tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post4995371405541915343..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: ChartresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-78554190387666475932014-08-14T03:10:48.186-04:002014-08-14T03:10:48.186-04:00C'est Magnifique!
I might quibble re towers a...C'est Magnifique!<br /><br />I might quibble re towers and spires---as a 3rd generation Anglophile, I'm more partial to Salisbury and Lincoln---but the French were the indisputable masters of glass and carved-stone sculptures.<br /><br />Re cleaning the stone (and controversy): there was a similar fracas ~25 years ago re restoring the stained glass at Saint Chappelle: some marveled at the restoration, some said it ruined it. All subjective, and what one was used to.<br /><br />West Fronts...on cathedrals that <i>face East</i> (because the Returning Christ comes w/ the rising sun).<br /><br />And I thought "Gothic" was the (contemporary) disparagement of *Romanesque* loyalists? (because Rome = Civilized, Goths = Barbarians). Centuries before the Enlightenment came along (for good or ill).<br /><br />But Wot Rick Said: envious you're not looking at MY pic from such a trip, but So Grateful for yours, Doug!JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-26499851627124180912014-08-13T12:10:38.512-04:002014-08-13T12:10:38.512-04:00Envious, grateful.Envious, grateful.rick allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612435616018593956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-78321857265275829422014-08-11T15:49:35.668-04:002014-08-11T15:49:35.668-04:00Lovely.
One small note: it's not a maze, whi...Lovely.<br /><br />One small note: it's not a maze, which is basically puzzle to determine which is the right path amongst the dead ends. It is a labyrinth. That means it has just one continuous path that winds its way to the center and back. Hence its use as a tool for meditation.IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-84847265165181737702014-08-11T14:51:52.223-04:002014-08-11T14:51:52.223-04:00Thank you, Doug. Having been there just a few mon...Thank you, Doug. Having been there just a few months ago, I rejoice in the quality of your photos and the depth of your commentary. I have eagerly awaited your travel posts.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.com