This section comprises three groups of articles. The first group makes up a detailed exposition of the sculptures of St Cybard, Cercles, in the
Dordogne. There is a plan of the church to enable you to identify the sculptures when you visit and a flow chart showing the various influences that led to the Green Man of Romanesque sculpture.
The study of the church led to a much wider study of Romanesque architecture and sculpture. The results of that work are contained in the second and third groups of articles. The second group is a series of short illustrated articles on some aspects of Romanesque architecture and sculpture. These articles are the result of personal visits of an amateur art historian to the places discussed in the articles.The sculptures were studied and assessments were then made that took account of expert opinion expressed in media that is available to the academic world but is not generally or readily available to the amateur. The last and largest group is a series of short descriptions of all the Romanesque churches that Peter has visited in France and Spain. The notes are set out region by region for France followed by those for Spain. If you have any constructive comments or suggestions to make on the articles please email hubert*pj@wanadoo*fr (note that you must replace the asterisk or star ( * ) with a stop( .)
Peter Hubert has drawn this flow chart to show the influences that produced the Green Man of Romanesque sculpture.
Peter Hubert has sketched this plan of Cercles Church to show the position of the sculptures described in his notes (above)
In this article, Peter Hubert traces the evolution of themes and images from classical times to the Romanesque period
The Maitre de Cabestany - A man or a workshop? Peter Hubert examines the oeuvre of the "Maitre de Cabestany" in South-West France, Spain and Italy