In article <3f740bc2$1@news.povray.org>,
 Markus Altendorff <maa### [at] anthrosphinxde> wrote:
>*today*, all things "medieval" are 500+ years old and were mostly 
>neglected through the last 100+ years. Even better example: roman 
>/greek ruins.
>i *don't* make it look "old", it's somehow "unfitting" - or is 
>this just me? I mean, it's hard to imagine that blacksmiths 500 

No, it isn't just you. Go look at about any greek-style bank facade. How 
many of them are painted in bright purples and other bright colors? :*)

>years ago were told: "Make a horseshoe, but make it rusty and 
>dented." ;-)

No, but they did make it long-lasting. A horseshoe is going to become 
rusty and dented pretty quickly, I think.

In many cases, things in that much older times will look older than you 
might expect today, because they've been around for a while. It can 
still be the case in rural areas. I was back at the parents several 
weeks ago. My brother's crowbar is rusty and dented. It was given him by 
my father, who got it from his father. I remember using it back when I 
was a kid; they still use it, it works fine. I think that attitude was 
even more common 500 years ago.

Jerry
-- 
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, and you've
depleted the lake."--It Isn't Murder If They're Yankees
(http://www.ItIsntMurder.com/)

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