...I will insist that the street plan is based on the craquelure of Peder Balke paintings.
Conceivably there are secret subliminal messages there in Runic alphabet, perceptible only to Norwegian viewers.
Balke also painted lighthouses, providing "A Plague of Lighthouse-Keepers" as alternative title.


...Actually, I think they are the horse-tram timetables for Balkeby. That or a medieval laundry list, a la Eco's version of Foucault's pendulum.
ReplyDeleteperceptible only to Norwegian viewers.
ReplyDeleteI cannot see anything special, but my relatives were remiss when it came to runic instructions.