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Capital: Capital 1 - Choir (Eglise Saint-Sauveur (2nd half 11th c))
Building Name
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Eglise Saint-Sauveur (2nd half 11th c)
Location
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Choir
Capital
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1
Subject
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Satan
Description
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Crossing, southwest capital.
Reference
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Inscription forms a hexameter. It is not possible to identify the iconography of this capital. Three monsters are depicted on the capital. The bodies are covered in scales. The inscription is reminiscent of chapters 12 and 13 of Apocalypse. (Apoc. 12, 9; 13, 7-8; 17, 14). Paleographical analysis dates the inscription to second half of the 11th century.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 3, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres. 111
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North face - 1 - Choir
Face: North faceInscription: PREBVIT EXEMPLVM CVM : FIT DIABOLICE TEMP[VS?]Translation She (the beast) serves as an example until the time of the devil comes about.
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