ornaments
romanesque chevron ornament the language of british norman and irish sculpture in the twelfth century
this is a detailed study and typology of chevron ornamentation the zig zag motifs which are omnipresent in norman architecture of the twelfth century first appearing around 1090 and pretty much disappearing by 1200 . in creating such a typology rachel moss addresses questions of the regional development and evolution of the form and finds that a simple model of linear development can not entirely be substained .