Narthex (ceremonial staff)
The narthex ( Middle Greek νάρθηξ , Latin ferula 'whip') is the insignia of the emperors in the late Byzantine Empire . It is a shepherd's staff worn during the coronation ceremony and by the patriarch , typically tau-shaped for the Eastern Church .
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- Georgios Pachymeres De Michaele et Andronico Palaeologis V 1. In: I. Bekker (Ed.): Corpus Scriptorum historiae Byzantinae 27, 2. Bonn 1835
- Pseudo-Kodinos De officialibus Palatii Constantinopolitani et officiis magnae ecclesiae . In: J. Verpeaux (Ed.): Traité des offices. Paris 1966, index sv narthex
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literature
- F. Focke: Scepter u. Crook . FS for A. Fuchs. Paderborn 1950.
- Th. Klauser: The origin of the episcopal Insignia u. Honorary rights . Krefeld 1953.
- Barraud: Des Crosses Pastorales . In: Mélanges d'Archéologie, d'Histoire et de Litterature . tape 4 . Paris 1956.
- R. Bauerreis: Abtstab u. Crosier . In: Studies u. Communication to business of the Benedictine order . tape 68 , 1957.
- Pierre Salmon: Miter and Staff. The pontifical insignia in the Roman rite . Grünewald, Mainz 1960.
- Walter Hatto Gross : Narthex 3). In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, column 1578.
- PW Hartmann: Shepherd's staff 2). In: Hartmanns Kunstlexikon. Beyars, accessed in 2010 (also source for specialist literature).