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RHENISÏÏ ARCHITECTURE.
Paet II.
about it, ancl we are rather startled to find a Barbarian style so
complete at so early an age, and so far removed from anything that
could with propriety be called debased
Roman. 1
There are other churches in this neigh-
bourhood scarcely less ancient in date than
this one at Mittelzell, and almost as
interesting in their arrangement. Among
these may be mentioned that of Romain-
Motier, the body of which certainly remains
as it was when consecrated in the year 753.
The narthex, which is in two storeys, may
be a century or two later, and the porch
and east end are of the pointed style of
the 12th or 13th century. The vaulting of
the nave also can hardly be coeval with
the original building.
From other examples in the neighbour-
hood, we may safely infer that it originally terminated eastward in one
or three apses. Supposing these to be restored, we have a church of
about 150 ft. in length by 55 in width across the nave, with transepts,
689. Plan of the Chnrch at Romain-
Motier. (From Blavignac. 2)
Scale 100 ft. to 1 in.
690. View of the Chuicn ol Eomain-jVlotier. (From-Blavignac.)
1 If there are any remains of the
monastic buildings at Reichenau it is
extremely desirable that they should he
examined, in order to see how far they
accord with the St. Gal] plan. What if
it should turn out to be a perfected plan
of Reichenau sent after its completion
by the abbot Heiton to his friend
Gospertus ?
2 ‘Histoire de l’Architecture Sacre'e
du 4 mo au 10 me Siècle dans les Évêche's
de Genève, Lausanne, et Sion,’ 1853
RHENISÏÏ ARCHITECTURE.
Paet II.
about it, ancl we are rather startled to find a Barbarian style so
complete at so early an age, and so far removed from anything that
could with propriety be called debased
Roman. 1
There are other churches in this neigh-
bourhood scarcely less ancient in date than
this one at Mittelzell, and almost as
interesting in their arrangement. Among
these may be mentioned that of Romain-
Motier, the body of which certainly remains
as it was when consecrated in the year 753.
The narthex, which is in two storeys, may
be a century or two later, and the porch
and east end are of the pointed style of
the 12th or 13th century. The vaulting of
the nave also can hardly be coeval with
the original building.
From other examples in the neighbour-
hood, we may safely infer that it originally terminated eastward in one
or three apses. Supposing these to be restored, we have a church of
about 150 ft. in length by 55 in width across the nave, with transepts,
689. Plan of the Chnrch at Romain-
Motier. (From Blavignac. 2)
Scale 100 ft. to 1 in.
690. View of the Chuicn ol Eomain-jVlotier. (From-Blavignac.)
1 If there are any remains of the
monastic buildings at Reichenau it is
extremely desirable that they should he
examined, in order to see how far they
accord with the St. Gal] plan. What if
it should turn out to be a perfected plan
of Reichenau sent after its completion
by the abbot Heiton to his friend
Gospertus ?
2 ‘Histoire de l’Architecture Sacre'e
du 4 mo au 10 me Siècle dans les Évêche's
de Genève, Lausanne, et Sion,’ 1853