es and imaginary animals. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-075]

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142. Genets. A Gothic gargoyle at another angle of the balustrade
hiding the base of the saddleback roof of the tower. Photo by Claude
Rayon. [Claude-41]

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143. Genets. A Gothic gargoyle at another angle of the balustrade
hiding the base of the saddleback roof of the tower. Photo by Alain
Dermigny. [Alain-076]

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144. Genets. The gate in the south transept. This heavy and simple gate
is from 11th century, with semi-circular plain grains and thick
columns. It probably belonged to the building that was prior to the
Romanesque church consecrated in 1157. The semi-circular arch is formed
of two thick non-molded grains. The external grain rests on two thick
attached columns topped by a square chamfered abacus, which goes on as
a chamfered band on the wall. The capital basket is carved with barely
visible angle hooks. The outside ground level is now at the same level
as the start of the column trunk. The square base is topped by a double
torus is below ground level. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-077]

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145. Genets. Sketch of the gate in the south transept. Sketch by Marie
Lebert.

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146. Genets. The Romanesque transept crossing is bounded by four strong
square piers. The two west piers are attached to the transept and the
nave. They receive four thick triangular arches that surround the
groin vault above the transept crossing. The first row of the choir
opens north and south on two flat apse chapels, that open themselves
on the transept arms. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-078]

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147. Genets. The Romanesque transept crossing. The piers support four
thick slightly triangular arches that surround the groin vault above
the transept crossing. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-079]

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148. Genets. The Romanesque transept crossing. The four piers are
perfectly symmetrical, with two flat non-molded sides and two other
sides with two attached twin columns on a backwall, that support the
triangular arches. On one angle of each pillar, an attached column
supports the spring of one arris of the vault. Each pillar is topped by
a large impost molded with a chamfered band. Photo by Claude Rayon.
[Claude-46]

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149. Genets. The Romanesque transept crossing. One of the tower piers.
Two sides have a flat non