medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>
> lots used as spolia, of course, particularly in the early m.a.
> running out of originals, and having learned how to carve stone on their
own, by c. 12 the form was endlessly copied (e.g., Cluny and all *over*
Burgundy).
as it happens (or as it was *meant* to happen, as the Bokonists* would say), a
friend on my little Chartres list has just posted a page of reasonably
spectacular photographs of the remains of Cluny, including some early 12th c.
"Corinthian" capitals with (or without) "acanthus" leaves:
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/index.htm
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9540_std.jpg
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9541.htm
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9544.htm
as well as some musicians (with beautiful epigraphy):
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9535.htm
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9521.htm
and Ste Agen (?)
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9525.htm
hard to believe that this vast structure
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9487.htm
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9548.htm
http://snapageno.free.fr/Places/Cluny/08aug2006_dsc_9610.htm
is only a part of a (secondary) transept of the Lost Whole.
c
*BOKONISM: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bokonism
A religion made up by the Negro Lionel Boyd Johnson, pronounced "Bokon" in
the dialect of San Lorenzo. Bokonism is advertised as founded on lies, but its
basic idea is as follows: The human race is made up of groups of people who
interact and affect one another, known as a karass. These karass are used by
god as instruments to affect the state of the earth. This religion was created
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in his book _Cat's Cradle_.
"All the true things I am about to tell you are all shameless lies."
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