tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106296939341278848.post1068297934680591774..comments2024-03-26T07:40:00.740-07:00Comments on Johann International: It has nothing to do with the age...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335360527907210284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106296939341278848.post-39365105871581452302015-06-23T06:26:54.480-07:002015-06-23T06:26:54.480-07:00Thank you for your comments. I am also very much i...Thank you for your comments. I am also very much interested in architecture and interiors, but do not think I will be posting on the topics any time soon. What I say about furniture and furnishings should be understood as applying to interiors and buildings as a whole.<br /><br />I once read this, and have been trying to find where since I read your comment; it comes from Wikipedia...<br />The oratory at Germigny-des-Prés... was built by Bishop Theodulf in 806 as part of his Gallo-Roman villa in Germaniacus<br />The villa had frescos of the Seven liberal arts, the Four Seasons, and the Mappa Mundi<br /><br />Sounds like a dark, draughty, smoky castle to me! (you forgot 'cold' as well!)Johann von Katzenelnbogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774736348480165809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106296939341278848.post-90851071518341379642015-06-19T05:34:34.328-07:002015-06-19T05:34:34.328-07:00Fantastic post! I hope you'll devote an entry ...Fantastic post! I hope you'll devote an entry or two to architecture -- particularly the use of glazing and decorative tiles and fountains -- like the early 13th century description of John d'Ibelin's palace with its mosaic floors, fountains and polychrome marble walls! I still have readers who insist medieval noblemen lived in dark, dungy, drafty, smokey castles! Keep this up!Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.com