Abbey of Saint Gall
unknown (Swiss)
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Alternative Titles
Abbaye de Saint-Gall
Saint Gall
Plan of St. Gall Monastery
Fürstabtei St. Gallen
Date
830-840830-840
Description
large sheet of vellum made up of five separate pieces of calfskin stitched together. on the smooth side is the detailed plan of a monastic complex, drawn in red ink and accompanied by legends in brown ink explaining the functions of each building drawing, transcription of plan
Type of Work
Abbey church; Plan (drawing)Subject
Monasteries, Abbeys, Plans (drawings), Benedictines, Architecture, Medieval, Kloster St. Gallen, Architecture -- Switzerland
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
Item is Part of
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