The Limestone Sanctuary: Deciphering the Early Romanesque Rigor and Spatial Geometry of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Wedged into the limestone gorge where the Verdus stream meets the Hérault in southern France, the Abbey of Gellone at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert presents one of Languedoc’s most disciplined early Romanesque interiors. Founded by Carolingian duke William of Gellone […]