Masons Of God

[poliphilo]

I enjoyed this. I particularly liked the reconstruction of the West Front of Wells Cathedral as it was before all the paint washed off.  Has there ever been a movie set in the Middle Ages that  faithfully reflected the medieval delight in colour? 

Did we really lose 90% of our medieval sculpture at the Reformation? Who comes up with these figures anyway? When I'm out trundling round churches I'm always astonished by just how much survives.  Consider Wells: the statues on the west front are mostly still there- the only casualties having been caused- not by starchy chaps with hammers- but by wind and weather. Go into any moderately well preserved medieval church and the higher you look, the more sculpture there is to see-  Reformers and Puritans baulked at climbing ladders I think- and very sensible of them too. But, perhaps I'm in denial. It hurts to think of so much beauty being wantonly destroyed. 

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I get really upset with the BBC as they don't allow their videos to be streamed in Spain and other countries.

I can't actively think about the destruction of such beauty either.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I guess the BBC makes a lot of money from selling these series abroad.

Viewing BBC iPlayer Abroad - MyExpatNet app

[(Anonymous)]

We are in the USA were TV programmes are decimated with ads and we miss the BBC's documentaries and intellectual programmes. Only just found out about MyExpatNet which uses an UK IP address. At 5 GBP per month I feel that I am contributing to the license fee somehow.

Re: Viewing BBC iPlayer Abroad - MyExpatNet app

[(Anonymous)]

We're British Expats by the way!!