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Capital: Capital 3 - Cloister (Abbaye Saint-Pierre)
Building Name
:
Abbaye Saint-Pierre
Location
:
Cloister
Capital
:
3
Subject
:
Christ in Majesty
Description
:
Chapter House
Capital Left-side of door
Reference
:
Rex is the word most frequently used in biblical and liturgical language to designate God or Christ. It is generally used for Christ, as the three letters appear on numerous halos on crucifixions. It is also associated on the cross with the words lex, lux and pax. The capital is attributed to the twelfth century.
Corpus Ref.
:
vol. 9, Aveyron, Lot, Tarn, 104
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on the cruciform nimb - 3 - Cloister
Face: on the cruciform nimbInscription: REXTranslation King
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