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After wading through a particularly turgid fantasy novel which shall remain nameless, and an archaeological volume, The Lockington Gold Hoard, which was about -surprise, surprise - the recovery of the Lockington Gold Hoard, I finally managed to settle down to a very enjoyable read in the form of Jenny Blackford's short historical novel set in Ancient Greece, The Priestess and the Slave (Hadley Rille Press, .  It was a fascinating novel, in an unusual format, which provides the reader with a vivid impression of life in Classical Greece, and which I found particularly interesting because one of its plot strands charted the downfall of one of Sparta's more colourful kings, Kleomenes.  My only, and very minor, complaint?  It was over too soon and I could have done with it being three times longer!!  Seriously, if you're interested in Ancient Greece, do get yourself a copy and read it...

Now, after this all too brief intermission, I'm condemned to wade through a hefty tome summarising the life and the reign of Henry VII of England...

And now, here's a post for eagle-eyed spotters of dodgy medieval architecture...

Back to Paisley Abbey, and a bit of a mish-mash of changing techniques.  Here's a picture of the west end of the nave: if you look carefully, you'll spot some odd-looking arches and mouldings that go nowhere:-

 

The theory is that the original intent was to build a pair of towers on the corners of the nave, but this plan got rejected halfway through the construction stage and the design of the arcades was changed.  The result is that the west end looks a bit squint.

Here's another view:-
 

 

And lastly, a view down one of the side aisles, which looks totally run-of-the-mill by comparison, though once again the arches look rather assymmetrical:-
 

 

And tomorrow, we'll be looking at windows...
 

Comments

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

have a wonderful evening.

[jennyblackford.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the book. And, yes, the only real complaint I've ever had from readers is that it's too short! One day...

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm really looking forward to that day. Fingers crossed...

[technophobe1975.livejournal.com]

Reassuring to know that even back then things didn't always go entirely to plan!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

What amazes me is how they can just turn round and say, "Nope, that's not right. Let's just stop where we are and start building it THIS way!"

[bellakara.livejournal.com]

I wonder what fantasy book it was that's remaining nameless? I still don't know whether to buy the rest of that vampire novel or not. It has mostly good reviews but it's the first in a trilogy and I don't like committing myself like that!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I rarely comment on your tours of sites like this, but I want you to know that I enjoy them very much.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I shall endeavour to keep the tours coming on a regular basis...

[red-trillium.livejournal.com]

Nice, thank you! It is interesting that things didn't go right, they changed their minds and while it looks a bit odd, it has been structurally sound. And they did it all without computers and power tools.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I wonder how many of our buildings - in this age of computers and power tools - will still be standing after 500 years...