http://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/23/history_mystery.php All comments for History Mystery Solved With a Check-Up en-us 2007 jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:08:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/23/history_mystery.php#comment-1105233 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/23/history_mystery.php#comment-1105233 Comments Thu, 24 May 2007 15:50:20 -0500 <p>This is a response from George Bisacca (quoted in the article) to Jen Carlson: OK, I realize that the story only briefly summarizes the already brief article that appeared in the Sun on Tuesday, but at least the lifted facts should be kept straight. The last quote attributed to me was made by Larry Kanter, the curator of the Lehman Collection. I do not personally believe that the panels were used for the wood or the gold. They were replaced because, after a few centuries, they no longer communicated to the general public and needed to be updated, or modernized. After they were cut apart, the individual pieces were often used in sacristies or other smaller rooms. Unfortunately, the Sun's online version omitted the CT scan image, but it did appear in the print edition. - George</p>