Wimpergs were abundantly used in gothique (Gothic) architecture above archivoltes (archivolts).
In the picture one of the wimpergs used on the façade (facade) of the Gothic cathédrale (cathedral) of Reims.
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| Notre-Dame - Reims |
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
Gâble (wimperg)
Sharply pointed triangular part of a facade, adorning windows, door openings or niches.
Wimpergs were abundantly used in gothique (Gothic) architecture above archivoltes (archivolts).
In the picture one of the wimpergs used on the façade (facade) of the Gothic cathédrale (cathedral) of Reims.
Wimpergs were abundantly used in gothique (Gothic) architecture above archivoltes (archivolts).
In the picture one of the wimpergs used on the façade (facade) of the Gothic cathédrale (cathedral) of Reims.
Galilée (narthex)
The covered vestibule of a church.
The avant-nef gives access to the nef (nave) and is located at the outmost west side of the church.
The grey part in plan (Wikipedia) is the avant-nef.
The picture shows the peculiar avant-nef of the Saint-Philibert in Tournus; it was taken from under the avant-nef, at the entrance to the church, looking in the direction of the chœur (choir).
See also avant-nef and narthex (synonyms).
The avant-nef gives access to the nef (nave) and is located at the outmost west side of the church.
The grey part in plan (Wikipedia) is the avant-nef.
The picture shows the peculiar avant-nef of the Saint-Philibert in Tournus; it was taken from under the avant-nef, at the entrance to the church, looking in the direction of the chœur (choir).
See also avant-nef and narthex (synonyms).
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| Avant-nef - Wikipedia |
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| Saint-Philibert - Tournus |
Géminé (paired, twinned)
Objects like baies (wall openings), arcades, colonnes (columns), etc. grouped in pairs maintaining their single appearance.
Baies géminées (twin openings) are usually separated from each other by a column, in this case even by twin columns.
These paired or twin window openings are adorning the clocher (bell tower) of the Notre-Dame in Chazelle (Cormatin).
Baies géminées (twin openings) are usually separated from each other by a column, in this case even by twin columns.
These paired or twin window openings are adorning the clocher (bell tower) of the Notre-Dame in Chazelle (Cormatin).
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| Notre-Dame - Chazelle (Cormatin) |
Gisant (gisant)
A sculpture on a tomb, where the deceased is depicted in a horizontal position.
The picture shows the gisant of Sybille de Luzy in the Saint-Germain et Saint-Benoît in Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais.
The picture shows the gisant of Sybille de Luzy in the Saint-Germain et Saint-Benoît in Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais.
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| Saint-Germain et Saint-Benoît - Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais |
Gloire (Glory)
An aureole surrounding Christ's body.
In the picture a fresque (fresco) in the abside (apse) of the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Gourdon.
See also Christ en gloire, Christ en majesté, majesté and mandorle.
In the picture a fresque (fresco) in the abside (apse) of the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Gourdon.
See also Christ en gloire, Christ en majesté, majesté and mandorle.
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| Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - Gourdon |
Gorge (gorge)
A corniche (cornice) with a cross section of a quarter of a circle, decorated with grooves.
Gothique (Gothic)
Style period (approx. end 12th to beginning 16th century) following the roman (Romanesque) period.
Gothic is distinguished in Early Gothic, High or Rayonnant Gothic and Late or Flamboyant Gothic.
The picture shows the cathédrale (cathedral) Notre-Dame of Paris, one of many highlights of French Gothic.
Gothic is distinguished in Early Gothic, High or Rayonnant Gothic and Late or Flamboyant Gothic.
The picture shows the cathédrale (cathedral) Notre-Dame of Paris, one of many highlights of French Gothic.
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| Notre-Dame - Paris |
Grand appareil (big regular bond ©)
The translation in the title is followed by this sign ©; this means that it has been "invented" by me.
The stones are assembled in a regular pattern, and the assises (courses) will have a height of approx. 12 inch or more.
The nef (nave) of the Saint-Symphorien in Sanvignes-les-Mines is made in grand appareil.
See also appareil, grand (synonym).
The stones are assembled in a regular pattern, and the assises (courses) will have a height of approx. 12 inch or more.
The nef (nave) of the Saint-Symphorien in Sanvignes-les-Mines is made in grand appareil.
See also appareil, grand (synonym).
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| Saint-Symphorien - Sanvignes-les-Mines |
Grandes arcades (great arcades)
The translation in the title is followed by this sign ©; this means that it has been "invented" by me.
Grandes arcades are the arcades separating the nef (nave) from the bas-côtés (aisles).
The picture shows the grandes arcades on the left and right hand side of the nave of the Saint-Martin in Chapaize.
See also arcades, grandes (synonym).
Grandes arcades are the arcades separating the nef (nave) from the bas-côtés (aisles).
The picture shows the grandes arcades on the left and right hand side of the nave of the Saint-Martin in Chapaize.
See also arcades, grandes (synonym).
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| Saint-Martin - Chapaize |
Grandmontains (Grandmontines)
A monastic order founded in the Limousin around 1076.
The first picture shows the remains of the Grandmontine pirory in La Grange-du-Bois; below that one (from their own website) a plan of one of their monastères (monasteries).
The first picture shows the remains of the Grandmontine pirory in La Grange-du-Bois; below that one (from their own website) a plan of one of their monastères (monasteries).
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| La Grange-du-Bois |
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| Monastère grandmontain - internet |
Griffes du diable (devil's claws)
A number of churches around here have rather strange markings or scratches on the stone posts next to the door, in popular speech called devil's claws or pierres sauvages (barbaric stones).
One of the romantic explanations for those scratches is, that when the devil wanted to enter the church, but was stopped by a higher power, he got so angry that he scratched the stones next to the door he could not enter.
The real origin is obscure; it was possibly a place where artisans or farmers sharpened their tools, hence public grindstones, or these are marks left behind by believers who ate the grated dust or mixed it in elixirs to cure skin diseases.
So far I have found these decorations on the churches of Ougy, Granges, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs and Chamilly (photo).
This entry is not to be found in Mr. Eduard van Boxtel's glossary (letter G), however, I thought it was too nice to skip it.
See also pierre sauvage (synonym).
One of the romantic explanations for those scratches is, that when the devil wanted to enter the church, but was stopped by a higher power, he got so angry that he scratched the stones next to the door he could not enter.
The real origin is obscure; it was possibly a place where artisans or farmers sharpened their tools, hence public grindstones, or these are marks left behind by believers who ate the grated dust or mixed it in elixirs to cure skin diseases.
So far I have found these decorations on the churches of Ougy, Granges, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs and Chamilly (photo).
This entry is not to be found in Mr. Eduard van Boxtel's glossary (letter G), however, I thought it was too nice to skip it.
See also pierre sauvage (synonym).
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| Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul - Chamilly |
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