St. Benedict Abbey (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire, France) : Exterior : Narthex : lower arches, north side

Published/Created:
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre, France
Date Depicted:
ca. 11th-12th centuries
Notes:
Benedictine monastic church in Loiret département, France. An abbey dedicated to Notre-Dame and St Peter and following the Rule of St Benedict was founded at Fleury, on the left bank of the River Loire, by Abbot Leodebod of St-Aignan, Orléans, in 651 (Oxf
Variant Titles:
Fleury Abbey
Abbaye de S. Benoit
Topics:
Architecture -- France -- 11th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Romanesque
Culture:
French
Accession Number:
4329-087
Genre:
churches (AAT)
religious communities (built complexes): monasteries: abbeys (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Austin, James
Source Title:
James Austin Photograph Collection of French and Italian Medieval Architecture
Source Created:
United Kingdom
Call Number:
VRC 311
Box:
17
Orbis Barcode:
39002075050600
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
OID:
10267925
PID:
digcoll:1857744