Only two utilitarian structures remain from the abbey of Valence near Couhé-Vérac : a western range and a refectory. But a colored plan, drawn between 1662 and 1789 (Archives Nationales), reveals the features of a Cistercian foundation, established by Hugues de Lusignan in 1227. With clear evidence, the monastery, built in one campaign in a fine Gothic style, is correlated with an important bequest. The Gothic Cistercian art is as interesting for an historian of architecture as the earliest Bernardine art. In fact, all taken together, the medieval remains and the substantial corpus of documents suggest Valence is the first great work in the region of Poitiers that adopts Parisian designs : the proportions and the vocabulary of forms bear a ...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
Si l'on reste dans le domaine de l'architecture, et même de la structure. Il demeure certain - les d...
Si l'on reste dans le domaine de l'architecture, et même de la structure. Il demeure certain - les d...
The introduction of Gothic architecture in the Bordeaux region and Gascony took place in the last de...
The introduction of Gothic architecture in the Bordeaux region and Gascony took place in the last de...
The church of Saint-Yrieix, in the diocese of Limoges, is till now a splendid building, wich represe...
The Gothic style introduces an incredibly influential set of engineering and design principles for a...
Saint-Hilaire de Pesmes, early gothic art in Franche-Comté. The Saint-Hilaire de Pesmes church, in ...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
Si l'on reste dans le domaine de l'architecture, et même de la structure. Il demeure certain - les d...
Si l'on reste dans le domaine de l'architecture, et même de la structure. Il demeure certain - les d...
The introduction of Gothic architecture in the Bordeaux region and Gascony took place in the last de...
The introduction of Gothic architecture in the Bordeaux region and Gascony took place in the last de...
The church of Saint-Yrieix, in the diocese of Limoges, is till now a splendid building, wich represe...
The Gothic style introduces an incredibly influential set of engineering and design principles for a...
Saint-Hilaire de Pesmes, early gothic art in Franche-Comté. The Saint-Hilaire de Pesmes church, in ...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audienceThe small town of the prestigious monastery housing the remains of the first b...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...
International audiencePetite bourgade du prestigieux monastère abritant la dépouille du premier évêq...