Ana Maria Gruia - "Saint George on Medieval Stove - PATZINAKIA

<strong>Ana</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> <strong>Gruia</strong>
indicative of one of the styles. It does not mean that each element triggers a
qualification of western or eastern, but they do belong to one more than to the
other and their accumulation is meant to ease the decision. All the details of
arms, armor and tack (except for the ubiquitous spear and reins) are in the
western group. All the saintly elements, plus the mantle, the decorative
elements and the schematic character of images, are in the eastern group. (see
plate 2).
Observing first the distribution of the two groups according to province,
one sees that the greatest difference between the two occurs in Transylvania: on
these tiles, one may find 91 Western elements, compared to merely 12 eastern
ones. As a group therefore, the tiles from Transylvania look much more western.
In Moldavia and Wallachia, the proportions are not so differentiated, meaning
that they display elements from both traditions, but still more from the western
one. Another observation is that the tiles from Transylvania are “realistic” and
detailed, since they contain the highest proportion of elements: 143 on 15 tiles,
that is, an average of 10 elements per each tile. The proportion is lower in
Wallachia: 110 elements on 21 tiles (on average 5 on each). The most schematic,
but also the most fragmentary, are the tiles from Moldavia, containing 85
elements on 27 tiles (on average 3 on each).
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91
Western elements
35
49
12
Eastern elements
21
36
40
Other elements
29
25
Moldavia
Transylvania
Walachia
Plate 2. Distribution of western and eastern elements according to province/state
Transylvania
Moldavia
Walachia