IMAGES OF MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE
France: Poitiers
Church of Notre Dame de la Grande
West Facade- Molding
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The capitals, doorframes, and other surface of the west facade are
covered with elaborate and fanciful moldings. There are many abstract forms,
but also figures drawn from myths and the natural world. This molding
is similar to the decorated capitals in contemporary manuscripts.
Doorways
| Left Portal |
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Corbel Table
| Center - Left |
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Ornamentation of Towers
Left- General View
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Left- Detail
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Right- Detail
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Created by :JV Date: 3/99
