Marble
University of Notre Dame
Loading navigation...

Amiens Cathedral: Band of reliefs, two rows of quatrefoils

Date

Circa 1910

Location

Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

Scenes of agriculture (labors of the months, March, April, May shown) below, signs of the Zodiac above. The cathedral, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is a classic example of 13th-century architecture and sculpture. Built between 1220 and ca. 1270, it replaced a complex of episcopal buildings. The names of the architects are known from the labyrinth (destroyed 18th century; reconstructed 1894-1897) that in 1288 was set into the floor of the nave: Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Regnault de Cormont. The cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume (estimated at 200,000 m³).

Cite This
Scenes of agriculture (labors of the months, March, April, May shown) below, signs of the Zodiac above. The cathedral, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is a classic example of 13th-century architecture and sculpture. Built between 1220 and ca. 1270, it replaced a complex of episcopal buildings. The names of the architects are known from the labyrinth (destroyed 18th century; reconstructed 1894-1897) that in 1288 was set into the floor of the nave: Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Regnault de Cormont. The cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume (estimated at 200,000 m³).
Open external viewer application
G. Massiot & cie
Circa 1910
photographs
https://curate.nd.edu/show/st74cn72n11

Our collection information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. If you have spotted an error, please contact Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries at asklib@nd.edu.

Also from

Architectural Lantern Slides of France