The Kufic inscription in the Romanesque cloister of Moissac in Quercy : links with Le Puy, Toledo and Catalan woodworkers

Author

Watson, Katherine

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Arte medievale. 1989, Num. 1, Vol. 3, p. 7-27, 35 ill.; map

ISSN

0393-7267

Abstract (en)

Discusses the inscription on capital 50 in the north gallery of the cloister (completed 1100) of the abbey of S. Pierre, Moissac, and related decorative motifs in the wooden architecture of Spain (Andalusia and Catalonia) and France (especially Le Puy and other sites in the Auvergne). Links the techniques of relief sculpture in these regions to the development and diffusion of the corbeled roof.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture and excavations -- France
• Romanesque
• France
• Architecture
• 1000-1100
• Wood
• S. Pierre||Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne, FRA)
• Inscriptions
• Technique
• Capitals
• Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA)
• Toledo (ESP)
• Woodwork
• Cloisters
• Cataluña (ESP)
• Spain
• Architectural decoration
• Roofs [framework]
• Auvergne (FRA)
• Andalucía (ESP)
• Corbels
• Sculpture
• Relief sculpture

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture et fouilles -- France
• Roman (art)
• France
• Architecture
• 1000-1100
• Bois
• S. Pierre||Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne, FRA)
• Inscription
• Technique
• Chapiteau
• Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA)
• Toledo (ESP)
• Menuiserie
• Cloître
• Cataluña (ESP)
• Espagne
• Décoration architecturale
• Charpente
• Auvergne (FRA)
• Andalucía (ESP)
• Corbeau (architecture)
• Sculpture
• Relief

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00446553

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