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Capital: Capital 2 - Transept (Eglise Saint-Savinien, Melle)

Building Name
:
Eglise Saint-Savinien, Melle  
Location
:
Transept
Capital
:
2
Subject
:
Donor/ sculptor?
Description
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The capital is located atop an engaged column at the southeast angle of the crossing. The inscription is engraved on the capital's west face. (Height of corbeille: approx. 35cm). Dates to the end 11th-beg. 12th c)
Reference
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Pax vobis: words pronounced by Christ when he appeared before the apostles after his resurrection. This is found in Luck 24:36 and John 20: 21, 26. The inscription is attributed to the late eleventh or beginning twelfth century.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 3, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, 137-138
  
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