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One who knows the depths of the whole sea and keeps the tall pillars which hold heaven and earth asunder
Sculpted Atlants, crouched figures placed strategically inside and outside Romanesque churches, supporting parts of the structure of the building, are a common theme of pilgrimage road sculpture. The… more →
The Joining of Heaven & Earth
Classical music, Romanesque architecture and a labyrinth in Barcelona
wrote 14 hours ago: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, the Mas i Mas Foundation gives us the chance to listen … more →
One who knows the depths of the whole sea and keeps the tall pillars which hold heaven and earth asunder
wrote 2 months ago: Sculpted Atlants, crouched figures placed strategically inside and outside Romanesque churches, supp … more →
Even the deep recesses of Erebus lie open as she leads souls out of the underworld
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wrote 3 months ago: The tympanum sculpture above the western entrance to the abbey of Conques is one of the most imposin … more →
An Open Letter to the Owner of Chicago's Fine Arts Building
wrote 4 months ago: September 2, 2009 Robert B. Berger, Principal Berger Realty Group LLC (www.bergerrealtygroup.net) 40 … more →
Beneath these pavements ...
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wrote 4 months ago: Remains of the cathedral on the colline du chateau Archaeologists working on a dig at the ruined Rom … more →
Bosom of Abraham
wrote 5 months ago: The depiction of the elect residing in the bosom of Abraham is an essential theme in Romanesque scul … more →
Goslar and Hildesheim
wrote 6 months ago: These two small towns preserve some of Germany’s finest structures. Hildesheim, the larger of … more →
Having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints
wrote 7 months ago: Along the pilgrimage roads one of the sculptural themes which is repeated regularly is that of crown … more →
Novel terbaru
wrote 7 months ago: Ternyata Imel memilih untuk bersaing. Apa jadinya nanti kalo Tristan… … more →
Then (and Then) and Now: 1400 New Hampshire Ave., NW
wrote 9 months ago: Then: The home located at 1400 New Hampshire Ave., most famously associated with Phoebe Apperson Hea … more →
Phoebe Apperson Hearst & 1400 New Hampshire Ave, NW
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wrote 9 months ago: Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) married 41 year old George Hearst at the age of 19. Shortly after … more →
Romanesque Networks
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wrote 9 months ago: I read this article back in 2005… And as I feel it brings credence to some of the ideas I have … more →
Romanesque font, Avebury
wrote 9 months ago: Romanesque font, Avebury The church of St James, Avebury, Wiltshire, is an old one, with a nave that … more →
Heurich Mansion
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wrote 9 months ago: I’ve always liked the Heurich home on New Hampshire just south of Dupont Circle. According to … more →
Romanesque
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wrote 10 months ago: The eleventh century saw the first return to monumental stone sculpture in Europe since the end of t … more →
Santo Domingo de Silos
wrote 10 months ago: A short distance south of Burgos in Castille, the Benedictine monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos ha … more →
Whosoever is truly penitent, and is from faraway shores, and has sought to request with all his heart forgiveness from the Lord and help from Saint James in Galicia, without doubt will have the slate of his sins wiped clean in eternity.
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wrote 10 months ago: At the Romanesque cathedral of Compostela, a sculpted image of Saint James is presented on the trume … more →
It is not without reason that the pilgrims returning from the threshold of Saint James bear shells
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wrote 11 months ago: The scallop shell was the sign of the pilgrimage to Compostela. They were plentiful on the coast of … more →
Take 'Em As They Come
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wrote 1 year ago: Today was awesome! After Bekah, Thomas, and I ate breakfast, Bekah and I headed out to Speyer. Spey … more →
