A Short History of the Middle Ages Fourth Edition

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Plate 5.9: Fontenay Abbey Church, Interior (1139–1147). Compare the bare walls of this Cistercian church
with the frescoes of Sant Tomàs de Fluvià (Plate 5.4). How do these different artistic choices reflect
different religious sensibilities?

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