Data Artem
Capital: Capital 1 - Cloister (Le Puy, Cathedral)
Building Name
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Le Puy, Cathedral
Location
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Cloister
Capital
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1
Subject
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Evangelists
Description
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Capital is at corner of the east and north galleries (double-column). Height of letters = approx. 2 cm.
Reference
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The history of the cloister is not well known. The imprecision of the texts only allow approximate dating for the work on the claustral buildings of the cathedral to the beginning of the twelfth century. The writing on the two capitals agrees with the first quarter of the twelfth century.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 18, Allier, Cantal, Loire, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, 117
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1st capital, one face - 1 - Cloister
Face: 1st capital, one faceInscription: [M]ATTEU[S]Translation Matthew
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2nd capital, on the abacus of one of the capital's faces - 1 - Cloister
Face: 2nd capital, on the abacus of one of the capital's facesInscription: LUCASTranslation Luke
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on a banderole held by an evangelist - 1 - Cloister
Face: on a banderole held by an evangelistInscription: LIBER GENERATIONI[S]Translation The book of the generation [of Christ]. (Beginning of the Book of Matthew
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on the abacus of another face - 1 - Cloister
Face: on the abacus of another faceInscription: MARCUSTranslation Mark
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on the abacus of the other face - 1 - Cloister
Face: on the abacus of the other faceInscription: JOHANNESTranslation John
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