medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 11/20/11, I wrote:
> Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus...
> Samonas (above) and Gourias (below) as depicted in the mid- to later twelfth-century mosaics of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo:
> http://tinyurl.com/6ozfras
> after the recent cleaning:
> http://www.medievalsicily.com/Images/Palermo/cap-pal-1.jpg
In writing 'Gourias' (as I did consistently in the latter part of this notice) I unconsciously reverted to my more usual transliteration of the standard form of this saint's name in Greek.
In this particular visual the portraits are on the arch soffit at the viewer's right.
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Further to Maclovius/Machutus/Maclou/Malo (etc.):
Links to visuals for several medieval dedications to Maclovius will be found in his notice for 2010 (no. 2 at < http://tinyurl.com/7ymvux5 >.
Herewith some visuals for another such dedication, the originally twelfth-century église Saint-Maclou (facade is fifteenth-century) at Colombiers (Charente Maritime):
http://chapiteaux.free.fr/TXT_Colombier.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/art_roman_p/sets/72157625088646611/
http://tinyurl.com/27j6zrx
Single views:
http://tinyurl.com/c7xwp3h
http://tinyurl.com/2covjvo
Best again,
John Dillon
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