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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: jbugslag <[log in to unmask]> > It has always baffled me why some of the most remarkable masonry structures ever built should be plastered over, with fake masonry painted over the real stone walls. This is far from being "baretity", or whatever. I can't help thinking it represents some impossible -- possibly transcendent -- level of idealism, or some such thing. digging around on the Ministre de Kulture sites i just came across this photo which illustrates quite well what i was referring to in my response to yours yesterday: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/HTML/IVR11/IA00059542/images/IA00059542_034.jpg i should think that plastering *that* would have been seen as a minimal necessity --whether it was then painted with figurative frescoes or simply with Faux Ashlar is another question. it is from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in a region which is not usually associated with a poverty of good building stone. 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