MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, MONTJOIE!
Well, I have done it again. Actually, we did it...Gina and I wrote a book. E-book and paperback.
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In 1415, ten thousand Frenchmen lay dead on the battlefield of Agincourt. Henry V unleashed a savage English assault which devastated nearly all of Medieval France. With a mad king and a people torn by political feuds, France had one hope: Mont-Saint-Michel. Could a monastery of 70 monks, a squire, a cynical knight and an enigmatic damsel save France? -------
It started with an idea Gina had during our during our honeymoon in Europe. We were visiting Mont-Saint-Michel and she said, "Wouldn't it be great if there was a gothic novel that took place in real gothic place like this?" So we wrote it. Intensely for the first three years of our marriage. A really good first draft. Then we had kids, and it took a couple of good rewrites decades apart and we got it to the point where it is not perfect but ready. Think: Jane Eyre meets Braveheart meets The Name of the Rose in a really cool castle.
Well, I have done it again. Actually, we did it...Gina and I wrote a book. E-book and paperback.
-------MOUNT-SAINT-MICHEL, MONTJOIE!
In 1415, ten thousand Frenchmen lay dead on the battlefield of Agincourt. Henry V unleashed a savage English assault which devastated nearly all of Medieval France. With a mad king and a people torn by political feuds, France had one hope: Mont-Saint-Michel. Could a monastery of 70 monks, a squire, a cynical knight and an enigmatic damsel save France? -------
It started with an idea Gina had during our during our honeymoon in Europe. We were visiting Mont-Saint-Michel and she said, "Wouldn't it be great if there was a gothic novel that took place in real gothic place like this?" So we wrote it. Intensely for the first three years of our marriage. A really good first draft. Then we had kids, and it took a couple of good rewrites decades apart and we got it to the point where it is not perfect but ready. Think: Jane Eyre meets Braveheart meets The Name of the Rose in a really cool castle.
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ARCHITECTURE CODEX Now on Patreon!!!
ARCHITECTURE CODEX is approaching its second anniversary and has added new free subscribers every day on YouTube. But now, ARCHITECTURE CODEX can be seen on other video hosting sites such as Patreon or Rumble.
The short video series is based on Molinelli's sketchbooks, or codices (singular: codex), and the buildings he has visited and studied. And while Molinelli is a few decades past his prime to be a visually pleasing influencer, you too may appreciate his information, insights, opinions, and his dry sardonic sense of humor.
Currently there are 48 basic videos on YouTube, Patreon and Rumble. On Patreon, you can be a sponsor for a little as $2/month and get access to Exclusive Patreon Content which is being added every month. Upgrade your membership level and get other privileges and special merchandise!
ARCHITECTURE CODEX is approaching its second anniversary and has added new free subscribers every day on YouTube. But now, ARCHITECTURE CODEX can be seen on other video hosting sites such as Patreon or Rumble.
The short video series is based on Molinelli's sketchbooks, or codices (singular: codex), and the buildings he has visited and studied. And while Molinelli is a few decades past his prime to be a visually pleasing influencer, you too may appreciate his information, insights, opinions, and his dry sardonic sense of humor.
Currently there are 48 basic videos on YouTube, Patreon and Rumble. On Patreon, you can be a sponsor for a little as $2/month and get access to Exclusive Patreon Content which is being added every month. Upgrade your membership level and get other privileges and special merchandise!
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Discover the 45-year legacy of Michael's comic strip for the University of Notre Dame!
RADIO MARIA RADIO PROGRAM
Listen to Michael Molinelli's 12 part radio program on RELIGION AND ARCHITECTURE which originally appeared on RadioMaria USA. The show is available through podcasts on the RadioMaria website. Click Here Note the podcast appear in reverse order on the website. (So start from the bottom.) Below is a summary of the program by date. Below that is the slide show which can accompany the program.
February 8th- Part 1: The Beginning - Discuss the topic in general and looks at the topics over the next weeks
February 15th - Part 2: From Whence Comes Beauty - Greek Naturalist Philosophers and Greek Architecture
Equates the naturalist Greek philosophers with the nature based design of Greek architecture. it is architecture of the body.
February 22nd - Part 3: From Whence Comes Beauty - Christianity and Gothic Architecture
Equates the spirituality of Christian philosophy and the description of the city of god (both in the Book of Revelation and St Augustine's City of God) as the
greatest influence of the gothic cathedral. it is architecture of the spirit.
February 29th - Part 4: From Whence Comes Beauty - Romanticism and Revivalist Architecture
Equates the German Romantics movement with idealized revivalist architecture such as Tudor design. It is architecture of the heart.
March 7th - Part 5: From Whence Comes Beauty - Modernism and Modern Architecture
Equates the modernist philosophy of rationalism with the minimalist style of modern architecture. it is architecture of the mind.
March 14th - Part 6: Light Loft and Craft - Light
Discusses the different ways light is used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
March 21st - Part 7: Light Loft and Craft - Loft
Discusses the different ways height and loft are used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
March 28th - Part 8: Light Loft and Craft - Craft
Discusses the different ways the decorative arts is used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
April 4th - Part 9: How to Read a Church - Sacred Space and the assembly
Looks at Catholic Churches and how space is made sacred and discusses the significance of the assembly on worship space.
April 11th - Part 10: How to Read a Church - Altar, Ambo, President's Chair
Review the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and USCCB's Built of Living Stone to discuss the significance of the three central elements of catholic
liturgical space.
April 18th - Part 11: How to Read a Church - Font, Tabernacle, Reconciliation, Cross and Crucifix
Review the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and USCCB's Built of Living Stone to discuss the history and types of font, tabernacles, reconciliation
spaces, the cross or crucifix.
April 25th - Part 12: Summary and Open Forum
Reviews where we have been over the last 11 weeks. if there is an active caller base, allows for an open forum.
Listen to Michael Molinelli's 12 part radio program on RELIGION AND ARCHITECTURE which originally appeared on RadioMaria USA. The show is available through podcasts on the RadioMaria website. Click Here Note the podcast appear in reverse order on the website. (So start from the bottom.) Below is a summary of the program by date. Below that is the slide show which can accompany the program.
February 8th- Part 1: The Beginning - Discuss the topic in general and looks at the topics over the next weeks
February 15th - Part 2: From Whence Comes Beauty - Greek Naturalist Philosophers and Greek Architecture
Equates the naturalist Greek philosophers with the nature based design of Greek architecture. it is architecture of the body.
February 22nd - Part 3: From Whence Comes Beauty - Christianity and Gothic Architecture
Equates the spirituality of Christian philosophy and the description of the city of god (both in the Book of Revelation and St Augustine's City of God) as the
greatest influence of the gothic cathedral. it is architecture of the spirit.
February 29th - Part 4: From Whence Comes Beauty - Romanticism and Revivalist Architecture
Equates the German Romantics movement with idealized revivalist architecture such as Tudor design. It is architecture of the heart.
March 7th - Part 5: From Whence Comes Beauty - Modernism and Modern Architecture
Equates the modernist philosophy of rationalism with the minimalist style of modern architecture. it is architecture of the mind.
March 14th - Part 6: Light Loft and Craft - Light
Discusses the different ways light is used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
March 21st - Part 7: Light Loft and Craft - Loft
Discusses the different ways height and loft are used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
March 28th - Part 8: Light Loft and Craft - Craft
Discusses the different ways the decorative arts is used in transcendent space across theologies, cultures and geographic locations.
April 4th - Part 9: How to Read a Church - Sacred Space and the assembly
Looks at Catholic Churches and how space is made sacred and discusses the significance of the assembly on worship space.
April 11th - Part 10: How to Read a Church - Altar, Ambo, President's Chair
Review the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and USCCB's Built of Living Stone to discuss the significance of the three central elements of catholic
liturgical space.
April 18th - Part 11: How to Read a Church - Font, Tabernacle, Reconciliation, Cross and Crucifix
Review the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and USCCB's Built of Living Stone to discuss the history and types of font, tabernacles, reconciliation
spaces, the cross or crucifix.
April 25th - Part 12: Summary and Open Forum
Reviews where we have been over the last 11 weeks. if there is an active caller base, allows for an open forum.