medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Grivot may be an "amateur" in the strict sense of the word, but I have the impression he is extraordinarily knowledgeable in the matter of "his" church. However I'm not going to argue the matter.
"i know of no single
church which preserves all the necessary original elements for such an
experience "
Saint-Pierre de Vienne comes awfully close. Unfortunately, the reason for its purity is the fact that it's now the Musée lapidaire and out of the clutches of those who would tinker with its lines, etc.
As for "augury," I did not do justice to Valerie Flint. She points out that some temples were very open, allowing augurers to observe birds, etc. from within, while others were very closed, preventing practice of same. She _suggests_ in a footnote that this _may_ have influenced Romanesque architecture.
MG
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