by neufer » Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:07 pm
TheZuke! wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:24 pm
Well, neufer, that response is So Full of Sheet!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_of_the_Reims_Cathedral wrote:
Reims's Labyrinth
<<The Labyrinth of the Reims Cathedral was a church labyrinth installed on the floor of the nave of the Reims Cathedral. The labyrinth was the shape of a complex square with cut corners and sides of 34 feet. The paths were 11 inches wide, separated by lines of dark blue stone from Ardennes of a width of 4.50 inches. The labyrinth was made of soft stone that wore out beneath the feet of pilgrims. This stone was of the same kind as Pierre Libergier's tombstone that is now exhibit in the cathedral.
A distinctive aspect of the labyrinth was the inclusion within it of depictions of the master masons of the cathedral. In other churches and cathedrals, they are unknown and anonymous. Indeed, the identities of these master masons are precisely known, because a survey of the labyrinth was drawn in 1640 by Canon Cocquault and in 1779, just before its destruction, by Robin and Havé. These surveys also contained dates and descriptions of the masons' works.
The person at the center of the labyrinth is generally identified as Aubry de Humbert, Archbishop of Reims, who decided in 1211 to build a new cathedral in the place of the one destroyed by fire in 1210. The masons are represented hard at work, with their tools in hand. For example, Jean d'Orbais appears to draw a map on the floor.
Bernard de Soissons was in charge during the inauguration of the labyrinth. There is no trace of the fifth (and probably best-known) contractor, Robert de Coucy, who was in charge from 1290 to 1311 and who oversaw the carpentry and the roof.>>
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[c]Well, neufer, that response is So Full of Sheet! :ssmile: [/c][/quote][quote=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_of_the_Reims_Cathedral]
[c][b][size=150][color=#0000FF]Reims's Labyrinth[/color][/size][/b][/c]
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<<The Labyrinth of the Reims Cathedral was a church labyrinth installed on the floor of the nave of the Reims Cathedral. The labyrinth was the shape of a complex square with cut corners and sides of 34 feet. The paths were 11 inches wide, separated by lines of dark blue stone from Ardennes of a width of 4.50 inches. The labyrinth was made of soft stone that wore out beneath the feet of pilgrims. This stone was of the same kind as Pierre Libergier's tombstone that is now exhibit in the cathedral.
A distinctive aspect of the labyrinth was the inclusion within it of depictions of the master masons of the cathedral. In other churches and cathedrals, they are unknown and anonymous. Indeed, the identities of these master masons are precisely known, because a survey of the labyrinth was drawn in 1640 by Canon Cocquault and in 1779, just before its destruction, by Robin and Havé. These surveys also contained dates and descriptions of the masons' works.
The person at the center of the labyrinth is generally identified as Aubry de Humbert, Archbishop of Reims, who decided in 1211 to build a new cathedral in the place of the one destroyed by fire in 1210. The masons are represented hard at work, with their tools in hand. For example, Jean d'Orbais appears to draw a map on the floor.
Bernard de Soissons was in charge during the inauguration of the labyrinth. There is no trace of the fifth (and probably best-known) contractor, Robert de Coucy, who was in charge from 1290 to 1311 and who oversaw the carpentry and the roof.>>[/quote]