Southwell Minster

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Southwell: cathedral

Romanesque archivolts over the arches of the nave of Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England, mid-12th century

Southwell Minster

cathedral, Southwell, England, United Kingdom

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…as the botanical carving of Southwell Chapter House. Even in the 14th century, there are such architectural and sculptural curiosities as the west front of Exeter cathedral. Sculptural interest, however, in buildings such as Gloucester Cathedral Choir (begun soon after 1330), where the effect depends on traceried panels, is virtually…
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…as the botanical carving of Southwell Chapter House. Even in the 14th century, there are such architectural and sculptural curiosities as the west front of Exeter cathedral. Sculptural interest, however, in buildings such as Gloucester Cathedral Choir (begun soon after 1330), where the effect depends on traceried panels, is virtually…
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