Maylis Baylé has had the advantage of a dual training in history and the history of art. She is a director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Université de Paris I), author of a work on the Romanesque sculpture of Normandy, and an authority in the field of Romanesque monumental art. A method of rigorous analysis that "integrates physical examination and stylistic study has "enabled her to follow the activity and the advances of the workshops of sculptors in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, particularly in Normandy, their links with English art well before 1066, and the importance of Burgundy and the Île-de-France in the transmission of artistic developments. The sculpture of the eleventh century is closely related to the styles of miniature painting and the luxury arts these "rapports are maintained for a long time in Normandy, England and Scandinavia, where they persist well beyond the end of the Romanesque period. These contacts between scriptoria and sculptors, along with an obvious community of styles between the various forms of artistic creation, constitute a recurring 'leitmotiv' through this collection of articles and lead to a new approach to Romanesque art. Another aspect of Maylis Baylé's work relates to "techniques of construction and the history of medieval "architecture, with several points of interest: the artistic revival around the year 1000 and the relations attested then between Normandy, Maine, Anjou, Beauvais and England, and the structure of walls and techniques of vaulting. Monographs of monuments constituting significant stages of this "development, in Normandy, the Loire, Champagne and the Bourbonnais illustrate various aspects of these problems. For some earlier articles, Dr Baylé has added a scientific and bibliographical update.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Sculpture préromane et romane: Les chapiteaux de la chapelle Sainte-Paix à Caen Aspects de la sculpture normande autour de 1100: à propos de Graville-Sainte-Honorine La sculpture à Lonlay-l'Abbaye et dans ses prieurés Le décor sculpté de Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville La sculpture du XIe siècle à Jumièges La sculpture dans la Normandie méridionale: à propos d'Autgeuil et de Lonlay-l'Abbaye Interlace Patterns in Norman Romanesque Sculpture Les chapiteaux de Stogursey (Somerset), ancien prieuré de Lonlay-l'abbaye Les ateliers de sculpture dans le Cotentin (1100-1150) Chapiteaux de Saint-Thomas d'Argentan Les ateliers de sculpture de Saint-Etienne de Caen (1066-1120) La sculpture préromane en Normandie Réminiscences Scandinaves dans la sculpture romane de Normandie Frises et dalles sculptées en Normandie Vestiges romans de Saint-Gervais de Rouen L'Adoration des Mages de Saint-Paul de Rouen Saint-Symphorien de Domfront Sculpture et polychromie dans l'art roman de Normandie Place de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) dans le cheminement des formes au XIe siècle Les sculptures de la rotonde de Dijon La tradition ornementale dans la sculpture romane La sculpture du XIIe siècle à Bayeux Le décor végétal du XIIe siècle en Normandie Architecture: Les monuments juifs de Rouen et l'architecture romane L'influence des italiens dans l'art roman de Normandie: légende ou réalité? Relations entre massif de façade et vaisseau de nef en Normandie avant 1080 Norman Architecture around the Year 1000 La brique dans l'architecture préromane et romane Structures murales et voûtements dans l'architecture romane de Normandie Les représentations de l'architecture dans les manuscrits Ancienne abbatiale Notre-Dame de Bemay Saint-Symphorien de Ponthion Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher Saint-Pierre d'Yzeure Bibliographie de l'auteur Notes complémentaires Index