In the last post I talked of a letter shown in the BBC documentary History of a Mystery - allegedly from the Louvre - which is reproduced from a screen photograph I took [shown below]. This is about whether any records exist at the Louvre showing Sauniere purchased a print copy of Poussin's famous Shepherds of Arcadia.
However Paul Smith posted on his website the above picture claiming this is [also?] the letter from the Louvre. It is completely different! Then again, maybe I am missing something and not understanding the stuff Smith writes? [However, as Smith often does - he has removed the photo he posted]. At least he was gracious enough to say he posted the wrong 'letter'.
Smith writes; they [meaning me] are claiming to reconstruct the passages in a letter to their liking when in fact all they need to do is to write to the Louvre themselves today for the same information! Why don't they do that?
For some reason he is not identifying that the letters seem different, and in actual fact is misleading his readers because he provides a link saying I am 'reconstructing passages .. to their liking' and refers his readers to a different letter!
I did write to the Louvre but unfortunately I have received no reply to date. I suppose it is possible to write to the BBC, but who would believe what the BBC says!
Smith also wrote; but I can still distinctly remember the concluding remarks of the letter given in the documentary “History of a Mystery” as having the words “paranoia”.
I dont understand that. The documentary is on line to watch - I didnt see his letter he reproduced. I shall take another look. Maybe he can help with the exact point in the video where his letter appears by giving the time stamp?
Smith writes; So I repeat, it is far easier to write to the Louvre directly than to guess incoherent script and transferring one's wishful thinking onto it – but that is much too difficult for the believers!
Can he supply a better picture showing the word 'paranoia'?