Carolyn WhitsonMar 19, 20236 min readWorks and Days (a hymn, but not to Hesiod)12th century mosaic, Bobbio, depicting the month of March, emphasizing wind (I think) By the time March arrives, the January 1st...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20213 min readRemembering the Notre Dame de Paris Interior, Part 1Notre Dame de Paris was engulfed in a terrible fire in 2019. Here, I include some of my photos of the interior, taken in 2018. I don't...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20215 min readRemembering the Notre Dame de Paris Interior, Part 2This entry continues an analysis of the thirteenth century choir screen of Notre Dame de Paris, with photos taken in 2018, before the...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20213 min readChartres Cathedral--another temple to Mary the QueenChartres isn't very far from Paris, by modern standards, and its veneration of Mary is an occasion for comparisons to Notre Dame de Paris....
