tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post3105760420559322034..comments2024-03-03T22:08:00.302-08:00Comments on Front Range Rambler: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisimike_hinterberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-71027291456658240692012-01-12T07:51:37.940-08:002012-01-12T07:51:37.940-08:00Thanks Ean -- I haven't read it yet...ironical...Thanks Ean -- I haven't read it yet...ironically, I borrowed it from a former boss at work probably 7 or 8 years ago (I asked him several times if he wanted it back and he said to keep it) who said it was his favourite book of all-time. I just couldn't commit to the length of it! That was also before we ever traveled and I started wandering around churches, so now I'll have to look for it again, THANKS!mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-37407080073908069752012-01-12T06:40:08.283-08:002012-01-12T06:40:08.283-08:00Mike, your perspective is always interesting to re...Mike, your perspective is always interesting to read. Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Have you ever read the historical novel "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett? I read it years ago and can still vividly remember the detailed descriptions of Gothic and Romanesque architecture as the protagonist goes about building a cathedral in a fictional town in England. Follett uses the backdrop of historical events to explore medieval architecture, civil war, secular/religious conflicts and shifting political loyalties.Ean McCrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08278629208446313302noreply@blogger.com