medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Madeleine Gray <[log in to unmask]>
> So the crucial question is then whether the fake ashlar was painted over
the actual join lines or over the stone - ??
may non.
that's a seperate and entirely irrevelent issue, viz-a-viz that of the "wash"
which your chipmonk brought up.
my point was just that the "wash" *might* explain the appearance of Faux
Ashlar --the wash necessitated by the "moisture" problem, the painting to make
the "washed" wall look like, well, a *wall.*
therefore, the "crucial question" is:
>> so, howscome this "wash" is not visible in the interior of most all
middlevil buildings --here, for example, is the choir of St. Denis
>> http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/01430/01430f.jpg
>> which is rather typical, i think.
>> and why is it *never* visible on the exterior of those buildings??
>> is there less moisture to ingress into joints and stones now than there
was
when they were built?
i really don't know how else to state it (nor how to state it more
tactfully).
"The jointing needed to be protected to stop ingress of moisture both into the
stone and the mortar primarily..."
if this "necessity" was present at the time the buildings were built, why
don't we see it present today?
> (My student is orthographically challenged because my father taught him
Biology but someone else taught him English - but he builds very nice
dry stone walls)
well, as we used to say in the '60s, "Everybody Must Get Stoned" --dry or
otherwise.
btw, Maddy, (and speaking of orthography) are you aware that your signature
contains a Solid Record number of totally unpronouncecable words?:
Gwent (well, almost pronouncecable)
Ysgol Addysg (you're kidding, about this one, right?)
Prifysgol (and this one)
Cymru
Casnewydd
Campws (a typo?)
Caerllion
Casnewydd
Cymru
quite a Mouthful.
c
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