medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
While we are discussing color on medieval churches, I'll mention that
I recall that in "reconstructing" the Abbey of Cluny, Conant
discovered in excavations many fragments of the tympanum of the west
front (conveniently shattered by explosives provided by the French
whoever involved in the destruction of the Abbey. Those fragments
were buried in the ground near (and maybe far from) the west front,
with clear indications of coloration preserved. This would be
documented in Conant's articles in Speculum, if my memory serves me
correctly.
best
gz
Grover A. Zinn
William H. Danforth Professor of Religion (emeritus)
former Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-8866 (department)
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On Dec 11, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> i just wrote
>
>
>> as is the *Spectacular* Berzé-la-Ville
>
>> http://www.art-roman.net/berze/berze.htm
>
>> note that only the paintings of the apse survive, but there is no
>> reason to
> believe that the whole of this modest building was covered with
> murals as
> well.
>
> there is no reason to believe that the whole of this modest building
> was *not*
> covered with murals, of course.
>
> c
>
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