Mural Paintings of Poitou-Charentes Region

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BROCHARD, Bernard - RIOU, Yves-Jean (eds.). Les peintures murales de Poitou-Charentes. Saint-Savin, Centre International d'Art Mural, 1993. Quarto format, soft cardboard binding with color photo dust jacket, 172 pages, numerous color photographs, table of contents, preface by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, site catalogue, bibliography. This work showcases approximately fifty of the finest mural paintings from Vienne and Deux-Sèvres departments. Over 350 sites in the Poitou-Charentes region preserve painted mural decoration, ranging from fragments to vast historical cycles such as those at Saint-Savin, Montmorillon, and Oiron. All periods represented from 12th to 19th century. Includes touring circuits through both departments to visit fifty of the most beautiful painted ensembles in this particularly rich region. Fine copy. Shipping outside the EU incurs additional charges.