The transept tower reminds me of Durham Cathedral’s.
— Liam6 Nov 2009 8:58 am
There used to be a spire, as seen here, but it was destroyed by lightning in 1561.
— Andrew Cusack6 Nov 2009 10:00 am
Interesting — in the woodcut showing the burning of Old St. Paul’s, you see the Latin words, “etiam periere ruinae.” This is a quotation of line 9.969 of the “Pharsalia” (a.k.a. “Bellum Civile”), a Latin epic poem written during the reign of Nero by the poet Lucan. The original quotation describes the ruins of Troy — “even the ruins have perished.”
The cloister was particularly unusual in English architecture. The destruction was a great loss, although after all the mutilations and additions, such as by Indigo Jones, it was a strange beast.
— Fr Scott Moncrieff14 Nov 2009 1:44 am
Esteemed Mr. Cusack: Doubtless you’ve already been alerted to the typo in the squib at Fr Scott Moncrieff:
Indigo is Inigo.
At 72, I have seen a big part of the 20th century’s horrible cavalade. Nearly ten years into the first-21st century decade, I witness an onrush of statism and secularism. Minions of these want to dance upon the grave of religion, most especially upon our sweet Catholic Faith.
As an interested Catholic onlooker, I’m delighted that young persons such as you are taking up reins of leadership in the world now befouled by the pollutants neo-Marxism and neo-Freudianism, to name just two. I have you on my desktop as tribute and for periodic consultation. God bless your every day in service to Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother in the witness of the Most Blessed Trinity.
Very truly yours,
Daniel F. Bonner
— Daniel Bonner19 Nov 2009 5:23 pm
Particularly regret the destruction of the monumental chapter house & double-deck cloister walks. My History Master was wont to say that the the choristers loved the deep buttresses of the eastern limb: they made splendid fives courts.
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The transept tower reminds me of Durham Cathedral’s.
There used to be a spire, as seen here, but it was destroyed by lightning in 1561.
Interesting — in the woodcut showing the burning of Old St. Paul’s, you see the Latin words, “etiam periere ruinae.” This is a quotation of line 9.969 of the “Pharsalia” (a.k.a. “Bellum Civile”), a Latin epic poem written during the reign of Nero by the poet Lucan. The original quotation describes the ruins of Troy — “even the ruins have perished.”
The cloister was particularly unusual in English architecture. The destruction was a great loss, although after all the mutilations and additions, such as by Indigo Jones, it was a strange beast.
Esteemed Mr. Cusack: Doubtless you’ve already been alerted to the typo in the squib at Fr Scott Moncrieff:
Indigo is Inigo.
At 72, I have seen a big part of the 20th century’s horrible cavalade. Nearly ten years into the first-21st century decade, I witness an onrush of statism and secularism. Minions of these want to dance upon the grave of religion, most especially upon our sweet Catholic Faith.
As an interested Catholic onlooker, I’m delighted that young persons such as you are taking up reins of leadership in the world now befouled by the pollutants neo-Marxism and neo-Freudianism, to name just two. I have you on my desktop as tribute and for periodic consultation. God bless your every day in service to Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother in the witness of the Most Blessed Trinity.
Very truly yours,
Daniel F. Bonner
Particularly regret the destruction of the monumental chapter house & double-deck cloister walks. My History Master was wont to say that the the choristers loved the deep buttresses of the eastern limb: they made splendid fives courts.