Of temples and cathedrals
An unusual analysis of the difference between temples and cathedrals, which seems obvious once it has been pointed out.Â
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The study of vanished things
I recall my sorrow when I learned that the enchantingly named Nonsuch Palace vanished almost without trace, morphing from a...
The jewel of learning
An original simile to describe the architecturally solid seat of learning in Dublin, set in and setting off the relative...
The library at Tyntesfield
Ever in quest of dream libraries, I was delighted to discover this National Trust article on their...
Horn-pronged gables
This reminds me of some of the pointed and upturning gables and eaves in traditional Chinese and south-east Asian architecture.
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A sunny spot to read
I fell in love with this room when I saw this sunlit painting. The Victorian artist has captured a perfect...
A chapel for study – the reading room of the Oriental Institute
After a visit to the Oriental Institute museum in Chicago, I did a pit stop at...
Iron-braced door
A door to keep enemies at bay?  Except perhaps Grendel who would have torn it off by the hinges.
Source: Seamus...
Toast-warm brick
A reference to Dublin, and another angle on the colour of bricks.
'Largely built by the English as a place...
Beam-borne planks
A poetic description of an ancient and abandoned bell tower; somehow 'beam-borne' implies flying rather than static, and I liked...
What is a house for?
A near perfect description of what makes a perfect house, beyond practical issues such as storm-proofing; similar to the wonderful...
Storm-nibbled heads
A thousand years of storm wear wipes the faces from the stone heads decorating Gormenghast stormenghast, eyes and features flattened...
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