Title: L'Architecture Carolingienne en France et en Europe: By François Heber-Suffrin (†) and Christian Sapin. Éditions Picard, Paris, 2021. 299 pp., numerous col. and b/w illus. isbn 978-2-7084-1182-1. €54 (hb).
Authors: Gem, Richard
Abstract: Brick also appears in Carolingian buildings, both salvaged Roman brick and newly made bricks from the same kilns that produced roof tiles. At Paderborn and Saint-Denis the palace buildings are subsidiary to great churches that show the influence of Roman models. There is a helpful definition of the French terminology for different types of masonry used for wall construction: large and medium ashlar blocks ("grand/moyen appareil"); and most frequently, small blocks dressed on one face ("moellons").
Subjects: CATHEDRALS; ARCHITECTURAL models; BUILDING commissioning; CHURCH renewal; CONSTRUCTION materials; CHRISTIANITY; PAPACY; DOCUMENTARY evidence
Publication: Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 2022, Vol 175, Issue 1, p307
ISSN: 0068-1288
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/00681288.2022.2104481

L'Architecture Carolingienne en France et en Europe: By François Heber-Suffrin (†) and Christian Sapin. Éditions Picard, Paris, 2021. 299 pp., numerous col. and b/w illus. isbn 978-2-7084-1182-1. €54 (hb).

Gem, Richard