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SAINT-PIERRE-LE-POTIER

The former parish church of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Pierre-le-Potier, built of "roussard" sandstone, dates back to the 11th century. Its groundplan is simple: a small, rectangular aisleless nave covered with a tie-beam roof, a narrower chancel with a single bay and a half-domed apse.

THE WALL PAINTINGS (late 12th or early 13th century)

1) Christ in majesty:

2) The Labours of the Months:

Unusually, February is represented by an old woman in front of the hearth. Her headgear is a "touret" which consisted of a veil covering the forehead. Over the veil was a filet which was ring of cloth sitting on the head like a hat or diadem. Sometimes, a strip of cloth - the barbette - was tied around the chin and pinned at the top of the woman's head. This kind of headgear was worn between the late 12th or eraly 13th century until the 15th century

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