tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post774361151710544113..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: 'Gloomth'Jenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-38727093032878573392010-09-25T07:21:30.240-04:002010-09-25T07:21:30.240-04:00Gloomth is now my word for the day! matches perfe...Gloomth is now my word for the day! matches perfectly what I see outside my window.<br />A great series of pictures ... of course, for anyone who has had their interest tweaked, there's also the book detailing the Strawberry Hill collection and the great "virtual tour" where you can view everything from Dr. Dee's mirror to a portrait of Anne Damer. http://images.library.yale.edu/strawberryhill/index.htmlSara O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072523590967285445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-72576020259300613292010-09-25T01:01:53.882-04:002010-09-25T01:01:53.882-04:00Astonishing. I did not realize they were building ...Astonishing. I did not realize they were building Gothic quite so early. So much was new in that period - in finance, insurance, government - that it's easy to see why some fled into a medieval fantasy. <br /><br /><br />Such a contrast with the equally fascinating Sezincote House, which embraces trade, India, contemporaneity.Paul Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931755750549699626noreply@blogger.com