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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi I could not tell from the
messages if many had actually been to the exhibit or were adding referral or
background information along the way.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thursday I went to see it and found it was nicely
documented and displayed although one can still smell the smoke from the
wretched fire. As a lover of incunabula, I think one can never see too many 1493
Gutenburg bibles or handwritten prayers (Teresa de Jesus) in excellent condition
whether in Burgos, Leon, Soria, Valladolid. A good assortment and balance
of v</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ery good polychromes, altar pieces, a
few giant chorus books (remember them?) and a plethora of ornate crosses
although a few seemed to be in dim areas. Loved the parchments and bibles
from the San Isidoro !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The link to the Cathedral is <A
href="http://www.stjohndivine.org">http://www.stjohndivine.org</A>
If you make a day of it, there are numerous restaurants, etc. from 103-4 to
114th on Broadway so take the time and visit ! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also year 'round, keep in mind the vespers at 6pm
(summers at 5pm). I have been going for almost three years each week since
I live four blocks away. The vespers are always reverential not quite like an
extraordinary night in Rabanal del Camino for me but, in the midst of Manhattan,
timeless nevertheless.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I leave Monday for Sarria-Santiago-Finisterre to
complete what I did not last year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ciao tutti</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Margot</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Margaret LaCugna<BR>2790 Broadway
3G<BR>New York, NY 10025<BR><A
href="mailto:mmlacugnaamsn.com">mmlacugnaamsn.com</A><BR>212.665.8847</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Margaret LaCugna<BR>2790 Broadway
3G<BR>New York, NY 10025<BR><A
href="mailto:mmlacugnaamsn.com">mmlacugnaamsn.com</A><BR>212.665.8847</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>