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Building: Parthenay-le-Vieux (Parthenay-le-Vieux, FR)

Building Name
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Parthenay-le-Vieux
Place Name
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Parthenay-le-Vieux
Country
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France
Monastic Order
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Latitude
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46.635624
Longitude
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-0.265944
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  •   Choir Capital 1
    Description: Located at the arch at the entrance to the choir north capital. Inscribed over the head of the animals
    Reference: Lions were a popular motif used during the Romanesque period. The lion symbolized many things: a decorative motif, a symbol of evil, a being that helps good triumph, or a symbol of the good, courage or of Christ. Paleographic analysis of the inscription on the capital dates to the twelfth century.
     Face: 
    LEO NNES
    Lions
  •   Choir Capital 2
    Description: Located at the arch at the entrance to the choir, south capital. inscribed on impost block (12th c.)
    Reference: Commentaries on the constellations from Argenton-Chateau, Aulnay, and Fenioux discuss the Capricorn.
     Face: 
    CAPRICORNIVS
    Capricorn
  •   Transept Capital 3
    Description: Southeast pillar of transept
    Reference: Sirens symbolize the forces of evil, particularly temptation. In the Middle Ages, the origin of the symbol was attributed to the Odyssey, as described by Hildebert de Lavardin: (PL, CLXXI, col. 1222): Sirenes sunt monstra maris resonantia magnis, Ad quas incauti veniunt saepissime nautae, Quae faciunt sonitum nimia dulcedine vocum, Et modo naufragium, modo dant mortale periclum. The iconography of this capital is very similar to the two sirens/fish sculpted at Saint-Eutrope de Saintes.
     Face: 
    SERIENAE
    Sirens
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