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Capital: Capital 1 - Choir (Saint-Révérien)
Building Name
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Saint-Révérien
Location
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Choir
Capital
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1
Subject
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Paradise and Hell
Description
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Capital on the second column of ambulatory, on the south side, approx. 5 m off the ground.
Reference
:
Weighing of the souls
This capital represents the central theme of the Weighing of Souls. The structure represented on the capital refers to the Heavenly Jerusalem, which is frequently represented as a fortified structure. Dates to first part of the twelfth century.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 19, Jura, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, 46
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North East - 1 - Choir
Face: North EastInscription: S[anctus michael]Translation St. Michael
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South East - 1 - Choir
Face: South EastInscription: INFERNUM (under hammer); COM REIS CIDA… (on mouth of hell)Translation Hell. With the sinners
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South West - 1 - Choir
Face: South WestInscription: PARADISUSTranslation Paradise
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