COLLECTION NAME:
R. H. C. Davis Notebooks Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_RHCDavis_b1nb15
Filename:
exws_RHCDavis_b1nb15.tif
Title:
R. H. C. Davis Notebook 15
Title Alternative:
Volume XXVI
Creator:
Davis, R. H. C. (Ralph Henry Carless), 1918-1991
Date:
1959
Description:
R. H. C. Davis's notebook surveying the architectural elements of churches and castles from parts of Europe. His title from the cover reads: "Volume XXVI, Normandy Brittany Anjou, 1959". Text on the inside front cover reads: "Nerton [Merton] College, Oxford" and is followed by a series of bibliographic references. The entries begin April 1959 and continue through August 1959, though some entries have later dates (particularly in 1962 and 1987) when the Davis revisited the sites. Most entries begin with a chronology of key events related to the site's history. Following the list are brief descriptions which expand on the the important dates, theorize when architectural features were made, and carefully examine the influences of the building. A major theme of the entries features excavation reports and discoveries. The summaries include quotes from published research. The majority of the text is written in English with some quotes written in Latin and loose material at the end of the notebook written in French.
Contents:
Bernieres-Sur-Mer Church (Calvados); Caen, the castle and town (Calvados); Brionne Castle (Eure); St. Georges-de-Boscherville Abbey Church (Seine-Maritime); Gisors Castle (Eure); Ecouis Collegiate Church (Eure); Rouen Cathedral revisited (Seine-Maritime); Fecamp. The Abbey of La Trinite (Seine-Maritime); Ouistreham Church (Calvados); Thaon Church (Calvados); Abbey of St Martin de Troarn (Calvados); Priory of Plessis-Grimoult (Calvados); Falaise (Calvados); Abbey of Ardenne (Calvados); Abbey of La Trinite de Lessay (Manche); Coutances Cathedral (Manche); Mont St. Michel (Manche); Notre Dame de Tronoen (Finistere); Fouesnant Church (Finistere); Locmaria Church, Quimper (Finistere); Quimper Cathedral (Finistere); Ste Croix de Quimperle (Finistere); Le Faouet, Chapel of St. Fiacre (Morbihan); Le Faouet, Chapel of the Ste Barbe (Morbihan); Kernascleden Church (Morbihan); Locronan, Church and Chapelle de Peniti (Finistere); Abbey Church of St. Sauveur, Redon (Ille et Vilaine); Angers Cathedral (Maine-et-Loire); Abbey church of St. Sergius, Anger (Maine-et-Loire); Abbey of St. Albinus (S. Aubin), Anger (Maine-et-Loire); Angers Castle (Maine-et-Loire); Collegiate Church of St. Martin, Angers (Maine-et-Loire); N. D. de Nantilly, Saumur (Maine-et-Loire); Church of St. Peter, Saumur (Maine-et-Loire); Abbey of Fontevraud (Maine-et-Loire); Le Mans revisited (Sarthe); N. D. d'Avesnieres (Mayenne); Pritz Church, nr. Laval (Mayenne); Towns of the Southern Bocage (Orne-Manche); Abbey of St. Evroul (Orne); Beaumont-le-Roger (Eure); H. Prentout on Norman History; Jumieges revisited (Seine-Maritime); Church of S. Nicholas de Caen (Calvados); Church of S. Pierre, Rucqueville (Calvados).
Illustration Description:
The notebook opens with a drawing from book and captioned "Le chateau de Caen au XIII siecle (dessin de Christian Fouetillou). Voir la note qui accompagne la figure 2". A handwritten note under the drawing reads "For earlier stages, see final end paper". Pasted on the next page is an image of, according to the handwritten caption, a "cross presented by the Empress Matilda to La Valasse (Rouen. Mursee d'Antiquietes Gold, wite [white], pink, blue and green jewels". Small illustrations throughout include: east bays, vault, pinnacles, and abacus at Bernieres-Sur-Mer Church; archaeological map of Caen Castle and town; a terrain diagram of Brionne Castle; archmould, window [inforium?] arches, bases of pillars at Abbey Church of S. Georges-de-Boscheville; archaeological map and terrain diagram of Gisors Castle and town; plan of crypt at Rouen Cathedral; remodeled piers and the floor plan of the church at Fecamp from J. Daoust "L'Abbatriale de la Sainte-Trinite" (1956); bays and piers of the Ouistreham Church; tower and piers at Thaon Church; semi-circular plan of chapel of the 'chevet', the transept window, designed parapets at Coutances Cathedral; partial bay in south nave and the design of transepts at Abbey of Mont St. Michel; floor plan, ornamented capitals, nave bay design and the transepts at Church of Locmaria; plan of the Church of Sainte-Croix, Quimperle; capital crossing, central tower plan, details of chancels and pier at Abbey Church of St. Sauveur, Redon; rough plan of chancel and bay design at Abbey of St. Sergius, Anger; cloister arches at Abbey of St. Albinus, Angers; bases, plans of chancel at Notre-Dame de Nantilly, Saumur; ground floor plan and bay design of north and south walls of Church of St. Peter, Saumur; ground floor plan, base, pier, design of nave and chancel at Notre Dame d'Avesnieres; transept, chancel and arcading at Sees Cathedral; and the centering in arch of central apse, nave piers, nave elevation at Bernay, Abbey Church. Loose material at the end of the notebook includes: pamphlet of L'Abbaye De Jumieges; newspaper clipping about the "Geography of Impressionism" from the Times, dated September, 222, 1959; and two pamphlets on Saint Malo and Mont St. Michel. All the pamphlets contain archaeological maps. Most of the entries include photographs in various sizes, each are captioned.
Subject:
Architecture--Research
Subject:
Church architecture
Subject:
Castles
Subject:
Architecture--History
Subject:
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Subject:
Historic buildings
Subject:
Architectural drawing
Subject:
Archaeological sites
Subject:
Architecture, Gothic
Buildings Identified:
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativite de Bernieres-sur-Mer (Calvados, France)
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L'eglise Saint-Pierre de Thaon (France)
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Abbaye Saint-Martin de Troarn (France)
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Prieure du Plessis-Grimoult (Calvados, France)
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Chateau de Falaise (Falaise, France)
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Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ardenne (Calvados, France)
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Abbaye de la Trinite (Fecamp, France)
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Cathedrale de Coutances (Coutances, France)
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Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbey : France)
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Chapelle de Tronoan (Saint-Jean-Trolimon, France)
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Eglise Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul (Fouesnant, France)
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Chateau de Caen (Caen, France)
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Eglise Notre-Dame de Locmaria (France)
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Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper
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Abbaye Sainte-Croix (Quimperle, France)
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Chapelle de Saint-Fiacre (Le Faouet, Morbihan, France)
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Chapelle de Sainte Barbe (Le Faouet, Morbihan, France)
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Eglise Notre-Dame de Kernascleden (Kernascleden, France)
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Eglise Saint-Ronan de Locronan (Finistere, France)
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Abbaye de Saint-Sauveur-en-Vosges (France)
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Saint-Maurice (Cathedral : Angers, France)
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Abbaye Saint-Serge et Saint-Bach (Angers, France)
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Chateau de Brionne (Eure, France)
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Saint-Aubin Abbey (Angers, France)
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Chateau d'Angers (Angers, France)
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Collegiale Saint-Martin (Angers, France)
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Eglise de Notre-Dame de Nantilly (Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France)
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Eglise Saint Pierre (Saumur, Pays de Loire, France)
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Abbaye de Fontevrault
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Eglise Notre-Dame d'Aventieres
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Notre-Dame de Pritz Chapel (Laval, France)
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Abbaye de Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France)
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Prieure de la Sainte Trinite de Beaumont-le-Roger (France)
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Abbaye Saint-Georges-de Boscherville (Boscherville, France)
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Abbaye de Jumieges
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Church of Saint-Nicolas (Caen, Calvados, France)
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Eglise Saint-Pierre de Rucqueville (Calvados, France)
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Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Redon
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Cathedrale de Sees
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Prieure de la Sainte Trinite de Beaumont-le-Roger (France)
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Chateau de Gisors (Eure, France)
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Collegiale Notre-Dame d'Ecouis (Eure, France)
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
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Abbaye de la Trinite (Fecamp, France)
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Eglise Saint-Samson de Ouistreham (Calvados, France)
Places Identified:
Calvados (France)
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Eure (France)
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Seine-Maritime (France)
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Tinchebray (France)
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Orne (France)
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Finistere (France)
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Le Mans (France)
Places Identified:
Tinchebray (France)
Keywords:
notebooks; Diaries; Travel; Illustrations; fieldwork (research); Pamphlets; Research; Capitals (Columns); Ruins; Maps; Floor plans; History; Moldings; Photographs
Collection:
R. H. C. Davis Notebooks Collection
Location:
Europe
Time Period:
1950 - 1959
Language:
eng; lat; fre
Source:
R. H. C. Davis Collection (02-exws_davis), Notebook 15, "XXVI, Normandy Brittany Anjou, 1959", Box 1, Folder 15, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Format:
image/tiff
Rights Status:
In Copyright.
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Type:
Text
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2024