Model Part: Apse Echelonné (in Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud)

Model Name

Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud

Model Part Name

Apse Echelonné

Part Type

Choir

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Archaeological

Christian Sapin, Fabrice Henrion, Stephane Büttner
Comparative

While Anzy-le-Duc was not affiliated with Cluny but with Saint-Martin in Autun, its east end is similar to that of the Cluniac dependency, Charlieu. The floor plan of Charlieu is considered to be closely related to Cluny II. Studies of the…
Comparative

In an article published in 1929, Jean Vallery-Radot suggested that the Romanesque east end at Vézelay most probably terminated with a staggered apse (apse echelonée).
Hypothetical

Hypothetical apse; Phase 1
Textual

Edson Armi also argued that the sculpture at Anzy-le-Duc (lintel, capitals and archivolts) and in the narthex at Vézelay predate the famous choir capitals at Cluny III.

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