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Capital from the collegiate church of Our-Lady of Semur-en-Auxois — Capital from the collegiate church of Our-Lady of Semur-en-Auxois.

Artist

Name:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Dates:: 1814-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & patterns
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: G. Junior (G. Jeune)
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle, vol. 2
Author(s):: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Publisher:: Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie., 1875
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Capital from the choir of the collegiate church of Semur-en-Auxois, France, thirteenth-century. Foliage decoration with two cat-like animals feeding on berries.

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