Romanaesque Churches Flashcards
Name the three churches
St foy
Basilica of mary magdelene
St lazare
Where are the tympanums situated
Over the main doorway
What does the nave contain
Barrel vaulting
What high is the church at st foy
68 feet high
How many capitals does st foy have
250
What is the measure of the tympanum at st foy
- 7 m wide
3. 6 m high
Who was the bmm established by
Benedictine monks
What is the largest chruch in french
Bmm
Where is the bmm situated
Vezelay nothern france, stand on a hill and is the first church pilgrams stop in on their route to santiago de complestela
What is bmm decorated with
Dark and light stone on arches in the nave
Bmm doors
3 red doors
What shape was the bmm
Long rectangular basilica shape
Why did the bmm have a large narthex
Due to large number of pilgrams
Where is the tower on the bmm
On the right of the church
Why were butresses later added to the bmm
To prevent outwards trust
What does the lintel on the vezelay portal repersent
Non christian people (pig snouts elephant earred men other deformities)
What did the mission of the apostles try to show
That non christian were in need of salvation
What does the mystic mill symbolise
Unity between the new and Old Testament
What is happening in the mystic mill
St peter pours grain into the mill where st paul collects it
What are figures carved in
Hugh relief
What was st lazare
Large cathedral built to the house of relics and used to accomodate pilgrams and their route to sdc
Location of st lazare
High point overlooking valley in autun
Located near vezelay
What floor plan does st lazare have
Latin cross ground plan
What does st lazare not have
An ambulatory
