Far too many of the rooms at Chambord are dedicated to stupid greedy 19th C pretenders for my taste and are perfectly hideous in the way only over decorated 19th C rooms can be. More of the dashing young François I say! More textiles, less wallpaper! Actually, if you’ve got the time and the inclination, it is a fascinating dollop of French history from Renaissance to post-Revolution.
Fireplaces like the one featured are (or were) extremely common here. A lot of them have had their fronts hacked off, presumably because they projected too far into the room, but I see their remains all the time in ordinary houses.
And why is it that French businesses translate stuff into English, but apparently never get it proof read? It’s not like there is a dearth of native English speakers in the country.
Fraussie
December 27th, 2012 at 10:26 am
You’re talking to a professional translator here! I simply cannot understand that not only businesses, but also State museums and historical monuments, do their “own” translations. I have to constantly explain to my clients that translation is a profession, just like any other, and that speaking another language is not sufficient to be a translator. You just have to see the pitiful rates that French ministries (and even UNESCO and the UN!) pay freelance translators.
We have two Renaissance fireplaces. One of the problems today is that most of them don’t work, so I guess that is why people hack the fronts off. It’s so sad.
I’m not keen on the four-poster beds and wallpaper myself – maybe that’s why I didn’t remember those rooms!
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I vaguely remember Chambord through the exhaustion of riding a bicycle to visit it.
Next time, which I hope is soon, you’ll be able to visit it properly! I’ll drive you …
Far too many of the rooms at Chambord are dedicated to stupid greedy 19th C pretenders for my taste and are perfectly hideous in the way only over decorated 19th C rooms can be. More of the dashing young François I say! More textiles, less wallpaper! Actually, if you’ve got the time and the inclination, it is a fascinating dollop of French history from Renaissance to post-Revolution.
Fireplaces like the one featured are (or were) extremely common here. A lot of them have had their fronts hacked off, presumably because they projected too far into the room, but I see their remains all the time in ordinary houses.
And why is it that French businesses translate stuff into English, but apparently never get it proof read? It’s not like there is a dearth of native English speakers in the country.
You’re talking to a professional translator here! I simply cannot understand that not only businesses, but also State museums and historical monuments, do their “own” translations. I have to constantly explain to my clients that translation is a profession, just like any other, and that speaking another language is not sufficient to be a translator. You just have to see the pitiful rates that French ministries (and even UNESCO and the UN!) pay freelance translators.
We have two Renaissance fireplaces. One of the problems today is that most of them don’t work, so I guess that is why people hack the fronts off. It’s so sad.
I’m not keen on the four-poster beds and wallpaper myself – maybe that’s why I didn’t remember those rooms!
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