beads'. Here is a quote:
"Beads made of rose petals that have been cooked, mashed, and
molded by hand trace their origins to India, where the devout
used them as a counting device while reciting their prayers.
Eastern Christian monks adopted the use of rose beads in the
third century, and the beads were given official approval in
1520 by Pope Leo X."
I don't know what sources the author used, however.
