The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions by Calvin B. Kendall

The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions

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Calvin B. Kendall

458 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction design history religion informative reflective medium-paced
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Verse inscriptions in stone appeared in abundance on the fa ades of Romanesque churches in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Marking the place where medieval worshippers were transported from secular to sacred space, portal verse inscriptions pr...

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