Close-up of the 11thC wooden carved portal on the stave church at Urnes, Norway, via http://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/swinging-through-norway-from-stave-church-to-stave-church/ …pic.twitter.com/NvCV158f4V
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Close-up of the 11thC wooden carved portal on the stave church at Urnes, Norway, via http://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/swinging-through-norway-from-stave-church-to-stave-church/ …pic.twitter.com/NvCV158f4V
12thC Irish Cross of Cong, w/ Urnes-style interlace & animal head gripping base in its jaws http://www.museum.ie/Archaeology/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/The-Treasury/Gallery-1-Iron-Age-to-12th-Century/The-Cross-of-Cong …pic.twitter.com/o8ed6kGR3b
11thC Irish Urnes style 'trial-piece', made of slate & carved both sides (Killaloe, Clare): http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=63842&partId=1&searchText=Urnes+style&sortBy=imageName&page=1 …pic.twitter.com/mMZaPzHnYu
beautiful design & craftsmanship @caitlinrgreen ... this time one looks so syrian. charlemagne commissioned it?pic.twitter.com/MHXmnFf1db
Yes, once part of his palace! :)
is it true the stories of visiting syria are only legend? that construction looks like it was made by damascene artisans.
just read they say architect was armenian ... though i still wonder if he came by way of damascus :)
It is glorious! I seem to recall reading that it was poss modelled after churches in Ravenna/Constantinople...? :)
much like octagonal dome of the rock (built in jerusalem 688-692) which itself was said to be modeled on byzantine churches
Ah, that would make sense! And wonderful pic, thanks for sharing :)
Fantastic world, interplay of lines, as simplified griffons, as expected... Wonderful!
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