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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 8:15 am, christopher crockett wrote:

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> From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
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> > This one has views of frescoes restored in 1994:
> > http://perso.orange.fr/police.daniel/Riboul/Tours.htm
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> 
> so much for gothic buildings not being painted.
> 
> c
>

Does anyone seriously maintain that, as a generality, visible interior surfaces in ecclesiastical and in civic buildings in this style were _not_ painted?  There is abundant evidence from Scandinavia to southern Italy that they were.

Best,
John Dillon 

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