Christian Sapin, Fabrice Henrion, Stephane Büttner
Buttner
Archaeological
Floor Plan
Lady Chapel
Proposed floor plan found in Topographie
Archaeological
Hemicycle Pier
Lady Chapel
Hemicycle Pier profile
Archaeological
Nave Dado
Lady Chapel
Socle profile
Archaeological
Nave Dado
Lady Chapel
Drawing reconstruction of dado
Archaeological
Portal west facade
Lady Chapel
Portal of the Lady Chapel, now installed at the Musée de Cluny
Musee
Archaeological
Portal west facade
Lady Chapel
Drawing of Virgin and Child trumeau sculpture
Archaeological
Vaults
Lady Chapel
Floor plan indicated sexpartite vaulting in nave
Archaeological
Vaults
Lady Chapel
Rib Vault profile
Comparative
Apse Echelonné
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
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 church buildings types in Burgundy provided by Vallery-Radot and Armi suggest that art historians have overemphasized the importance of Cluny III on architectural and sculptural styles in the early twelfth century. Although Cluny was a rich and powerful abbey in the region and beyond, it is impruden…
Comparative
Apse Echelonné
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
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).
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Graphical
Balustrade
Lady Chapel
Topographie Historique du vieux Paris, III, Region du Fbg St Germain, p 374-6, 1866-97
Graphical
Crypt
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Floor plan from Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine [France; Bourgogne; 89; Vézelay; cote 1996/083]
Mediatheque Vezelay;
Graphical
Floor Plan MH
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Floor plan from Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine [France; Bourgogne; 89; Vézelay; cote 1996/083 : 89/57/1384]
Mediatheque Vezelay; Vezelay
Graphical
Nave Pier
Lady Chapel
Drawing of pier profile
Graphical
Nave Window Tracery
Lady Chapel
Central Mullion
Graphical
West Facade
Lady Chapel
Gautier-Dagoty, Démolition de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Demolition Saint-Germain-des-Pres
Hypothetical
Apse Echelonné
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Hypothetical apse; Phase 1
Hypothetical
Crypt Stairs
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Crypt stairs are based on the MH plan and depth supplied by Arnaud Timbert's study and the archaeological analysis of the CEM (fouilles de 2010-2011).
Hypothetical
Nave Window Tracery
Lady Chapel
Hypothetical reconstruction of nave window tracery forms are based on Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the dimensions for the surviving hemicycle glass from the Lady Chapel now housed at the Met
Hypothetical
Vaults
Lady Chapel
Rib Vaults and Webbing in nave based on calculations of chapel width and bay width. Initial vaulting modeled by Tori Schmitt and Kexin Dai.
Lithic
Balustrade
Lady Chapel
Balustrade fragment located in Square Laurent Prache
Lithic
Hemicycle Pier
Lady Chapel
Hemicycle pier fragment
Lithic
Nave Dado
Lady Chapel
Nave dado fragment now located in Square Laurent Prache
Lithic
Nave Pier
Lady Chapel
Pier fragment now located in 6, rue de l'Abbaye
Lithic
North Side - Extant Wall
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Existing north wall of nave.
Vezelay
Lithic
Portal west facade
Lady Chapel
Abandoned trumeau sculpture of the Virgin and Child from the Lady Chapel of Saint-Germain des Prés, now located at the abbey church of Saint-Germain des Prés
Pres, Pres
Lithic
South Side - Extant Wall
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
Extant wall of south nave
Textual
Apse Echelonné
Basilica Vézelay ca. Artaud
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.