David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
First visit to Chartres Cathedral, with forecourt clear(ed)
Démolition de la salle saint-Côme de l’Hôtel-Dieu
click to enlarge (Jacques Amédée Beaujoint, 1868)
for our clear viewing ...
photo from Pinterest
Second visit. Surprise and revelation! Preparations for an underground car park had uncovered the remains of a Roman administration building ...
photo by FIAPCE (-1992-)
Inside the Cathedral of Chartres, the labyrinth of Chartres, viewed ...
from within the great labyrinth ...
Theatre of the Actors of Regard
Later, returning from Uluru, Chris described it as "like a church turned inside-out".
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
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