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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 January 2012
In my last letter I gave some account of the celebrated Cloister of Moissac; after which I visited Toulouse, which I consider to have been the head quarters of a very remarkable school of sculpture in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; but which did not form part of the English province of Aquitaine, and therefore is not included in this series of letters. The next place that I visited was the town of Cahors, which is finely situated amongst the hills, and was strongly fortified, as it was a border town between the dominions of the Kings of England as Lords of Guienne, and the Counts of Toulouse.
page 315 note a Geraldus Hector III., who was Bishop of Cahors for more than fifty years, and died about the year 1200, is said to have enlarged the monastery at great expense, and was buried in the middle of the choir of the church, the place usually assigned to the founder. He was, therefore, probably considered as the second founder, and the greater part of the alterations I have described were probably made in his time. These alterations were so extensive that the bishop who directed them might fairly be considered as the second founder of the church. (See Christiana, Galha, tom ii. p. 470.)Google Scholar
page 315 note b They were begun by Bishop Antonius Allemand II., and finished by his successor, Antonius de Luzech III. ( aChristiana, Gallia, tom. ii. p. 473.)Google Scholar
page 315 note c This was probably part of the work of Bishop Geraldus Hector, A.D. 1150–1200.
page 315 note e William de Labroa was Bishop of Cahors from1318 to 1324; he left 2000 florins for carrying on the work. (Gall. Christ, tom.ii. p. 472.)
page 316 note a For the dates of the buildings in Cahors I am indebted chiefly to the information of M. Plunarvergne, who is (or was in 1851) Professor of History in the college there, and had studied them very carefully by the help of the original Archives of the town, which are well preserved, and to which he had free access. I take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to him for his kindness on the occasion of my visit to that very interesting city.
page 321 note a Raimundus de Agripho II., Bishop of Rodez 1349 to 1361, gave ornamented pontificals, &e. and was buried in the chancel of the cathedral. The rebuilding was probably completed at that time. (Gall. Christ, tom. ii. p. 958.)
page 322 note a They were built by William de la Tour, who was Bishop of Rodez from 1419 to 1461. “In ecclesia enim palatioque Episcopali multa reparavit et ornavit; necnon turrim, quæ adhuc superstes visitur, ædifi-cavit.” (Gall. Christ, torn. ii. p. 959.)