medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
If I may dare speak, without citations but with 35 years of living in DC
& hiking the adjacent states, DC has essentially no building stone. It
has ever used wood, brick, & eventually cement. John is dead on.
DW
John Briggs wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> V. Kerry Inman wrote:
>>
>> Okay, you got me. But the myth is a better story in my book.
>>
>> Back to the middle ages. The original question still applies. If the
>> White House was coated in white to protect the limestone against
>> winter freezes, could this not explain why medieval stone buildings
>> were coated? Crockett? Briggs? Comments?
>
> No - sandstone, and poor-quality sandstone at that.
>
> John Briggs
>
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