Medieval wall paintings of Poitou-Charentes

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BROCHARD, Bernard - RIOU, Yves-Jean (edited by). Les peintures murales de Poitou-Charentes. Saint-Savin, published by Centre International d'Art Mural, 1993, quarto format, soft cardboard binding, color photo dust jacket, 172 pages, numerous color photographs, table of contents, preface by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, site catalog, bibliography. This work reveals around fifty of the most beautiful mural paintings in the Vienne and Deux-Sèvres departments. Over 350 sites in the Poitou-Charentes region preserve painted wall decorations, ranging from fragments to extensive historical cycles like those in Saint-Savin, Montmorillon, or Oiron. All periods are represented, from the 12th to the 19th century. The book also includes itineraries in the Vienne and Deux-Sèvres departments to visit around fifty of the finest painted ensembles in a region particularly rich in this heritage. Pleasant copy. Shipments outside the European Union are subject to additional fees.