The factory of the Beatus of Saint-Sever: techniques and materials of the color

Charlotte Denoël, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Based on the physico-chemical analyses carried out on the Beatus de Saint-Sever (Paris, BnF latin 8878) by the Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France and the Centre de recherche sur la conservation du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle with the Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine, this paper will…

Hoc est Pascha sine termo… Around the Easter table of Saint-Front de Périgueux

Cécile Treffort, Université de Poitiers (CESCM), Institut universitaire de France In the old Romanesque cathedral of Périgueux (Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité), a “Paschal table” can be seen on the south wall of the choir, a list of 91 consecutive dates of Easter preceded by a short heading: “This is the date of Easter without term or number. When…

Mythical beings and prodigious plants in the herbarii in the Romanesque period

Lara de Mérode, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgique) This conference examines the notion and presence of “wonders” in pharmaco-botanical treatises, or herbarii, during the Romanesque period. Starting from the question of the meaning of “wonder” in this field of natural history, a reflection will follow on the presence not only of plants but also of…

From wonder to sanctity. Saint Christopher and the Cynocephalae (High and Middle Ages)

Jacqueline Leclercq-Marx, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgique) The Cynocephali or Dog Heads are not as common in pre-Romanesque art as other human-animal hybrids coming from Late Antique culture. Nonetheless, they have a significant role there and above all particularly in that they befit generally from a powerful push to humanize them. However disconcerting humans may…