Norman Romanesque

Bayeux Tapestry, wool and linen, c. 1070-1080

unique because it’s a contemporary narrative completed a few years after the events of the Norman conquest of England, most likely created by women

St. Etienne, Caen, 1064-1077, vaulted c. 1120

tripartied facade supported by buttresses, 6 part groin vaults

Durham Cathedral, England, 1093-1133 and later

built to look like a fortress/castle,

Durham Cathedral, England, 1093-1133 and later

7 part vaults, ribs becoming more complex which leads the eye through the structure, creating more visual interest, also emphasising verticality

columns and compound piers alternate, each complexly decorated

West façade, Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers,1150-1170

complex sculpture covering facade, resembling portal sculpture

Kitchen, Fontevrault, twelfth century

St. Front, Perigueux, c. 1120

notable used of domes, possible connection to the byzantine empire

St. Front, Perigueux, c. 1120

domes supported on barrel vaults by pendentives

St. Savin sur Gartempe, c. 1100

St. Savin sur Gartempe, c. 1100

single level nave to make sure the ceiling could be simple to allow for fresco paintings

St. Savin sur Gartempe, c. 1100

Fresco painting; tower of Babel

St. Savin sur Gartempe, c. 1100

Fresco painting; Noah’s Ark