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(Canton of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados)

Priory of Saint-Vigor ; tithe barn

   The barn of the priory of Saint-Vigor in Perrières, which dates from the end of the 12th century, is of generous proportions: thirty metres by 8.5 metres. The main entrance is at the south façade through a pedestrian door and a carriage door. The interior presents a large nave opening on the aisles via slightly broken arches resting on cylindrical pillars, ornamented with scrolls and stylised leaves.

Bibliography

- Musset, Lucien. " Sites monastiques de la Basse-Normandie. Le prieuré de Perrières ", dans Art de Basse-Normandie, n° 17, Printemps 1960, p. 7 à 11
- Musset, Lucien. – Normandie romane, Zodiaque, La Pierre-Qui-Vire, 1987, T. 1, p. 37-38