medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> > 5) Bertila (d. ca. 705). B. (also Bertilla, Bertilia; in French, Bertille) was the first abbess of Chelles... > The abbey at Chelles (Seine-et-Marne) is no more. back in the mid-80s Kathleen Nolan gave a paper at k'zoo on some historicated capitals which she had discovered in a private context in Chelles. the title was something like "Romanesque Sculpture in the. Ile de France: The Sculptural Fragments of Notre Dame at Chelles" early 12th c. (c. 1130s?) stuff of quite high quality, significant because very little "pre-gothic" figurative sculpture has survived from the Ile-de-France. as far as i know (and maybe i'm wrong), they have yet to be properly published. c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html