Jim: thanks very much for prompt and useful reply to my query about black
Virgins. There seem to be a lot of them around, and all seem to be in
southern, not northern Europe. I have a cousin who's investigating this. I
appreciate the prompt reply. Pardon Tillinghast
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> > A query: has anyone any knowledge of where one should go to find out
> > information about black Virgins - specifically in south Italy? Thanks.
> > Pardon Tillinghast
>
> Eileen Forsyth's book The Throne of Wisdom is actually
> about Romanesque statues of the Virgin and Child in general, and
> mostly in France, but you might find some further references in it.
> Cheers,
> Jim Bugslag
>
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