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Historical Archive: Limestone and Dolomite, 8th century to present


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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