Into The Vault of the Saints: The Exterior Crypts of Saint-Denis in Paris and Saint-Germain in Auxerre

Historians have held the Carolingian rule of Western Europe as a brief strike of light against the dark backdrop of the Medieval period. In this period two structures emerged for the first time in church architecture: the westwork and the exterior crypt. These two structures did not follow models fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reed, Matthew Ryan
Other Authors: Savage, Matthew
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2011
Subjects:
Art
Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05022011-134403/