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A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. The name derives from the Latin reficere "to remake or restore," via Late Latin refectorium, which means "a place one goes to be restored" (cf. "restaurant").
Refectories and monastic culture
Communal meals are the times when all monks of an institution are together. Diet and eating habits differ somewhat by monastic order, and more widely by schedule. The Benedictine rule is illustrative.
The Rule of St Benedict orders two meals. Dinner is provided year-round; supper is also served from late spring to early fall, except for Wednesdays and Fridays. The diet originally consisted of simple fare: two dishes, with fruit as a third course if available. The food was simple, with the meat of mammals forbidden to all but the sick. Moderation in all aspects of diet is the spirit of Benedict's law. Meals are eaten in silence, facilitated sometimes by hand signals. A single monk might read aloud from the Scriptures or writings of the saints during the meals.
Size, structure, and placement
Refectories vary in size and dimension, based primarily on wealth and size of the monastery, as well as when the room was built. They share certain design features. Monks eat at long benches; important officials sit at raised benches at one end of the hall. A lavabo, or large basin for hand-washing, usually stands outside the refectory.
Tradition also fixes other factors. In England, the refectory is generally built on an undercroft (perhaps in an allusion to the upper room where the Last Supper reportedly took place) on the side of the cloister opposite the church. Benedictine models are traditionally generally laid out on an east–west axis, while Cistercian models lie north–south.
Norman refectories could be as large as 160 feet (49 m) long by 35 feet (11 m) wide (such as the abbey at Norwich). Even relatively early refectories might have windows, but these became larger and more elaborate in the high medieval period. The refectory at Cluny Abbey was lit through thirty-six large glazed windows. The twelfth-century abbey at Mont Saint-Michel had six windows, five feet wide by twenty feet high.
Eastern Orthodox
In Eastern Orthodox monasteries, the trapezna (Greek: τραπεζαρία, refectory) is considered a sacred place, and even in some cases is constructed as a full church with an altar and iconostasis. Some services are intended to be performed specifically in the trapezna. There is always at least one icon with a lampada (oil lamp) kept burning in front of it. The service of the Lifting of the Panagia is performed at the end of meals. During Bright Week, this service is replaced with the Lifting of the Artos. In some monasteries, the Ceremony of Forgiveness at the beginning of Great Lent is performed in the trapeza. All food served in the trapeza should be blessed, and for that purpose, holy water is often kept in the kitchen.
Modern usage
As well as continued use of the historic monastic meaning, the word refectory is often used in a modern context to refer to a café or cafeteria that is open to the public—including non-worshipers such as tourists—attached to a cathedral or abbey. This usage is particularly prevalent in Church of England buildings, which use the takings to supplement their income.
Many universities in the UK also call their student cafeteria or dining facilities the refectory. The term is rare at American colleges, although Brown University calls its main dining hall the Sharpe Refectory,[2] the main dining hall at Rhodes College is known as the Catherine Burrow Refectory,[3] and, in August of 2019, Villanova University chose the name 'The Refectory' for the "sophisticated-yet-casual restaurant service" (open to students and the public) to purposefully acknowledge and recognize the history of the refectory name to connote "a dining room for communal meals at academic institutions and monasteries".
Le Mont-Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]; Norman: Mont Saint Miché, English: Saint Michael's Mount) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
The island lies approximately one kilometre (0.6 miles) off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is 7 hectares (17 acres) in area. The mainland part of the commune is 393 hectares (971 acres) in area so that the total surface of the commune is 400 hectares (988 acres).
As of 2017, the island had a population of 30.
The commune's position—on an island just a few hundred metres from land—made it accessible at low tide to the many pilgrims to its abbey, but defensible as an incoming tide stranded, drove off, or drowned would-be assailants. The island remained unconquered during the Hundred Years' War; a small garrison fended off a full attack by the English in 1433.Louis XI recognised the reverse benefits of its natural defence and turned it into a prison. The abbey was used regularly as a prison during the Ancien Régime.
Mont Saint-Michel and its surrounding bay were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 for its unique aesthetic and importance as a medieval Christian site.[8] It is visited by more than 3 million people each year. Over 60 buildings within the commune are protected in France as monuments historiques.
Geography - Formation
Now a rocky tidal island, the Mont occupied dry land in prehistoric times. As sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coastal landscape, and several outcrops of granite emerged in the bay, having resisted the wear and tear of the ocean better than the surrounding rocks. These included Lillemer, the Mont Dol, Tombelaine (the island just to the north), and Mont Tombe, later called Mont Saint-Michel.
Mont-Saint-Michel consists of leucogranite which solidified from an underground intrusion of molten magma about 525 million years ago, during the Cambrian period, as one of the younger parts of the Mancellian granitic batholith.[10] (Early studies of Mont Saint-Michel by French geologists sometimes describe the leucogranite of the Mont as "granulite", but this granitic meaning of granulite is now obsolete.)
The Mont has a circumference of about 960 m (3,150 ft) and its highest point is 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
Tides
The tides vary greatly, at roughly 14 metres (46 ft) between highest and lowest water marks. Popularly nicknamed "St. Michael in peril of the sea" by medieval pilgrims making their way across the flats, the mount can still pose dangers for visitors who avoid the causeway and attempt the hazardous walk across the sands from the neighbouring coast.
Polderisation and occasional flooding have created salt marsh meadows that were found to be ideally suited to grazing sheep. The well-flavoured meat that results from the diet of the sheep in the pré salé (salt meadow) makes agneau de pré-salé (salt meadow lamb), a local speciality that may be found on the menus of restaurants that depend on income from the many visitors to the mount.
The Mont Saint-Michel in 2014 with the new bridge
The connection between the Mont Saint-Michel and the mainland has changed over the centuries. Previously connected by a tidal causeway uncovered only at low tide, this was converted into a raised causeway in 1879, preventing the tide from scouring the silt around the mount. The coastal flats have also been polderised to create pastureland, decreasing the distance between the shore and the island, and the Couesnon River has been canalised, reducing the dispersion of the flow of water. These factors all encouraged silting-up of the bay.
On 16 June 2006, the French prime minister and regional authorities announced a €200 million project (Projet Mont-Saint-Michel) to build a hydraulic dam using the waters of the Couesnon and the tides to help remove the accumulated silt, and to make Mont Saint-Michel an island again. The construction of the dam began in 2009. The project also includes the removal of the causeway and its visitor car park. Since 28 April 2012, the new car park on the mainland has been located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from the island. Visitors can walk or use shuttles to cross the causeway.
On 22 July 2014, the new bridge by architect Dietmar Feichtinger was opened to the public. The light bridge allows the waters to flow freely around the island and improves the efficiency of the now operational dam. The project, which cost €209 million, was officially opened by President François Hollande.
On rare occasions, tidal circumstances produce an extremely high "supertide". The new bridge was completely submerged on 21 March 2015 by the highest sea level, for a once-in-18-years-occurrence, as crowds gathered to snap photos.
History
Mont-Saint-Michel was used in the sixth and seventh centuries as an Armorican stronghold of Gallo-Roman culture and power until it was ransacked by the Franks, thus ending the trans-channel culture that had stood since the departure of the Romans in 460.[citation needed] From roughly the fifth to the eighth century, Mont Saint-Michel belonged to the territory of Neustria and, in the early ninth century, was an important place in the marches of Neustria.
Inside the walls of Mont Saint-Michel
Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called Mont Tombe (Latin: tumba). According to a legend, the archangel Michael appeared in 708 to Aubert of Avranches, the bishop of Avranches, and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet.
Unable to defend his kingdom against the assaults of the Vikings, the king of the Franks agreed to grant the Cotentin peninsula and the Avranchin, including Mont Saint-Michel traditionally linked to the city of Avranches, to the Bretons in the Treaty of Compiègne (867). This marked the beginning of a brief period of Breton possession of the Mont. In fact, these lands and Mont Saint-Michel were never really included in the duchy of Brittany and remained independent bishoprics from the newly created Breton archbishopric of Dol. When Rollo confirmed Franco as archbishop of Rouen, these traditional dependences of the Rouen archbishopric were retained in it.
The mount gained strategic significance again in 933 when William I Longsword annexed the Cotentin Peninsula from the weakened Duchy of Brittany. This made the mount definitively part of Normandy, and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the 1066 Norman conquest of England. Harold Godwinson is pictured on the tapestry rescuing two Norman knights from the quicksand in the tidal flats during a battle with Conan II, Duke of Brittany. Norman ducal patronage financed the spectacular Norman architecture of the abbey in subsequent centuries.
In 1067 the monastery of Mont Saint-Michel gave its support to William the Conqueror in his claim to the throne of England. This he rewarded with properties and grounds on the English side of the Channel, including a small island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall which was modelled after the Mount and became a Norman priory named St Michael's Mount of Penzance.
During the Hundred Years' War, the Kingdom of England made repeated assaults on the island but was unable to seize it due to the abbey's improved fortifications. The English initially besieged the Mont in 1423–24, and then again in 1433–34 with English forces under the command of Thomas de Scales, 7th Baron Scales. Two wrought-iron bombards that Scales abandoned when he gave up his siege are still on site. They are known as les Michelettes. Mont Saint-Michel's resolute resistance inspired the French, especially Joan of Arc.
When Louis XI of France founded the Order of Saint Michael in 1469, he intended that the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel become the chapel for the Order, but because of its great distance from Paris, his intention could never be realized.
The wealth and influence of the abbey extended to many daughter foundations, including St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall. However, its popularity and prestige as a centre of pilgrimage waned with the Reformation, and by the time of the French Revolution there were scarcely any monks in residence. The abbey was closed and converted into a prison, initially to hold clerical opponents of the republican regime. High-profile political prisoners followed, but by 1836, influential figures—including Victor Hugo—had launched a campaign to restore what was seen as a national architectural treasure. The prison was finally closed in 1863.
In 1872, the highly decorated French architect of historic monuments, Édouard Corroyer [fr; de; arz; eo], was responsible for assessing the condition of the Mont. It took him about two years to convince his minister to classify Mont Saint-Michel a historic monument, and it was officially declared as such in 1874. From then on, this highly qualified and educated architect and member of the Academy of Fine Arts devoted himself entirely to the restoration of "la Merveille". Under his direction, gigantic works were undertaken, starting with the most urgent and devoted fifteen years of his life to this work. He wrote four works on the building and his name remains forever attached to the "resurrection" of Mont Saint-Michel.
During the occupation of France in WWII, German soldiers occupied Mont Saint-Michel, where they used St. Auburn church as a lookout post. The island was a major attraction for German tourists and soldiers with around 325,000 German tourists from July 18, 1940, to the end of the occupation of France. After the initial D-Day invasion by the allies, many exhausted German soldiers retreated to strongholds like Mont Saint-Michel. On August 1, 1944, Allied troops entered the Mont Saint-Michel. They were accompanied by two British reporters, Gault MacGowan of the New York Sun and Paul Holt with the London Daily Express, and crowds of jubilant French locals.
Mont Saint-Michel and its bay were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979, and it was listed with criteria such as cultural, historical, and architectural significance, as well as human-created and natural beauty.
Abbey design
Plan of the mount by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
In the 11th century, William of Volpiano, the Italian architect who had built Fécamp Abbey in Normandy, was chosen by Richard II, Duke of Normandy, to be the building contractor. He designed the Romanesque church of the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight; these formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today. Today Mont Saint-Michel is seen as a building of Romanesque architecture.
Robert de Thorigny, a great supporter of Henry II of England (who was also Duke of Normandy), reinforced the structure of the buildings and built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. In 1204, Guy of Thouars, regent for the Duchess of Brittany, as vassal of the King of France, undertook a siege of the Mount. After having set fire to the village and having massacred the population, he was obliged to beat a retreat under the powerful walls of the abbey. Unfortunately, the fire which he himself lit extended to the buildings, and the roofs fell prey to the flames. Horrified by the cruelty and the exactions of his Breton ally, Philip Augustus offered Abbot Jordan a grant for the reconstruction of the abbey in the new Gothic architectural style.
Charles VI is credited with adding major fortifications to the abbey-mount, building towers, successive courtyards, and strengthening the ramparts.
The cloister
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The islet belongs to the French commune of Le Mont-Saint-Michel, in the département of Manche, in Normandy. Population (1999): 46. The nearest significant town, with an SNCF train station, is Pontorson, with a population of slightly over 4000. Le Mont-Saint-Michel belongs to the Organization of World Heritage Cities.
The Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem
Since 24 June 2001, following the appeal addressed to them in 2000 by Bishop Jacques Fihey, Bishop of Coutances and Avranches,[21] a community of monks and nuns of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem, sent from the mother-house of St-Gervais-et-St-Protais in Paris, have been living as a community on Mont Saint-Michel. They replaced the Benedictine monks who returned to the Mount in 1966. They are tenants of the centre for national monuments and are not involved in the management of the abbey.
The community has seven sisters and four brothers. They live the mission that the Church has entrusted to them in their own charism of being "in the heart of the world" to be "in the heart of God". Their life revolves around prayer, work and fraternal life.[21] The community meets four times a day to recite the liturgical office in the abbey itself (or in the crypt of Notre-Dame des Trente Cierges in winter). In this way, the building keeps its original purpose as a place of prayer and singing the glory of God. The presence of the community attracts many visitors and pilgrims who come to join in the various liturgical celebrations.
In 2012, the community undertook the renovation of a house on the Mount, the Logis Saint-Abraham, which is used as a guest house for pilgrims on retreat.
People and places of note
Robert of Torigni, famous abbot of the Mount;
The Duke of Chartres (later Louis-Philippe I) came to demolish the "iron cage";
Louis Auguste Blanqui, political prisoner in the Mount;
Armand Barbès, political prisoner in the Mount;
La Mère Poulard, famous omelet restaurant;
Anne Boutiaut Poulard, creator of the Omelette de la mère Poulard.
Economy
The Mont-Saint-Michel has long "belonged" to some families who shared the businesses in the town and succeeded to the village administration. Tourism is almost the sole source of income of the commune. Tourism brings about $63 million to the small island.[22] There are about fifty shops for 3 million tourists. Only about 25 people sleep every night on the Mount (monks included), except for those in hotels. The main institutions are shared by: Eric Vannier, owner of the group the Mère Poulard (holding half of restaurants, shops, hotels and three museums);
Jean-Yves Vételé, CEO of Sodetour (five hotels, a supermarket and shops—all extramural—including Mercury Barracks);
Patrick Gaul, former elected official, hotelier and intramural restaurateur;
Independent merchants.
Twin towns and sister cities
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, where Itsukushima Shrine, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located.
Historically, Mont Saint-Michel was the Norman counterpart of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, UK, which was given to the Benedictines, religious order of Mont-Saint-Michel, by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. The two mounts share the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape, though St Michael's Mount is much smaller.
Modern pilgrimage
During the medieval period, pilgrims walked from Italy, Germany, and England as well as other parts of France. Such devotees were known as Miquelots. Modern pilgrims can follow the same routes. Ten hiking trails have been created that enable pilgrims from various European countries to retrace the path their ancestors may have taken during a medieval pilgrimage.
A well-preserved town situated on a unique site with outstanding religious heritage features, Le Puy-en-Velay is a haven of peace and a source of spiritual inspiration. Here, visitors can relax and recharge their batteries. Internationally recognised as a starting point for St. James Way (the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela), the town of Le Puy-en-Velay is also a great family holiday location in the centre of the Haute-Loire.
The religious architectural heritage of Le Puy-en-Velay
The sheer majesty of the town is further reinforced by the high cultural quality of its architecture. Be sure to visit the Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Puy, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the departure for the Way of Saint James pilgrimage route. Inside the cathedral are several interesting works including the statue of the Black Virgin and a 12th century cloister.
Other religious monuments look down over the city. Perched on the Corneille rock is the high statue of Notre-Dame-de-France (the town's protective virgin), and you can't miss the Chapel of Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe towering 82 m (269 ft) high atop "Le Rocher" rock.
An attractive town, Le Puy-en-Velay is also known for its ancient buildings and well preserved architecture. The very stones and paths of the town are a testament to architectural skill. The charming historical streets winding their way up to the cathedral provide a great place to stop off in one of the many restaurants where local specialities are served, including AOC (controlled origin) Le Puy lentils and of course the famous Velay Vervaine, a precious liquor offering digestive benefits (to be consumed in moderation).
Now there's an easy choice. : ))
Or as Oscar Wilde put it:
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
Woke up early, so I decided to catch an earlier train back home from the pictured Birmingham International Station - worth it, it turned out. Got back home around 9 and had a couple of hours to play with my Morrissey photos before driving over to my old school to do some A level Media moderation. It was really good to see my ex-colleagues. When I drove back, the weather was clear in Cheadle, but as soon as I reached Stoke, I drove into complete white-out. Spent the remainder of the afternoon getting warm in front of the fire and keeping my fingers crossed that my trip to Germany tomorrow won't get pulled!
After reading over the Flickr Moderation Guidelines, I found a few of my posts weren't acceptable. These posts have been deleted, but are still available via Twitter and Tumblr!
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Thank you for your patience!💜
I do love this human hair wig - I just need either to get it styled or learn to put a little wave in it myself!
from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit :-) W. Somerset Maugham
Echinacea, coneflower, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
SAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERA. This fine old reproduction can be seen on the outside wall of "The Liverpool" pub,in James Street,Liverpool (of course!) : In the course of my meanderings about the city,sometimes it is deemed necessary to partake of the liquid refreshments that our hostelrys afford to the thirsty visitor,and photographer...I state categorically that before I imbibe,I travel to town by bus..or train...or cadge a lift...thereby allowing the said partaking of various beverages.....in moderation...of course!!
Piero del Pollaiolo
Temperanza or virtue of Temperance [1470]
Florence, Uffici
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Temperance, considered as the capacity for moderation and the right measure, is shown here as a young woman in the process of mixing hot and cold water, pouring it from a ewer to a basin According to Christian doctrine, she is one of the four cardinal Virtues, together with Fortitude, Justice and Prudence. The panel is part of a cycle of paintings dedicated to the Virtues and commissioned from Piero del Pollaiolo in 1469. The cycle was for the Tribunale di Mercanzia in Piazza della Signoria, Florence and is now in the Uffizi Galleries. This panel, together with Faith, was painted before summer of 1470, partly fulfilling the contract that obliged the painter to provide two panels with the Virtues every three months, starting from 1 January 1470, for a payment of 20 florins for each one.
The careful depiction of the jug and metal basin, decorated with precious stones, reflects Piero’s familiarity with goldsmithing, practised by his older brother, Antonio, at extremely high levels.
The support of the painting, as for the other five Virtues painted by Pollaiolo – Fortitude was painted by Sandro Botticelli - consists of planks in cypress, a wood able to resist the attack of wood-eating insects and damp.
The Tribunale di Mercanzia was the body that decided on the business disputes between Florentine merchants and administered justice among the guilds, known as the Arts. In the 18th century, the wealth and heritage of this judiciary went to the Chamber of Commerce, including the seven paintings of the Virtues, taken to the Uffizi Galleries in 1777.
More pleasure than guilt when enjoyed with moderation, like one or two per day, than a small box of chocolade is for a little pleasure for more than a week...
There it sat on the table—a small, chocolate truffle. It looked simple, yet so inviting. The uneven, rough texture of the chocolate coating made it feel special, like it had been made with care by someone who truly loves their craft. The rich aroma of cocoa filled the air, promising a little escape from the day-to-day grind.
I picked it up, feeling the cool, smooth surface in my hand. As I bit into it, the outer layer cracked ever so slightly, giving way to the softest, creamiest chocolate filling I’d ever tasted. It wasn’t just sweet; it had this deep, rich cocoa flavor with a touch of bitterness that made it feel sophisticated but still comforting.
Each small bite felt like a reward, melting slowly in my mouth and leaving behind a chocolatey warmth. The contrast between the firm outer shell and the velvety filling was pure magic. It wasn’t just a treat—it was a little moment of happiness.
Even after I’d finished, the taste lingered, as if my taste buds didn’t want to let go of this indulgent experience. Sometimes, it’s the smallest things, like this one perfect truffle, that remind you to slow down and enjoy life.
A personal jar for each member of the family ... No labels required. They sure will hang on to it.
Eat in moderation. It needs to last for a while ...
(My husband is the kindest, strongest, smartest and most patient man I know ~ cigars and beer are bad for you, but everything in moderation plus he REALLY deserves a beer for posing for this picture way back in March when we were still digging our way out of the snow. lol)
Stay cool everyone!
(P.S. Cheers to our son who turns 27 today! Chocolate cigars all 'round!)
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Watching this colorful classic as a kid I dreamed to be a member of their brave team and face breakneck adventures daily! Pretty sure so did many of you :) Time passes by and here is another great childhood memory that inspired me to build this idea!
About The Build
This idea consists of close to 500 pieces and features all 5 members of Rescue Rangers team and their iconic aircraft built by Gadget :) Also there is a stand designed to look like a part of a tree and a ladder for balancing the plane and extra play-ability.
In this build I used only existing molds with some recolors and custom prints!
Easter Egg
Those who follow me know that every MOC I make features an Easter Egg! If you were able to find it - leave a comment :)
Personal
I've put as much love and nostalgia in this creation as I could. This cartoon is very special to me and this time I'm not setting a goal to reach 10k since I'm not even sure it can pass a moderation, so basically if you're reading this - I'm already one happy guy behind a screen!
Faux tilt shift of a river in the Dublin mountains. The original shot looked enough like a model to warrant me adding the effect (i like tilt shift in moderation).
The oversaturation is part of the effect :)
Best viewed Large On Black.
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This is the 112th Image in my 365 challenge.
Moderation Pub, Reading, UK, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus back dual camera 3.99mm f/1.8, 1/17 sec at f/1.8, 3.99mm
hdr is not all about knocking the viewers teeth out and making them feel violently sick........please view on black, feel the fantasy, but don't be sick..........just for reference, I get some messages about hdr being a poor photographers substitute for a good image, but for my part it's an art like most others that when used fairly well, it has a universal appeal..........and also for reference I get lots of messages from anti hdr photographers that my images have changed their perceptions of the process.........everything in moderation........I do love photography.
Piero del Pollaiolo
Temperanza or virtue of Temperance [1470]
Florence, Uffici
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Temperance, considered as the capacity for moderation and the right measure, is shown here as a young woman in the process of mixing hot and cold water, pouring it from a ewer to a basin According to Christian doctrine, she is one of the four cardinal Virtues, together with Fortitude, Justice and Prudence. The panel is part of a cycle of paintings dedicated to the Virtues and commissioned from Piero del Pollaiolo in 1469. The cycle was for the Tribunale di Mercanzia in Piazza della Signoria, Florence and is now in the Uffizi Galleries. This panel, together with Faith, was painted before summer of 1470, partly fulfilling the contract that obliged the painter to provide two panels with the Virtues every three months, starting from 1 January 1470, for a payment of 20 florins for each one.
The careful depiction of the jug and metal basin, decorated with precious stones, reflects Piero’s familiarity with goldsmithing, practised by his older brother, Antonio, at extremely high levels.
The support of the painting, as for the other five Virtues painted by Pollaiolo – Fortitude was painted by Sandro Botticelli - consists of planks in cypress, a wood able to resist the attack of wood-eating insects and damp.
The Tribunale di Mercanzia was the body that decided on the business disputes between Florentine merchants and administered justice among the guilds, known as the Arts. In the 18th century, the wealth and heritage of this judiciary went to the Chamber of Commerce, including the seven paintings of the Virtues, taken to the Uffizi Galleries in 1777.
The term ‘coffin home’ was frequently used in reference to the capsule bunks, and for good reason. At three feet wide, three feet high, and seven feet long, it was only slightly larger than a casket. Those few square feet of space were your primary source of privacy from the rest of the population, and you quickly learned to cherish it. Claustrophobia was a thing of the past in the age of confined living. Not much of a choice other than getting used to it.
With such cramped quarters, it paid to be on the smaller side. Kelly herself was five foot seven, giving her a decent amount of breathing room.
The walls were soundproof to an extent, but most people took it upon themselves to add their own additional layers of sound suppression. Acoustic quilts became the new form of wallpaper, giving your space its own personal touch. It also helped add a bit of interior padding, though at this point it had become second nature not to bang your head on the ceiling.
Kelly’s acoustic quilts were a rich carmine red, with gold accents. She had a plethora of odd pieces of bedding tucked around; a faux fur blanket she used to prop up her pillow, an old throw blanket handed down from her grandma, a brown checkered comforter folded up at the foot of her bed. Rarely if ever did you need any heavier bedding. Temperature control and air circulation systems in the capsules kept it so you could sleep comfortably with just a standard bed sheet. Still, whatever you thought made it cozier.
A little shelf built into the wall gave space for what little possessions you might have. Some people took up a spartan living mindset, while others went full hoarder. Kelly, like most people, kept her personal belongings in moderation. A few odd personal nick-nacks, some small keepsakes from past proxy jobs. A recently signed out novel from the market library was set to the side; some cheap late-20th century thriller. An ancient digital powershot was an ongoing tinkering project of hers, found in an old pawn shop on a past job. It sat half dismantled, with a repair multitool close by. Good if she just felt like fidgeting with something.
She had a few physical printouts of family photos stuck to the wall. Mom and dad, grandparents from both sides of the family, some graduation pictures back from school and academy training.
She flicked on the overhead lights outlining the ceiling and closed the door panel behind her, reveling her more private articles hidden away. Mostly AphroLite and iDa Zion pin-ups. Her private time was her private time, after all. And those shapely robo chassis certainly did the trick...
Right now though, she was just in the mood to unwind with some vids.
Laying back with her head propped up on her pillow, she reached up and activated the holo-projector on the ceiling. The colored holographic display promptly lit up before her, warm shifted to be easier on the eyes. Swiping across the haptic interface, she sorted through her browser and opened up Nexpost. Over the past two decades it had become the leading hub for video sharing on the AgoraNet.
It automatically pulled up her most recent view, a vid from HoustonBumpkin33. Some soft-spoken southern redneck who regularly posted about upgrades to his remote presence rig. Her usual nighttime ASMR. She scrolled through her notifications, trying to settle on something.
ARCRichardo…Johan Bone…Spall Armory…Retro-War…
A repost of ‘0men at Night’ caught her attention. Rarely would she catch the live premieres. JST time and whatnot. She preferred watching one of the uploaded archives at her own leisure. It seemed as good a choice as any for something to relax to. She set it to theatre mode and leaned back as it loaded in.
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*deep breath* FINALLYYY!!! *deep breath* F I N A L L Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ! ! ! !
Yeah, I've been VERY busy the past month, with this part and the next part. A whoooole lot of ludicrous attention to detail with both of them. If there were ever a time to go into the 'view all sizes' tab, this scene and the next would definitely be it.
Expect the following part to come out tomorrow.
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Miriam Pielhau, Veronica Ferres
Charity - Ereignis TRIBUTE TO BAMBI 2011, 23.09.2011, Berlin
(c.)Hubert Burda Media / MARKO GREITSCHUS
“Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” ~ Philippians 4:5
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Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health. ~ Author Unknown
Spend some time doing something you enjoy this weekend...it's good for the soul :-)
Thanks for all your visits; I really appreciate all the comments and of course, the invites & awards!!!!
Enjoy ! (moderation not necessary, but make sure there is enough for everybody ....)
A manger sans moderation, mais en prenant soin qu'il y en a pour tout le monde !
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Zum Lichterfest Berlin erleuchtete die Hauptstadt: An 10 Tagen wurden ab Einbruch der Dunkelheit mehr als 70 Objekte von bekannten Künstlern und Lichtgestaltern in Szene gesetzt, darunter markante Häuserfassaden, Brücken und Berliner Wahrzeichen.
2014 stand das Lichtkunstfestival unter dem Motto: Weltbühne Berlin.
Daher galt es, die Metropole Berlin als urbane Bühne des Lebens zu illuminieren. Durch zwei dominante Ost-West-Achsen gelangt es, die maßgeblichen Stadtentwicklungsprozesse der letzten 100 Jahre zu dokumentieren und zu akzentuieren.
Anlässlich der zwanzigjährigen Städtepartnerschaft Berlin-Peking lag 2014 ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der chinesischen Lichtkunst.
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Gaylight Cruise - Berlin leuchtet
Erlebnistour in allen Regenbogenfarben - 03. Oktober 2014
Abfahrt & Ankunft: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
Vom Wasser aus erstrahlten die illuminierten Uferpromenaden und Gebäudekomplexe in außergewöhnlichem Licht. Mit mehr als 70 Projektions-, Klang- und Videoeffekten erschien vor unseren Augen ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Licht und Farben und vermittelte spannende Sichtachsen, Perspektiven und Eindrücke.
Empfang, Moderation, Entertainment:
Nach dem Check-in und Boarding begrüßte Herrin de Luxe (Nelly Morell) vom Berliner Club 'Rauschgold' und führte durch den Abend.
Mit der Reederei Riedel wurde ein Schiff mit ca. 150 Plätzen zur Verfügung gestellt, die speziell einem Teil der Passagiere von ‚CSD auf der Spree‘ angeboten wurden.
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Festival of Lights - Berlin shines, 2014
The capital was lit up for the Berlin Festival of Lights: over 10 days from nightfall, more than 70 objects were illuminated by well-known artists and light designers, including striking building facades, bridges and Berlin landmarks.
In 2014, the motto of the light art festival was: World Stage Berlin.
The aim was to illuminate the metropolis of Berlin as an urban stage for life. Two dominant east-west axes were used to document and accentuate the key urban development processes of the last 100 years.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership, a special focus was placed on Chinese light art in 2014.
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Gaylight Cruise - Berlin lights up
Adventure tour in all the colours of the rainbow - 03 October 2014
Departure & arrival: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
From the water, the illuminated riverside promenades and building complexes shone in an extraordinary light. With more than 70 projection, sound and video effects, a total work of art of light and colour appeared before our eyes and conveyed exciting visual axes, perspectives and impressions.
Reception, presentation, entertainment:
After check-in and boarding, Mistress de Luxe (Nelly Morell) from the Berlin club 'Rauschgold' welcomed us and guided us through the evening.
The Riedel shipping company provided a ship with approx. 150 seats, which were specially offered to some of the passengers of 'CSD on the Spree'.