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Capital: Capital 3 - Choir (Église Saint-André)

Building Name
:
Église Saint-André  
Location
:
Choir
Capital
:
3
Subject
:
Minotaur
Description
:
Capital on the northwest pier of the transept. Western face The sculpture represents a centaur, but the word minotaur is written on its chest. It appears to be something between an inscription and graffiti.
Reference
:
This capital demonstrates the confusion between the centaur and minotaur in the Middle Ages. This confusion is also found in two other ares of the Puy-de-Dôme: Maringues and Saint-Myon.
Corpus Ref.
:
vol. 18, Allier, Cantal, Loire, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, 150-151
  
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