Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 158
ll its imperfections, one seems to see the seeds of growthand of the future Gothic art. The cloister of Moissac (Plate CXI I) is one of the finest in France though it has been a great deal altered since it was first built. Its original date is given by an inscription which with its abbreviations… … The Cloister—MOISSAC CH. xxij FRANCE—TOULOUSE 89 No explanation has ever been found of these mysteriousinitials ; they have puzzled all the antiquaries. Thesculptures and the capitals no doubt belong to the dateof the inscription, but the cloister was re-built early in the12th century, when the…
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