A while back, I did a fairly flippant post about the 4 bronze panels in front of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. Walked past them often enough on the way…
> You say “tomayto” “mailbox”, we say “tomahto” “letterbox” OK, so technically it’s a typecase, but if you can put letters in it and it’s a box, then it’s a…
This is a good story. Elements of revolution and conspiracies, provincialism and politics, neglect and vandalism, war and peace, fire and water. And two lovely people. Yesterday, I had coffee…
If things work out, I’m meeting Karl-Heinz Krause and his wife Ursula at precisely….NOW… to learn the history, concept and technique of the 4 bronze gates of the Gutenberg…
> Am I ever glad that Annette Ludwig has taken over as Director of the Gutenberg Museum! Talk about a breath of fresh air!Talk about innovation!Talk about getting information published…
> Impoverished? Depressed? Wife spent all your money on clothes? Can’t scrape €1000 together for a Nikon AF G DX 10,5/2,8? Thinking of giving it all away ?WAIT!DON’T DESPAIR! HELP…
OK. So I followed up on the sculptures in front of the Gutenberg Museum and actually got a response from one of the academic staff. We now know that the…
Or sculpture. The interest in yesterday’s post incented me to rock into the Big Smoke this am and do some research. Results: 1. They’re not concrete (for those who…
This would appear to be the Moguntian equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Take your favourite book and squish it in the wet concrete. Keeps your hands from…