OK, I have not been on here in a millennia, but now that I’m in summer mode I’m getting some reading done. I read this piece (above) after reading about Wirt Rowland and his awesome work in Detroit that was inspired by medieval architecture. If you’re interested in medievalism the article, “The American Robber Barons Who Stole Medieval Europe,” will have you glued to the screen until the very end. During the late 19th century to pre-WWII, American’s apparently had nostalgia for a time that did not include machinery or mass production (e.g., Industrial Revolution). However, after thinking about this idea and the popularity of the Classical period during the 18th through early 19th century it could make sense that the American people would move forward in time to romanticize, such as the medieval period. The Middle Ages was almost a thousand years of handmade -unique- one of a kind creations of almost everything a person needed. People created their clothing, grew their food, and hand copied works of literature. This also must me a romance of the turn of the century urban American, because the American frontier was still alive. I highly recommend this article even if you are not a medievalist, but still enjoy art history or stories of rich people showing off their wealth.