between 1093 and 1133 in the north of England), the stone itself is a warm
yellow/pink color, given added zest by piers incised with diamond or zig-zag patterns.
(See Plate 5.3.) By contrast, the entire length of the vault of Sant Tomàs de Fluvià, a
tiny monastic church in the County of Barcelona, was covered with paintings, a few
of which remain today; Plate 5.4 shows the Last Supper. Pisa’s famous leaning tower
is in fact a Romanesque bell tower; here (Plate 5.5) the decoration is on the exterior,
where the bright Italian sun heightens the play of light and shadow.
