Word: gothic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scandal," concerning the fake antique Gothic statuary in American museums, is investigated by Rene Gimpel, noted French connoisseur. Gimpel says the scandal is faked but the statuary is genuine. Once more the press is hoist by its own sensation...
...that is only the beginning of the matter. A chorus of other cries of "falsehood! "were raised: Restorers of statues for French museums had removed statues and returned imitations. Six fake antique statues had been sold to the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Twenty per cent of the Gothic statuary in the Metropolitan was not bona fide. A prominent New York and Paris dealer made a practice of selling clever forgeries to " These dirty Americans," et cetera, et cetera...
...first outlined the requirements of the competition. He then proceeded to discuss the elements necessary for a successful design. Of these unity and character are of equal importance in producing the desired effect. In respect to the character of buildings Professor Haffner mentioned two modern types of architecture, the Gothic suggesting ideals and inspiration, and the solid type used in municipal buildings which gives an idea of utility and permanence...
...periodic rediscovery of the Treasure Room at Widener reveals penmanship so regular as to be almost inhuman, on yellowing vellum brightened by red, blue, and gold Gothic capitals. The musty savour of the rush-strewn cubicles still adheres to a leaf from the manuscript of St. Jerome, so old that it is little more than an ash held together by the heavy letters. A textbook by Peter Lombard, the almost illegible sermons of Duns Scotus, and Luther's German Catechism are all there as a symbol of the care with which the learning of ancients was kept alive during...
...School has as its two centers the old Divinity Hall on Divinity avenue and Andover Hall, on Francis avenue, the Gothic grey stone building to the east of the tennis courts at the end of Divinity avenue. In Divinity Hall are students' rooms, common rooms, and Chapel. In Andover Hall, the offices, recitation rooms, library, the Farrar Room, Andover Chapel, and a number of rooms for students...