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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> > Sainte-Radegonde was the "official" student parish in Poitiers when I was a student there in '63. Art-roman doesn't seem to find the church appealing but I loved it: > http://www.art-roman.net/poitierssr/poitierssr.htm yes, he's got his own rather specially constructed ideas about what "l'art roman" should look like: "Malheureusement, des peintures d'assez mauvais goût...prive cette église de ce sentiment de paix et d'harmonie qui émane de tant d'églises romanes." it certainly looks like 19th c. paint, but may well be close to the original in original "goût". the jarring garishness puts me in mind of the colors which were recently (more or less) discovered under the centuries of black grime which covered the sculptures of the west facade of Amiens cathedral. i've seen pics of those on the web, but can't seem to find them now (help). really nauseating stuff but, apparently, quite original. c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html