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The Meaning of Domus Dei

2002; Brill; Volume: 9; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/157430102x00133

1574-3012

Estelle Alma Maré,

Architecture and Art History Studies

Abstract Two medieval sacred places are discussed, one Romanesque (St Pierre, Moissac) and the other late Gothic (the Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vittoria, Batalha), focussing in both instances on the paradox of turning God's dwellings into contexts for artistic creativity which served religious as well as secular purposes.