Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - south aisle, detail of monks' doorway

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Date:

2010-05-11

Author:

Stalley, Roger

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Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of the monks' doorway in south aisle showing jambs and orders. One capital is badly damaged but the other shows fine stiff-leaf foliage carving and cable moulding. Soffit mouldings show dogtooth and roll-and-fillet designs while the jambs are plain shafts. Inner order of doorway has cusped, round-headed arch.

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Culture:

Irish

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Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny

Work:

architecture

Author: Stalley, Roger

Role:

Photographer

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Image

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http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39462

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• History of Art & Architecture - The Stalley Collection (Digital Image Collection)

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Keywords:

doorway, stiff-leaf foliage, foliate capital, dogtooth moulding, cable moulding, roll-and-fillet moulding, shaft, bell capital, cusps

Period:

Medieval

Style:

Early English Gothic
Early Gothic
Transitional Style

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