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were drawn in ocher paint, and inside surfaces were painted in ocher
and buff. Only these two colors were used, directly on the lime
plaster. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-058]

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110. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. The Romanesque murals, in the south wall of
the nave. The paintings are surrounded with a foliage border. The
flourishes run between two horizontal stripes. The first stripe is
ocher along the flourishes and the second stripe is buff along the
ocher stripe, with a row of white dots at the junction of the two
colours. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-059]

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111. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. The Romanesque gate and its porch, in the
south wall of the nave. Like often in the region, a porch was built
later on--this one is from the 15th century--to offer to pilgrims and
parishioners two stone benches and a shelter from rain and western
winds coming from the sea. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-54]

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112. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. The Romanesque gate, in the south wall of
the nave. The semi-circular arch of the gate is formed of a grain
adorned with a simple torus molding. The arch rests on two attached
columns that seem an extension of the torus, with the same diameter.
The columns are topped with capitals with a square abacus. The capital
baskets are carved with barely visible small angle hooks. The square
base is topped by a double torus. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-55]

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113. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. Sketch of the Romanesque gate, in the south
wall of the nave. Sketch by Marie Lebert.

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114. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. The porch. The stone roof of this 15th
century porch is made of irregular schiste plates joined with a thick
mortar. The arch of the Romanesque portal is adorned with a torus.
Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-060]

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115. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas. The Virgin and Child. Situated under the
15th century porch, at the south of the nave, this stone statue stands
above the Romanesque gate. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-061]

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116. Dragey. Location. The village of Dragey is located on the current
coastal road going from Granville to Avranches, 20 kilometers south of
Granville and 13 kilometers north of Avranches. Dragey was on the route
of three medieval roads, the first one coming from Saint-Pair-sur-Mer,
the second one coming from Coutances and the thi