tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76538512031285117272024-03-14T16:08:40.393+00:00Éminence RougeThe topics of this blog are Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Duke of Richelieu, and the IDEAL CITY built on his command next to his magnificent CHÂTEAU on the borders of Touraine, Anjou and Poitou, in France.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-31474675236018760062024-03-14T15:31:00.007+00:002024-03-14T16:07:37.894+00:00The new 'Esprit Béguinage' in the place des Réligieuses<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenH5y4qqRJiR599tN-S6f4zoG3t4YHWZitVkbJAU-bgTm2M56HV4ckSoutEVDaAufzH003ypPuY-7TGH4I7KJ1t1KLX3hUB9FgHc1yUCLwZmWO3fO2gt-udV43PABvpQ9Xh2gp6JEiBxrptYi1lVowGXaelrmSdKMcOfwbxGzTwlYurlYYo_KtIOajdM/s4032/BEEFE146-9D61-4C15-838C-0F3A61EAA712_1_201_a.heic" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenH5y4qqRJiR599tN-S6f4zoG3t4YHWZitVkbJAU-bgTm2M56HV4ckSoutEVDaAufzH003ypPuY-7TGH4I7KJ1t1KLX3hUB9FgHc1yUCLwZmWO3fO2gt-udV43PABvpQ9Xh2gp6JEiBxrptYi1lVowGXaelrmSdKMcOfwbxGzTwlYurlYYo_KtIOajdM/s400/BEEFE146-9D61-4C15-838C-0F3A61EAA712_1_201_a.heic" /></a>The former school buildings in the place des Réligieuses have been updated to provided simple but co-operative apartments for individuals. This is known as 'ésprit béguinage'. The tidy new buildings have been restored immaculately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6rl76U8cNRvYgACA58qL-Wcgo5m8fuACNicNCQSlIzPZCKmzRVrSPt9b6EykwLO2N3gcn53ooz727wzKn23grBYaWJrSURt8JqYajIovPicqBVF8L9F3_LSI16fZKqybuL6qN7_o6qystL6DQYvM53SWlr_qDXba4LcmYINA5yFlK76_oCcKKL0fgK4/s3634/8A829930-727F-42FE-9E6B-4FEADB9BA613_1_201_a.heic" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="2624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6rl76U8cNRvYgACA58qL-Wcgo5m8fuACNicNCQSlIzPZCKmzRVrSPt9b6EykwLO2N3gcn53ooz727wzKn23grBYaWJrSURt8JqYajIovPicqBVF8L9F3_LSI16fZKqybuL6qN7_o6qystL6DQYvM53SWlr_qDXba4LcmYINA5yFlK76_oCcKKL0fgK4/w462-h640/8A829930-727F-42FE-9E6B-4FEADB9BA613_1_201_a.heic" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRuaNYYysEWtkBvpOkbiEZ35_B6Eiwd0GAZiXzJkDRDkfEJleiqvh21vQ_cTldFxVm5g3BZ4PpL8CmSM-RzpJr4bealejgVyRwluzUUMsK8kN2vmiGE_6PSEEursssDnCMlvuoBbZyQQyd0Zp5D_ah3kzGJgcgq51a7PEp4WzIn3h4Ox8lqYvMrfFC3U/s3804/4DEE71BD-98B8-49BE-93C7-C71B937C120D_1_201_a.heic" style="display: block; 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But the requests pour in for more content.<p style="text-align: center;"> TF says that Alexander is disappointed that so few posts are lodged on the 'Eminence Rouge' blog recently. </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: right;">Well here is one made for him!</p></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxweLFP2WXnW2LaVE4GlMOV32LtZXMgcz1RWz18aX9LboT0AchzVAQrm6pqXAjc8Sb700uwrcMJ_lz3UKhJQ_bn-tqR0sM0VvMqi5kMs5lBQhEU3KvmjjSbyS6RgFe_rwV2UbbuQXZWAomQj6ovhyKQ-1EKu_5DRYEJDFvLLXZODnM9EDw8R792lIP/s1517/733f3174-74a1-4f4f-a708-c66df53e3920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="1086" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxweLFP2WXnW2LaVE4GlMOV32LtZXMgcz1RWz18aX9LboT0AchzVAQrm6pqXAjc8Sb700uwrcMJ_lz3UKhJQ_bn-tqR0sM0VvMqi5kMs5lBQhEU3KvmjjSbyS6RgFe_rwV2UbbuQXZWAomQj6ovhyKQ-1EKu_5DRYEJDFvLLXZODnM9EDw8R792lIP/w458-h640/733f3174-74a1-4f4f-a708-c66df53e3920.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Monday 24 October 2022 - in the evening<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDP70ADkwoGxe7TV7_eplux59dc7erWbRqdvpyKRFK-OUQu_Nm1QuImMbeL2FV8nQRyE72VrEBpsB4kkl9xuPH-0apwh4k3PsiqBi3clhfkhbKD7xZIKFL7s3ND5klAKzzbrAhALYhvoaUva02A2jt5JKau_WBrug9E4ni4p-TnP2KzCG2IH1jEoVH/s2048/169F4C14-AEC6-470D-BFA5-673FDF1174E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDP70ADkwoGxe7TV7_eplux59dc7erWbRqdvpyKRFK-OUQu_Nm1QuImMbeL2FV8nQRyE72VrEBpsB4kkl9xuPH-0apwh4k3PsiqBi3clhfkhbKD7xZIKFL7s3ND5klAKzzbrAhALYhvoaUva02A2jt5JKau_WBrug9E4ni4p-TnP2KzCG2IH1jEoVH/w640-h480/169F4C14-AEC6-470D-BFA5-673FDF1174E1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The inner open-shed part of the Emmaus charitable installation in Chinon-St.Lazare was destroyed by flames on Monday. Emmaus, a Church organisation, runs markets for house clearance items with the funds received going to Charity. Most of us have visited the institution, partly for fun, partly to find interesting old things of all sorts. No one was hurt or injured, thank goodness. Here we see several branches of the local fire brigades combatting the flames.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Accident? Arson?</p><p style="text-align: center;">***</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-7615579969904572612022-07-31T17:57:00.002+01:002022-07-31T17:57:14.042+01:00Cape and Rapier 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN-H_x_mAgm6p6BIXQcKe5m6JWrDTVAwm-tyaHmsaEKyvja6Wun9mZqvcXYGvyIBTgKpQK2w_hkL_4WfUCT7LcYAF4Z-ho6kHy1bjr57hbQcafD5W8wnVNreWjpoe-QGlY4Vwj90cUmNXKd9JQwSOusGzbkl9xOhSp03SaDhPi76y4WsddedYQMqz/s1517/MalCardy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="1086" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN-H_x_mAgm6p6BIXQcKe5m6JWrDTVAwm-tyaHmsaEKyvja6Wun9mZqvcXYGvyIBTgKpQK2w_hkL_4WfUCT7LcYAF4Z-ho6kHy1bjr57hbQcafD5W8wnVNreWjpoe-QGlY4Vwj90cUmNXKd9JQwSOusGzbkl9xOhSp03SaDhPi76y4WsddedYQMqz/w458-h640/MalCardy.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> ***</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-60349505524233993372021-09-13T17:38:00.007+01:002021-09-13T17:44:03.392+01:00A new floor in the NW town walls tower.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A new floor has been laid onto the original 1630s first floor beams of the North West corner tower of Richelieu's girdling walls. The floor level was raised back to the original level, using floor laths and a structural floor of rather modern! 'OSB' - organised strand board. This ensures a strong and flat bearing surface to the old wobbly skeleton of old floor/ceiling beams. We have been told that the fine new floor boards themselves are of poplar wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The next small step will be the restoration of the two fireplaces that are both quite dilapidated, and need many new fire-safe tiles and bricks to complete. Two cast-iron 'plaques' at the rear wall and two pairs of large firedogs are required so the chimneys can finally be used again, after a very long lapse. The chimneys above must have been restored or rebuilt in the 19th century, as must have been the roof itself Both seem in relatively good condition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then - - what to do with the now-rotten lime plastering that barely adheres to the walls and causes endless cascades of dust and dirt and filth? The cut masonry too needs detailed repair from the effects of 500 years use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The little project rolls on! Many thanks to all the contributing artisans for their support and hard work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeYUqHA84w3saEG_qomJNG8LG6y41_b2MFaPOMPSGCRedxM4nLFK-EuAryWpRxsD_Xv-7U09vWXwePREK2cJ39kM2y_P-5wtlidULodv1sayw_69A6ZyJ4wdHHjhFa2bxteQWauGgzHY/s963/55e8e04c-efaa-4ca4-b7be-fc44113bc830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeYUqHA84w3saEG_qomJNG8LG6y41_b2MFaPOMPSGCRedxM4nLFK-EuAryWpRxsD_Xv-7U09vWXwePREK2cJ39kM2y_P-5wtlidULodv1sayw_69A6ZyJ4wdHHjhFa2bxteQWauGgzHY/w480-h640/55e8e04c-efaa-4ca4-b7be-fc44113bc830.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking northwards to the occulus window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIqc4mOtL6YHuWlgF8uLyj6qmMxVbwGtO2oZMVfKMoS1-k2wn04QvJfHRd_1L-iQpEKhwQEQtf_e7oepeU0ThafsCzmEoXPIBO8NG3Wd7KOovrGV7FeyfnS-hkQbqG6_RIWqZIcuJTrA/s1024/32cd7138-ac89-4941-bd77-19f8c0c95804.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIqc4mOtL6YHuWlgF8uLyj6qmMxVbwGtO2oZMVfKMoS1-k2wn04QvJfHRd_1L-iQpEKhwQEQtf_e7oepeU0ThafsCzmEoXPIBO8NG3Wd7KOovrGV7FeyfnS-hkQbqG6_RIWqZIcuJTrA/w480-h640/32cd7138-ac89-4941-bd77-19f8c0c95804.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the staircase handrail and the first floor fireplace.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ***</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-37147826569376624162021-08-07T21:31:00.012+01:002021-08-07T21:38:39.630+01:00Nocturne Gourmande - Friday 6 August 2021<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEiHmdnXVvR6iLX9vdeBQoYHUeGE8R88LEgnQkLF7hz5Wp4bZzKpUGciivn6bp_iHfE-nKffzDGbGN69XbrzKxO6kDDftdqmIZcLBLIDpdQ5U-RAdl4GX_n8OODAAH_6svBMxw8UN_Ss/s3456/DSCF2448.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEiHmdnXVvR6iLX9vdeBQoYHUeGE8R88LEgnQkLF7hz5Wp4bZzKpUGciivn6bp_iHfE-nKffzDGbGN69XbrzKxO6kDDftdqmIZcLBLIDpdQ5U-RAdl4GX_n8OODAAH_6svBMxw8UN_Ss/w640-h426/DSCF2448.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyman has supper together in the place du Marché<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Each year an evening is set aside for local caterers to 'feed the multitudes'. In Covid-19 year 2, everyone had to be cautious but it seems that there is much less hazard in the open air. Many or even most of us are now double-innoculated. Everyone enjoyed this favourite annual public event. </div><div style="text-align: right;"> My dish was 10 euro paella.....</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc_pwzA4YPgsFDgMwVr5X7zwvzlUzNmk5dsojxDI40MVb21cAt5uMjdjm11MoqwC8t4Vwi6rpAlLF30h15JPuYnnz6h27GF7nivNk3zLSl-QqodM1xVdgSftqNVSMN-MWOAa6YYyiKdY/s3456/DSCF2443.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc_pwzA4YPgsFDgMwVr5X7zwvzlUzNmk5dsojxDI40MVb21cAt5uMjdjm11MoqwC8t4Vwi6rpAlLF30h15JPuYnnz6h27GF7nivNk3zLSl-QqodM1xVdgSftqNVSMN-MWOAa6YYyiKdY/w266-h400/DSCF2443.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Itinerant musical entertainment</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFENWDtNzT66al8RjxavffAmDGDjNtZH0aHE5NcVoNP4T8xI7PHfbODu4HxsutGgGMs8m48USvwodbPrtECimO32uFJnOp0mdS2g28CFwh6Qh45mr_i427tjh5W9sm_WeYdtKtcCzdGE/s3456/DSCF2447.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFENWDtNzT66al8RjxavffAmDGDjNtZH0aHE5NcVoNP4T8xI7PHfbODu4HxsutGgGMs8m48USvwodbPrtECimO32uFJnOp0mdS2g28CFwh6Qh45mr_i427tjh5W9sm_WeYdtKtcCzdGE/w426-h640/DSCF2447.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young and old alike, partying together....</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*** </span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-67819829991465702932021-08-04T17:03:00.005+01:002021-08-05T08:43:27.659+01:00Pictures from 'Les Cardinales' - antiques on the Grande Rue, Richelieu<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzE72JCT8hK4M4X-y7NYWZpnJOH5-MSAfQNPjMGYllAgPDZajkwMKrEcJ26rzcvJQVvQFaodsNkJ1iQ-p-pJa1CMltki_tuIkD-_Zfv5OT3ov8AkHQ1Fns9F3Cxx6l-mWJeRYYBdJUCo/s2993/IMG_0300.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="2375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzE72JCT8hK4M4X-y7NYWZpnJOH5-MSAfQNPjMGYllAgPDZajkwMKrEcJ26rzcvJQVvQFaodsNkJ1iQ-p-pJa1CMltki_tuIkD-_Zfv5OT3ov8AkHQ1Fns9F3Cxx6l-mWJeRYYBdJUCo/w508-h640/IMG_0300.HEIC" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">A group of four children playing on a stile<br /> (200x300mm)<br />Unnamed artist with original frame</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGG_rderCgpl30LBXg51rYSVd2M5LTXwABW29ThTlsgxGdEacQ6iG5YhTi29hQbnMDE_aPuqIEOwKM9V98QaiUArc8qtqjx2nA-q5tbXsje3JGd0iPS_gUmCvv8YbBO0PqSys9otnauc/s3871/IMG_0299.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3871" data-original-width="2799" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGG_rderCgpl30LBXg51rYSVd2M5LTXwABW29ThTlsgxGdEacQ6iG5YhTi29hQbnMDE_aPuqIEOwKM9V98QaiUArc8qtqjx2nA-q5tbXsje3JGd0iPS_gUmCvv8YbBO0PqSys9otnauc/w289-h400/IMG_0299.HEIC" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of picture frames!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNhn3hb0vl6lZsvsLPRS3g3Q91nJnffSXCcOFJSxBV_5QZAMWOqzEk6vFD34jfjTEPHx2jcTPN_LeWHDGS6NPVmrhDL64nZ6GVuT6KbWFMGj95QZXdp3GCN0g7-ixe40bnQb7B4D9irQ/s1181/IMG_0348.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1181" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNhn3hb0vl6lZsvsLPRS3g3Q91nJnffSXCcOFJSxBV_5QZAMWOqzEk6vFD34jfjTEPHx2jcTPN_LeWHDGS6NPVmrhDL64nZ6GVuT6KbWFMGj95QZXdp3GCN0g7-ixe40bnQb7B4D9irQ/w640-h480/IMG_0348.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The picture was bought for 290 euros at <br /><i><b>Les Cardinales 12 Grande Rue 37120 Richelieu</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-30940374377941015462021-08-03T09:14:00.002+01:002021-08-03T09:18:44.912+01:00After the blaze.....<p style="text-align: justify;">The three houses which were recently burnt out by fire on the Route de Tours have been secured and await full restoration. The carriageway in front of them was closed for several weeks while the fire ravaged walls were stabilised. Instablity was the result of the lack of roof timbers that had given lateral restraint to the front street facade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtpDJt8dVR_BHWshAziGMSnzqBRKTUqcu84J4aHywIg4evMSJZsq6YPpYtRbWN4bY4jjaEeXHy6v72JbP_TLir8HSdHOb-jJz0nAI1Xfw1uWSDKWGYaLEDnPO8TvBrdwqdVKQpmOyRvI/s2313/DSCF2432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtpDJt8dVR_BHWshAziGMSnzqBRKTUqcu84J4aHywIg4evMSJZsq6YPpYtRbWN4bY4jjaEeXHy6v72JbP_TLir8HSdHOb-jJz0nAI1Xfw1uWSDKWGYaLEDnPO8TvBrdwqdVKQpmOyRvI/w638-h640/DSCF2432.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfmJIQ_gQlJ92C72zgf8PjjtFKHSXQTEq5XaVxXj5RVyRyPx8kRtee2wXWBLuLc-LddadQB1Nno_RODhXetjhBgJBYKmCAfllhaSi-txBdmLc6puTZrmmSTBgX_W4hApEg3O8sqUiGUY/s3456/DSCF2430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfmJIQ_gQlJ92C72zgf8PjjtFKHSXQTEq5XaVxXj5RVyRyPx8kRtee2wXWBLuLc-LddadQB1Nno_RODhXetjhBgJBYKmCAfllhaSi-txBdmLc6puTZrmmSTBgX_W4hApEg3O8sqUiGUY/w640-h426/DSCF2430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">***</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-50826546491903671642021-08-02T14:43:00.000+01:002021-08-02T14:43:54.332+01:00The Tour à l'angle is finally in use <div class="separator"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Cité Idéale's girdling wall NW corner tower can now be used practically, as he new floor and staircase make it all accessible. The little tower is now kept locked by the new entry door, but several keys have been offered to it new guardians. The completely replaced staircase leads to the upper floor - accessible for the first time in decades (centuries?), but the upper floor awaits its new surface flooring boards that will permit normal access and loading. We trust the restoration will continue so that this little building, unchanged in essence since it was built at the cost of the French Crown in the 1630s, is fully and practically useful to the p</span><span style="text-align: justify;">resent day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzbu2HPS-pQxjLJFMpghrjSoiiP6B3JwgAILwQ2SOeCZD0mBoa0gD3PDy4cnAbGkmf-jtFZRTScB5b6pdHvVShrxAbJyZioWppQq_zb23Hydk79H16ZfUdAHHSS0HVjsUEFm1NPnclw0/s4032/IMG_0244.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzbu2HPS-pQxjLJFMpghrjSoiiP6B3JwgAILwQ2SOeCZD0mBoa0gD3PDy4cnAbGkmf-jtFZRTScB5b6pdHvVShrxAbJyZioWppQq_zb23Hydk79H16ZfUdAHHSS0HVjsUEFm1NPnclw0/w480-h640/IMG_0244.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tower's interior - new floor; new staircase, hospitality!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nPz5Sz2YNXvAC5zuYsiP0I-78SM5SgNpq5jGXvBxrQJYFeR44QQImyyOdN31ICAcwSOmiDnwEsnjbqq8D0OaS4pDH3e0zGWsq4-EdLXCgOKiCwILinq4BzhW2NztlrWvfbJdy_1rw08/s4032/IMG_0239.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nPz5Sz2YNXvAC5zuYsiP0I-78SM5SgNpq5jGXvBxrQJYFeR44QQImyyOdN31ICAcwSOmiDnwEsnjbqq8D0OaS4pDH3e0zGWsq4-EdLXCgOKiCwILinq4BzhW2NztlrWvfbJdy_1rw08/w300-h400/IMG_0239.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little country feast for new visitors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ANiJzmf_9HhjfeCg6OMOv3j6XRZ3QjTBYJ2oaDwqpItAh-Pzpwlb7iMmBWkzjOi4gc9apv0L83dNUeOJpU6sFjBPyaz9lmk6-13FXgvMm08dHwkvZOyGN8fG_qjBAnV8OVf0-5qgScI/s2048/IMG_1967.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ANiJzmf_9HhjfeCg6OMOv3j6XRZ3QjTBYJ2oaDwqpItAh-Pzpwlb7iMmBWkzjOi4gc9apv0L83dNUeOJpU6sFjBPyaz9lmk6-13FXgvMm08dHwkvZOyGN8fG_qjBAnV8OVf0-5qgScI/w640-h360/IMG_1967.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View looking west towards <i>Loudun.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DmSpBPm3WQdVRuu0eIb0CUI4XzP3nIq1sLuFVRQA_4LvqjBUn2Jr4R6r8c69Tx8AlOvA3GOXTS9BY37wLmPefsKfaGV4ltzq2qka944NSCso51nFXXF77zSP-pONpzKdz7nx9obBLE4/s2048/IMG_1969.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DmSpBPm3WQdVRuu0eIb0CUI4XzP3nIq1sLuFVRQA_4LvqjBUn2Jr4R6r8c69Tx8AlOvA3GOXTS9BY37wLmPefsKfaGV4ltzq2qka944NSCso51nFXXF77zSP-pONpzKdz7nx9obBLE4/w640-h360/IMG_1969.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i>Orangerie</i> in the <i>parc de Richelieu.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZJev0amadxAZhqWfo_frdl-edxSvotDoUTFXijqVcE4RTD9e8WbchIk4mdHKaDxJFICyeYBwL2dR6eLKkD38810PiagQKq4eEYqhxlSSNebieFlDSmV-2Cd5nOMfVggxWH3SsLImJWA/s2048/IMG_1970.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZJev0amadxAZhqWfo_frdl-edxSvotDoUTFXijqVcE4RTD9e8WbchIk4mdHKaDxJFICyeYBwL2dR6eLKkD38810PiagQKq4eEYqhxlSSNebieFlDSmV-2Cd5nOMfVggxWH3SsLImJWA/w640-h360/IMG_1970.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moated site of the original<i> Château de Richelieu</i> looking SW.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Merci à M.Milon - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/752868474821388" target="_blank">gazette du Richelais</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-26768063908544040702021-01-27T10:44:00.004+00:002021-01-27T10:54:07.835+00:00NW Corner Tower - The new floor is laid<p> The new floor is composed of red fired clay <b><i>carreaux</i></b> (rectangular), rather than<i><b> tomettes</b></i> (hexagonal), being laid here by the masonry firm <b><i>Miguel Dutemple</i></b>. They are traditionally laid tight up to each other, without lime mortar pointing. At the end they are swept over with sharp sand which fills all cracks such as are left. The tightness and depth of the tiles keep them all firmly in place, the more so if the edges are constrained at the walls, as in this particular case.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qyk4-h6eojuV2a3ZXH6TDbMOAki_3iU-6VcnS1inkHp0aw1hTuN9KvXEie8UU31heAseq7Ek9x8Fuw3aN1zve11KzVSibDd9migWlw39idRtvXZdxSvRrkBDq0qC4lBfJU_2BwzukNY/s2048/IMG_6411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qyk4-h6eojuV2a3ZXH6TDbMOAki_3iU-6VcnS1inkHp0aw1hTuN9KvXEie8UU31heAseq7Ek9x8Fuw3aN1zve11KzVSibDd9migWlw39idRtvXZdxSvRrkBDq0qC4lBfJU_2BwzukNY/w480-h640/IMG_6411.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbqKLO6KOZmzUYK91xcWoj4NRwsR-sHGN71hRejrjgDyjyEF0fCSyGnlRV1LwwZf-JiquuG78KmITKhvU_qhzY-4ecsHnftXzjlFsa7IHYrV9wjVJiuTqFmmFgvMlrSSQDut_mg8OOBY/s2048/IMG_6410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-small;">Téléphone 09 66 43 07 60</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">***</span></div></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-84633224816894008322021-01-20T13:00:00.007+00:002021-01-20T22:46:49.758+00:00The north-west tower now receives its inner staircase<p style="text-align: justify;">After many, many years, it is now again possible to reach the upper floor of this 1630s guard tower. Restoration work continues, even across Covid-19 pandemic year 2020-21. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although formerly being in a dilapidated condition, this building is probably the most authentic piece of seventeenth-century construction work in the entire <i><b>V<span>i</span></b></i><b style="font-style: italic;">lle Idéale</b>. This NW corner of the town lay at the extremity of a nunnery that, from the first, served the cardinal duc's New Town. Its ecclesiastical ownership prevented encroachments into the moat beyond by private dwellings or gardens as elsewhere on the three other sides, and allowed the structure to be uniquely preserved in its original format. It must have been part restored in the 19th or 20th century as can be seen in the existing condition of the roof and chimney.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The restoration work has recreated the simple utilitarian character of this defensive building whose real purpose was more symbolic and stylistic than military.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXme0FGAXf3gvQvE1Ee26Tk2xhxa-VcVmcT8MfDQpYqxoaGT_ETQ7btvnSCZ0OO0phag34AAXuaqmTBcfhkRVmBsPCIchKveJhGQO2KKqy2MBypi_7gpgIatD2-xoWWtF10gYKhBzE5M/s2048/FD476AC6-1DA3-4F5D-95BF-24E1BBD1DE72.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXme0FGAXf3gvQvE1Ee26Tk2xhxa-VcVmcT8MfDQpYqxoaGT_ETQ7btvnSCZ0OO0phag34AAXuaqmTBcfhkRVmBsPCIchKveJhGQO2KKqy2MBypi_7gpgIatD2-xoWWtF10gYKhBzE5M/w480-h640/FD476AC6-1DA3-4F5D-95BF-24E1BBD1DE72.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;">It was flanked, east and west, by other matching buildings that together enclosed the inner arrival court.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCf_o3grZT6s2y1s9KEAdZMVEflJTFi6WRU_UGF0TcdDLb-OEb8jHcI-KhHvTvpEoh5V-AaCqO32wGl-gK_dFebdIWgg0fc9pQuQztteRiuwEGtHIG8Xj7JXReJsdwLo_R0ktE7EZRDU/s1600/fc817648-2a29-4ee8-bc98-3bcd0c81f8d6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCf_o3grZT6s2y1s9KEAdZMVEflJTFi6WRU_UGF0TcdDLb-OEb8jHcI-KhHvTvpEoh5V-AaCqO32wGl-gK_dFebdIWgg0fc9pQuQztteRiuwEGtHIG8Xj7JXReJsdwLo_R0ktE7EZRDU/w480-h640/fc817648-2a29-4ee8-bc98-3bcd0c81f8d6.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the east through the trees<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp2NSbpAJ4SjjIsua6frx4BC2Fs6TNsBetabsLpeUJPyamqtWYBFj4OYlgzSEWutQof9YfQVBQZtmhrNWZUxBQdmtiknDCZ2tPaKR0fzrjIxa1vIbvCnbQwEeb9XPoxXGPO9tap6Kj1Y/w480-h640/5f9c2deb-5e80-4573-98d8-6be848106c93.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from the central axis of château's symmetry, looking south.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in Covid-19 lockdown - January 20221</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-33108282942571664872020-12-08T15:54:00.008+00:002021-02-20T11:02:06.291+00:00The north-west corner guard tower receives its new windows - Vincent Delmas<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;">Entreprise DELMAS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ZI Richelieu-Champigny-sur-Veude</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 rue de la Lèguerie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">37120 CHAMPIGNY-sur-VEUDE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tel: 02 47 95 30 89 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">email: lmvd@wanadoo.fr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653851203128511727.post-9821174184137293102020-11-22T15:31:00.010+00:002020-11-30T15:44:48.132+00:00Another blu-sky autumn view<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This 'official' portrait of the Cardinal de Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne is in the Royal Collection, in the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London</div>
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Though not acquired by George IV, this formidable portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, Chief Minister to Louis XIII and effective ruler of France, was hung by him at St James’s Palace. This is typical of King George IV’s interest in French history as well as French art and design.</div>
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First recorded in the collection of Queen Anne in 1705.<br />
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