Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)

Situated near to the southern limits of the Duchy of Normandy, during the 11th and 12th centuries the towns of Verneuil and Breteuil (Eure) developed a religious architecture quite uncharacteristic of local traditions. The architectural tendency – the first levels at least – is notably related to th...

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Main Author: Astrid Lemoine-Descourtieux
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Language:fra
Published: OpenEdition 2007-12-01
Series:Archéologie Médiévale
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/23167
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description Situated near to the southern limits of the Duchy of Normandy, during the 11th and 12th centuries the towns of Verneuil and Breteuil (Eure) developed a religious architecture quite uncharacteristic of local traditions. The architectural tendency – the first levels at least – is notably related to the Anglo-Norman tradition. None of the innovating characteristics of continental architecture, Norman or French, are apparent in the parish churches of these towns, one of which was nevertheless a great building project directed by King Henry I Beauclerc. This particularity seems to directly illustrate the problems of authority that the sovereign constantly met with in Normandy.
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spelling doaj-art-e541ad5fb96040b69875da3ad043eae32025-08-20T03:07:17ZfraOpenEditionArchéologie Médiévale0153-93372608-42282007-12-0137536610.4000/archeomed.23167Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)Astrid Lemoine-DescourtieuxSituated near to the southern limits of the Duchy of Normandy, during the 11th and 12th centuries the towns of Verneuil and Breteuil (Eure) developed a religious architecture quite uncharacteristic of local traditions. The architectural tendency – the first levels at least – is notably related to the Anglo-Norman tradition. None of the innovating characteristics of continental architecture, Norman or French, are apparent in the parish churches of these towns, one of which was nevertheless a great building project directed by King Henry I Beauclerc. This particularity seems to directly illustrate the problems of authority that the sovereign constantly met with in Normandy.https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/23167
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Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
Archéologie Médiévale
title Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
title_full Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
title_fullStr Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
title_full_unstemmed Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
title_short Une illustration des problèmes d’Henri Ier Beauclerc en Normandie ? Les églises paroissiales de Breteuil-sur-Iton et Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure)
title_sort une illustration des problemes d henri ier beauclerc en normandie les eglises paroissiales de breteuil sur iton et verneuil sur avre eure
url https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/23167
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