medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Thanks for the link to the church at Trani. The last site indicates
> (and Baedeker agrees!) that the double columns in the nave are unique
> in Puglia. I know of such double columns in many a cloister arcade;
> but what other naves are graced with such a support system? In Italy
> ir elsewhere? TGD
The east end of Sens Cathedral has paired columns and, under its influence, no
doubt, they are also used sporadically in the east end of Canterbury Cathedral.
These examples, however, are not exactly like those at Trani, with their elongated
rectangular abacus. The nearest comparison that I can think of is in the mid-4th
century church of S. Costanza in Rome, formerly the mausoleum of Constantine's
daughter Constantia. It is thus possible that this represents "classical revival".
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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