>
> >> and how would you english "francigenum"?
> >
> >in the French Style
> >
> Pardon this interruption, but why French Style,
> rather than Frankish Style;
> whats the difference bewteen Frankish and French as
> historical/artisitic/cultural adjs.? Isn't French a
> post Medieval term?
All I can offer here is the notion that the "Serments
de Strasbourg" are given as the first written example
of what we term French today. I do not think "French"
is a post-medieval term, but I defer to those with
expertise in these matters. I think of France as we
speak of it today as beginning more or less with the
Capetians. I don't think Suger thought of himself as
Frankish.
With regard to architectural style names, what name
would be given to the architecture 479-1000 other than
pre-Romanesque? Wasn't much built of wood and hence
does not survive? If so, how could anyone give a name
to a style whose appearance is unknown?
MG
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Br. Alexis Bugnolo
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