Talk:Norman architecture

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Gallery?

Considering the vast amount of beautiful Norman pieces in Britain and Italy still surviving, should this article not have a gallery? Or a link to a Commons page? Or at least lists of links to the relevant articles where the images can be found? Srnec 21:08, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Added Commonscat link (not much there at the moment!) Man vyi 06:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

The article now has a gallery which is a mish-mash of photos, some of poor quality, some (like the east end of Caen) not appropriate and now deleted.

Putting together a good galery of images takes time, care, and careful choosing. Work.

See, for examples, the galleries at Romanesque architecture. Amandajm (talk) 16:25, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Norman truss

I have removed the photo of the so-called Norman roof truss from the Gallery. The truss in question is in a house in Louisiana dating from 1740 and therefore well outside the historic period (and geographic area!) under disussion. The term "Norman Truss" refers to a construction method introduced to America from Normandy, not by the Normans. As it was also common in other parts of NW France it is something of a misnomer. See . SiGarb | Talk 22:10, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Differences between regions

I don't think this page is desperately useful, as there is little in common between Norman buildings in Sicily and Northern Europe, certainly no more than there is between any other Romanesque architecture. Even between England and Normandy there were significant differences, especially after around 1090, as England absorbed Romanesque influences from other parts of France and Germany, as well as developing new forms, to create a distinct style. I think it would be worth having separate articles on English, Norman and Sicilian Romanesque. DougieMcC (talk) 13:19, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

At the moment the Italian sections (not just covering Sicily) are rather the tail wagging the dog, & it would be good to move those out, with just a brief pointer to them here. Not quite so convinced by Normandy proper, where our section is pretty short. Johnbod (talk) 16:12, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

All of the info on Italy is unsourced, but I've copied everything useful into Norman-Arab-Byzantine culture. I propose cutting all the Italian sections from here, adding a link to the section on architecture in the above article, and making this one just about Britain and Normandy. DougieMcC (talk) 18:16, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

I've done that now - please revert if you think it was too extreme, but I think that now it will be easier to add meaningful info on the characteristics and evolution of the style. DougieMcC (talk) 18:25, 2 June 2026 (UTC)