Tympans et portails romans. Histoire de l’archéologie des années passées à l'Ecole

des années passées à l'Ecole d'art de La Chaux de Fonds jusqu'au départ de la Suisse vers Paris au début 1917

of continuing to transform oneself

and we must go beyond it if we want to understand what the bards hid behind their legends

toute son importance

Tympans et portails romans. Histoire de l’archéologie des années passées à l'EcoleRomanesque art is fashionable: our modern eye is more attracted by the imagery of Romanesque churches than by that of Gothic churches. But this preference is not always accompanied by the knowledge that would allow us to understand its meanings. By focusing on tympanums and portals, the authors show how the sculpted decoration is in no way esoteric. It has an educational role, both theological and moral, and is also linked to the liturgical rituals