Mapping Romanesque Eve: Art History and the Digital Humanities

Anna-Maria Moubayed

Ph.D. Candidate, Queen’s University, Kingston ON Canada

“In a dressed society [such as the Middle Ages], the unclothed body is always problematic but at the same time meaningful.”

Suzanne Lewis, “Introduction: Medieval Bodies Then and Now: Negotiating Problems of Ambivalence and Paradox,” in Naked Before God: Uncovering the Body in Anglo-Saxon England, edited by Benjamin C. Withers and Jonathan Wilcox (Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2003), 15.

North façade ofSaint-Lazare Cathedral, ca. 1120, Musée Rolin, Autun.

West façade, North bay, mid 12th c., Église Notre-Dame, Corme-Écluse.

North façade of Saint-Lazare Cathedral. ca. 1130, Musée Rolin, Autun.

West façade, 12th c., CathédraleNotre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor, Nîmes.

North bay, west façade. ca. 1152-80. Saint-Trophime Cathedral, Arles. North aisle capital near the

apse. ca. 1120-40. Saint-Madeleine Basilica, Vézelay.

North capital, ca. 1180-85,Cloister of Collégiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Gaudens, Saint-Gaudens.

West façade, late 11th c., Église Saint-Martin, Besse.

South portal, end of 11th –early 12th century, Église Notre-

Dame-de-l’Assomption,Anzy-le-Duc.

Purple = Eve Yellow = Siren Orange=Luxury

Catalogue of Colour-coded Field Research Images

Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, Anzy-le-Duc.

Floor Plan, Sketch, and Legend

Database of Images

Detail

Metadata No = 0Yes = 1

Positive result = 1 = 1x1Negative result = 0 = 1x0 or 0x1 or 0x0

Eve’s position vis-à-vis the Tree of Knowledge.

Figures and Statistics

Interactive Map

Geographic Distribution and Periods

Medium

Sinister vs. Dexter

SinisterDexter

Dexter vs. SinisterRomanesque vs. Gothic

RomanesqueGothic

Interactive Map

ArcGIS - Esri

Thank you !

Special thank you to:

Prof. Matthew Reeve

Francine BerishGeospatial Data Librarian

Josué Daniel Vazquez BecerraPhD Candidate, Mathematics

Alexandra CooperData Technician