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Modillions on the Outside of the Chevet
hquittner Says: During the 12C there were several subjects and sites on a church where sculpture appeared. The first were capitals and bas-reliefs. The development of geometric and floral elements were first and followed by animals and fantastic creatures and eventually by human forms. If...
Early Examples of Biblical Sculptures on Captals
hquittner Says: Only a few rulers were in a place where one could employ some of the earliest sculptors. One such place was at Lescar. It was only one hundred years after sculpture redeveloped. It began in the area of Moissac and Toulouse where such workers had created the technics. Around...
See the Interior of the Cathedral
hquittner Says: The church has a Benedictine plan. The central nave has 5 square bays covered by plain round topped sides both crossways and along the lateral sides. The aisle bays are covered crossways in the same way but at much lower height with lateral small outside windows near the top...
hquittner Says: Mosaic Art floor and wall figured and geometric mosaic work disappeared in Western Europe after the 6C. It did continued as geometric patterns in Islamic Spain. It revived in the 11C in Sicily and in the 12C Venice became world famous for it. It began to be used occasionally...
hquittner Says: The Lescar cathedral was essentially built between 1120 and 1145. It has a length of 60 m and a height at the crossing of 27m. The chevet has a central apse that is 12 m wide with lateral absidioles each of 7.5 m. The west end is not embellished but is of marble and the...
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The Lescar cathedral was essentially built between 1120 and 1145. It has a length of 60 m and a height at the crossing of 27m. The chevet has a central apse...
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An Ancient City Once Called Bearn
Today Lescar is a suburban area of Pau with a pop. 6K. Once it was the center of the Bearn area and its church which was started in 1120 was a cathedral. The members of the Albret family were buried...
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