Ah, the Pluralis Juliensis, I even had to explain it to Julie. It is the alternative for the Royal We ( pluralis maiestatis) or the Humble We ( pluralis modestiae) …
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The amount of damage at churches, after the French Revolution, is ample proof of the dubious role Religion has played through the ages. I mean, they could have just burnt …
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Arriving in Autun. Possibly the highlight of our trip. I mean, the memories of the sculptural delights of Gislebertus got us (the plural Julie, or Pluralis Juliensis as it is …
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I love relics, I love religion and I love sins. I also love the way we Catholics, as I am still proud to call myself, deal with these kind of …
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There must be a law of unintended consequences. I had to thimk of it, today when we started to visit the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot. This wine area used …
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Driving through Saulieu brought up a few memories. One was about the bike ride that I wrote earlier about. Another one is about a car trip I took with my …
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God was not a professional – sculpture observation 1
We don’t know the names of many sculptors from the middle ages. Gieselbertus, my hero, had some cheek when he carved his name at the foot of Christ in Autun. …
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The eyes of a professional
Whenever my dad entered a new building, he checked out the plaster work. Was the ceiling smooth and even? Corners too? No trowel marks? He was a plasterer himself and …
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Saulieu. The town of Le Cote d’Or, the restaurant Bernard loiseau made famous. I read a book in the early nineties about the manic but charming wayu in which he …
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The morning sun was tempting the photographer in me. So I went for a stroll through Asquins, the little village close to Vezelay where we are staying. Had a nice chat with …
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