Although the west façade of Wells Cathedral has been carefully studied, a series of problems concerning its date, original form and meaning remain. This paper focuses on the archaeology of its central portal, featuring the Coronation of the Virgin. Working from the archaeological evidence, it offers a reconstruction of the portal which leads to a broader consideration of the place of the imagery in British and European medieval art. This informs an exploration of the meanings of the façade as a whole within the context of then current commentaries on the Song of Songs in France and England.

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石头上的表皮：威尔斯大教堂的西立面

尽管对韦尔斯大教堂的西立面进行了仔细研究，但关于其年代、原形和意义等一系列问题仍然存在。本文重点介绍其中央门户的考古学，以圣母加冕为特色。根据考古证据，它提供了门户的重建，从而导致更广泛地考虑意象在英国和欧洲中世纪艺术中的地位。这有助于在当时对法国和英国雅歌的评论的背景下探索立面的整体意义。