"The Former Cluniac Priory Church at Paray-le-Monial: A Study of Its Eleventh- and Twelfth-century Architecture and Sculpture,"
Ph. D. Dissertation, Yale University: 1994

by J. Minott Kerr

For a variety of reasons, legal and technical, I have yet to scan-in and establish links to any of the illustrative material. Thus so far I have focused on making sections of my thesis available which have few or no illustrations.

Currently Available Sections

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Ch. 1: Previous Literature and State of the Question

Ch. 2: Historical Background, Restoration and Condition

Ch. 8: The Evidence for the Medieval Cloister

Ch. 9: Liturgy and Function

Chapter 10: The Burgundian Context for the Capitals at Paray

Conclusion

Works Cited

Other Related Works:

A condensed version of Chapter 7: "Construction History and Dating of the Church" was given as a talk at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians in Philadelphia in April 1994

A more general paper "Paray, West and East: A Date for the Porch and Some Thoughts on the Ambulatory," given at the 31st International Congress on Medieval Studies on 11 May 1996

Bibliography of Kenneth John Conant's published work on Cluny

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