tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post5094830769136321615..comments2024-02-08T17:05:51.909+00:00Comments on Solomon, I Have Surpassed Thee: The PulpitMark Langhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-80217247075052394832008-05-11T13:29:00.000+00:002008-05-11T13:29:00.000+00:00It's a shame the current finances probably do not ...It's a shame the current finances probably do not allow for the restoration of the original sounding board (although it might be a bit of a dust trap in practice).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-35405855027607433252008-05-11T11:35:00.000+00:002008-05-11T11:35:00.000+00:00"Cosmatesque" means 'in the Cosmati style' - the C..."Cosmatesque" means 'in the Cosmati style' - the Cosmati being Italian brothers who pioneered the medieval decorative form using scraps opf marble and mosaic tesserae. Many Italian Churches have cosmati floors, while the largest outside Italy is the great pavement of Westminster Abbey.Mark Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-45906617686064379302008-05-10T17:15:00.000+00:002008-05-10T17:15:00.000+00:00Carissimo Monsignore,So glad you sound better, but...Carissimo Monsignore,<BR/><BR/>So glad you sound better, but I'm wondering where you're going after your sabbatical. Westminster (Abp of, if only!).<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, what does "cosmatesque" mean, or is this a neologism of your own invention? After all, you have been known to take extraordinary liberties with our native tongue before, as I recall.<BR/><BR/>Warmest wishes, as always,<BR/><BR/>Michael.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com