tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post92504380922025415..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Penetralia and BerlinM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-76026060179741009102014-08-26T16:45:42.449+01:002014-08-26T16:45:42.449+01:00A penetralia in Berlin would be ‚das berliner Zimm...A penetralia in Berlin would be ‚das berliner Zimmer’, which means the berlin room. In the late 19th. Centry Berlin’s population began to grow rapidly. Due to the lack of living places, people extended the front house to the courtyard, at the turning point we have a large room with just one window in the corner. This room is of course darker than all the other rooms, because the place of the window is awkward and only facing the inner courtyard. It's not exactly innermost, but in this case, it feels like.<br /><br />Btw, how was Pergamon? :-)Weihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16216425379610885967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-89433266576968880282014-08-26T16:39:13.897+01:002014-08-26T16:39:13.897+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Weihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16216425379610885967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-79503059918652480252014-08-26T00:05:35.622+01:002014-08-26T00:05:35.622+01:00Penetralium is in fact bad Latin, just as "an...Penetralium is in fact bad Latin, just as "animalium" would be. In (Medieval) Latin the word was a third-declension neuter (penetrale, pl. penetralia). Those neuters, when borrowed into English, just lose their final -e, which is why we have animals and universals.Piotr Gąsiorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339278493073512102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-6773389361491006212014-08-13T10:19:10.309+01:002014-08-13T10:19:10.309+01:00Apparantly a popular misconception - i never could...Apparantly a popular misconception - i never could understand wanting to void oneself of fine wine and mediterranean food? A passage below tiered seats for fast exit from the games or a play etc 'to spew forth' onto the outside street. Makes more sense to me.....<br /><br />Laurie -StourbridgeRantBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425410359312882937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-25173980868286934482014-08-13T07:37:44.624+01:002014-08-13T07:37:44.624+01:00Penetralia.
Vomitorium.
Who knew Roman architectur...Penetralia.<br />Vomitorium.<br />Who knew Roman architecture had such comedy potential?Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-4987697631454883182014-08-12T08:12:15.322+01:002014-08-12T08:12:15.322+01:00That's just a link to your blog and should be ...That's just a link to your blog and should be removed.....<br /><br />Laurie -StourbridgeRantBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425410359312882937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-7165213897673898672014-08-12T05:07:25.263+01:002014-08-12T05:07:25.263+01:00FYI:
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-most...FYI:<br />http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-most-indoors.htmlnnyhavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181178492559547560noreply@blogger.com