Plaincourault Chapel Explained

Plaincourault Chapel is a 12th-century chapel of the Knights Hospitaller in Mérigny, Indre, France.^[1] The structure, which is located next to the Château de Plaincourault, suffered extensive damage during the French Revolution and was abandoned in 1793. It was declared a historical monument in 1944, but was not restored until the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne took ownership of the property in 1994.^[2] The chapel is famous for its unusual Romanesque art, particularly its Christian frescoes.^{[3] [4]} As part of the Château de Plaincourault complex, it is designated by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique.

See also

• Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Further reading

• Boudier, Jean Louis Émile (1911). La fresque de Plaincourault (Indre). Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France 27: 31 - 33.
• Samorini, Giorgio (1997). The 'Mushroom-Tree' of Plaincourault, Eleusis: Journal of Psychoactive Plants and Compounds 8: 29–37.

External links

• Official site (French)
• Giorgio Samorini's flickr set

Notes and References

1. Gaudon, Constantin (1868). Histoire du Blanc et de ses environs. Ampetit. . pp. 290-293.
2. http://merigny.pagesperso-orange.fr/lieux/chapelle.html La chapelle de Plaincourault
3. Ramsbottom, J. (1925). Edible and Poisonous Fungi. Proc R Soc Med. 18 (Sect Trop Dis Parasitol): 13–26.
4. Ruck, Carl A.P.; Jose Alfredo Gonzalez Celdran (2007). Melusina of Plaincourault. The Hidden World: Survival of Pagan Shamanic Themes in European Fairytales. Carolina Academic Press. . pp. 309-380.