No Cure For The Medieval Mind

1871. Although the church had heard of Vasari, and his biographies of the renaissance artists, she had never heard of any L’Indaco,...

1859. I don’t need to tell you how perfect the coffee was, if you have ever had coffee prepared by a four hundred year old church you...

1751. It was at that moment that Proctor Cronk became a collector of works of art. It was not the usual setting for such a decision, on...

  1747. Having their edges use as clothes hooks obscured even the various things hung on the walls. The tops of pictures were used as smal...

1739. Oh sure, any day he wants to he can open up a restoration catalogue and buy a cheap aftermarket reproduction but what is the good...

1735. In the trunk the yardman showed Proctor that the tire iron was rattling against the rim of the spare tire rhythmically with the v...

1731. To those in possession of the salvage yards however, their personalities do not appear distorted, on the contrary it is the rest ...

1719. Some day perhaps they will realize their mistake, cover it over with burnt umber and ultramarine blue, rub it down with turpentin...

1715. The next day Tallulah threw all six Coromo’s out in the trash, and never though about them again.  There are people in New York C...

1711. Tallulah was described as an art dealer but that was not really accurate. She had an antique store in New York on Madison Avenue,...

Richard Britell June 28, 2012 300. A note to anyone reading these texts. When I started this story of my drive around southern Fran...

Richard Britell June 27, 2012 296. I feel very bad spending so much time telling you about my trivial concerns with the plasters casts...

Richard Britell June 26, 2012 292. I was so upset about this I called Mrs. Festini at home the next day, but she know all about it. ...

Richard Britell June 25, 2012 288.I suppose, being a policeman on a night route, and having nothing to do, having someone to talk to w...

Richard Britell June 24, 2012 284. In our art room at the museum were some art journals and from the pictures in those magazines I got...

280. Mrs. Festini said, "If anyone asks you what you are doing just say it is an project for an art exhibit at a Museum, as soon...

Richard Britell June 22, 2012 276. I got together all my equipment and I went to the cover I had picked out, but couldn't go through...

Richard Britell June 21, 2012 272.  Before I tell you what happened to Buboni at the hospital I feel I should go back and explain what I...

Richard Britell June 21, 2012 268. Buboni continued with his ranting "And then the Pope would have to go to work, knowing every i...

Richard Britell June 20, 2012 264. The Abbot went on,"His trust fund paid for his keep at the institution but when he was about t...