where my only tasks were to read and think, eat the delicious meals someone else cooked for me, and sit in big comfy chairs by a lovely fire drinking wine in cozy company. It's the closest I'll ever get to being M. R. James and it was magic.
From the Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for the Diocese of Norwich, 1859: "It is impossible to give any idea of the ornamentation by mere description" so he'll just toss off a series of incredible beautiful and detailed sketches then, apparently, if that will do. #history
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