Notes on the Porte Miègeville Capitals and the Construction of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse
Thomas W. Lyman
When key monuments cease to be the object of controversy one is inclined forget how many doors that might open still remain locked. Only in recent years has Saint-Sernin Toulouse, once secured place among major “dated” mediaeval buildings, again been subjected scrutiny. While no new documentary evidence uncovered alter universally accepted dates consecration (1096)1 and termination Romanesque campaign under Raymond Gayrard (d. 1118),2 studies have shed light on questions left unanswered almost two generations ago.3
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