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Historical Archive: Limestone and Dolomite, 8th century to present
slab from the monastery of SS Salvatore and Giulia, 8th c., Medolo stone (limestone?), Brescia Museum of Santa Giulia S260. For oblique view see Brescia.
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well head, 8th c. Italy (Venetia?), limestone, CMA 1916.1982. For another view see CMA.
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winged horse and foal from Ober-Ingelheim Burgkirche, limestone, 8th c., LMM S3150
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peacock sarcophagus, limestone, 8th c., SMB Byz 4, which has its own page
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limestone gravestone with menorah and shofar, 8th-9th c. Taman (near Crimea), Hermitage Ѡ-1524. For oblique view see Hermitage.
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Croft on Tees cross fragment, front, limestone, 9th c., Croft on Tees, St Peter's Church. For other views see Croft.
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cross shaft fragment, front and right side, limestone, 9th c., All Saints' Church, Otley. For other views see Otley.
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square capital with bull, oolithic limestone, 9th to 10th c., Brescia Museum of Santa Giulia. For other views see Brescia.
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gravestone fr. St Paul's, limestone, early 11th c., MoL 4075, which has its own page
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capital fr. Canterbury cathedral, Caen stone 12th c., garden ornament with 1850 Richard Melvin sundial, CHM. For additional views see CHM.
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Gryphon from S. Bartolomeo al Carmine, Siena, limestone, 12th c., SPN 1.B.S.n.128
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siren or mermaid, limestone, Cologne c.1100, Schn K114
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capital with Lazarus and Dives: feast of Dives, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD. For detail and contiguous faces see Saint-Denis museum.
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engaged capital with arrest of St. Denis, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD. For contiguous face see Saint-Denis museum.
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engaged capital with enthroned king, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD. For contiguous face see Saint-Denis museum.
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engaged capital with 2 martyrs and (?)allegory, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD. For contiguous faces see Saint-Denis museum.
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engaged capital with interlaced vines, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD
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Head from Cluny, limestone, c.1125, UCh 1977.2. This work has its own page.
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date stone fr. Priory of St. Lawrence Canterbury (hospital), founded 1137, Caen stone fr. Normandy, CHM. For side view see CHM.
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colonette from west facade, central portal of Saint-Denis basilica, limestone, c.1137-40, MAHSD. For detail see Saint-Denis museum.
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Chartres cathedral, mostly 1140s-1270, which has its own pages
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Lamb of God, mid-12th c. Savigny, limestone, UMMA on loan from DO LTL 85.49. For additional views see UMMA.
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capital from Saint-Denis abbey cloister, limestone, c.1160, MAHSD. For contiguous face see Saint-Denis museum.
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limestone varieties: "Caen stone" (pale) and "Purbeck marble" (dark), choir tribune 1174-1184, Canterbury cathedral, which has its own interior page.
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Fiddler, limestone, Cologne late 12th-early 13th c., Schn K163. For other views see Schn.
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musicians from House of the Musicians, limestone?, 13th c., Musée Saint-Rémi, Reims. These 5 figures have their own page.
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St. James the Greater, Spain 13th c., limestone with traces paint, MFAB 50.26. This work has its own page.
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living cross, 13th c. limestone stele fr. Crimea Chersonesus, Hermitage Х-1057. For oblique view see Hermitage.
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limestone baptismal font, Mosan c.1200, Schn K112, which has its own page
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"Frosterley marble" shafts (dark limestone), eastern transept 1242-90, Durham Cathedral, which has its own pages with more examples
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limestone deacon lectern, mid 13th c., Naumburg cathedral east choir, which has its own page with details
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Archbishop Walter de Gray tomb (d. 1255), Purbeck marble (limestone), York Minster (in situ). This object has its own page.
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Agnes von Landsberg, limestone, c.1270-80, WienAb, which has its own page
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Queen, poss. Marie de Brienne (d.1280) from Abbey of Maubuisson, black limestone, Saint-Denis basilica. For details see St-Denis.
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destruction of Sodom pavement tile, limestone/lead, 14th c., fr. St. Nicaise, Reims MSR 978.28594. For detail see Reims.
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Dečani monastery church, 1322-31, which has its own pages
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St Albans cathedral limestone elements from cloister 1326-43, south flank; St Albans has its own pages.
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Tournai limestone tomb of Archbishop Simon Meopham (d.1333), Canterbury cathedral, which has its own interior page.
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retable in Naumburg Marienkirche, c.1350-75, which has its own page with detail
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Neville Screen by Henry Yevele 1380, clunch (chalky limestone), Durham Cathedral, which has its own pages
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1380s limestone cross of Archbishop Alexis (left), Novgorod Cathedral, which has its own interior page
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Kuster family grave stone: coat of arms with 3 swans emerging from a crown, hard red limestone ('red marble'), c.1400, HNM 70.62.1-6
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mourners, relief from the tomb of Pierre de Bauffremont, carboniforous limestone, Dijon 1453-72, WAM 27.542. This object has its own page.
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Trinity, limestone w. polychrome, late 15th c., SF 53.11. For other views see SF.
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Archangel Michael, limestone, France c.1500, Glencairn Museum loaned to PMA. This object has its own page.
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St. Catherine, limestone, school of Troyes, c.1500-25, Reims MSR D.978.31013. For detail see Reims.
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St. Genevieve, limestone, school of Troyes, c.1500-25, Reims MSR D.978.31016. For other views see Reims.
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St. Mary of Egypt w. loaves of bread, limestone, c.1500-25 Champagne, Reims MSR D.978.31015
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tomb of Bede 1542, "Egglestone marble" (dark fine-grained limestone), Galilee, Durham Cathedral, which has its own pages
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Ulrich Rückriem, dolomite altar complete by 2014, Hildesheim Cathedral, which has its own interior page
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