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Passing Through: Layfolk
Here we approach, move through and ascend to the upper parts of the cathedral in a continuing forward movement sometimes referred to as ductus--from ducere, to lead. In order to understand the great work of architecture we have to move through it in a kind of pilgrimage. John Ruskin's Bible of Amiens is an inspiration: Ruskin wants to accompany his readers/visitors as interlocutor, starting from afar, approaching, entering and moving through. What can we see?--the forms of the building--and how should we talk about them? And what can we not see?-- the historical and material circumstances of the medieval life of the cathedral which have long since been swept away: où sont les neiges d'antan.....? These stories must be provided by you, the interlocutor--the website will prompt you.
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