#gisors

[allthingseurope]

Gisors, France (by roland)

[asphaltheritage]

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[illustratus]

Meeting Between Philip II King of France and Henry II King of England, at Gisors, 21 January 1188

by Gillot Saint-Evre

[jupiter-bringer-of-jollity]

Gerberoy Jardins

[oncanvas]

Le Marché de Gisors, Grande-Rue (Gisors Market, Grande-Rue), Camille Pissarro, 1885

Oil on canvas 18 ¼ x 15 in. (46.5 x 38.1 cm)

[womblegrinch]

Maximilien Luce (1858-1941) - La cathédrale de Gisors, vue du fossé aux tanneurs

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1897.

23 x 16.1 inches, 58.4 x 41 cm. Estimate: US$50,000-70,000.

Sold Christie’s, New York, 4 Nov 2009 for US$50,000 incl B.P.

Sold Sotheby’s, New York, 1 May 2020 for US$47,500 incl B.P.

[archimaps]

Elevation of the organ gallery at the cathedral of Gisors, France

[mostly-history]

The original octagonal keep and chemise of the Château of Gisors (France).

This is an early 12th-century shell keep built on an artificial motte about 13.5m high, with a four-storey octagonal tower added by Henry II of England.  The shell keep was an improvement on the timber & earth motte-and-bailey structure, with a stone “shell” replacing the wooden stockade on the motte. Living quarters (usually made of wood) were built inside the new stone wall, either against the wall to face the central courtyard, or as a free-standing tower or hall.

A chemise, also called an “apron wall” or “mantlet wall”, was is a low wall surrounding the central keep, protecting its base.