Print

Print


medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

On 16/08/2010 16:45, Anne Willis wrote:
>
> ahhh, the *spire*
>
> why didn't you say so.
>
> no, that's very late indeed.
>
> well beyond Hildie's time, and closer to Madonna's.
>
> nobody cares about spires.
>
> except for weird people.
>
> c
>
>
> Oh dear, that condemns all ringers!
>
> (I will admit to never seeing an English tower like that, but then I might
> not have been to the right place))

Not the tower - the spire. You *must* have seen a lot like that. I call 
it a chamfered spire - but I gather that we're supposed to call it a 
"splay-foot" spire.

John Briggs

**********************************************************************
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