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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Vézelay, Burgundy, Franceen_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 1089-1206 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (French)en_US
dc.date1089-1206en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T17:38:13Z
dc.date.available2013-05-16T17:38:13Z
dc.date.issued1089-1206en_US
dc.identifier217293en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 322en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/125222
dc.descriptionView of arcading and vaulting in the ambulatory; Former Cluniac abbey and pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France. Founded in the mid-9th century by Girart de Roussillon. Vézelay's prosperity in the 11th and 12th centuries was based on its possession of the putative relics of St Mary Magdalene; the abbey declined from the late 13th century. A serious fire in 1120 appears to have necessitated the rebuilding of the nave, although the transept and choir, which may have suffered little damage, were retained. The polychrome masonry of the transverse arches, employing various limestones from local quarries, is visually striking and may derive from Spanish sources (e.g. the Mezquita, Córdoba). Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/10/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectsaintsen_US
dc.subjectBenedictinesen_US
dc.subjectCrusadesen_US
dc.subjectPilgrims and pilgrimagesen_US
dc.subjectRomanesqueen_US
dc.titleVézelay, Sainte Madeleineen_US
dc.title.alternativeBasilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleineen_US
dc.title.alternativeBasilica of St. Magdaleneen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-F-VZ-VZC-E7en_US
vra.culturalContextFrenchen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeabbeyen_US
vra.worktypeabbey churchen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (French)en_US


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