- Berneval
Alexandre de Berneval, architect, died in
1440 , was one of the foremost masons in Normandy in the early 15th century.He was responsible for the south
rose window of theabbey church of Saint-Ouen inRouen , which contains his tomb, as well as (probably) the south transept porch ('Portail des Marmousets'), inGothic Style Flamboyant . He is also known to have worked for theabbey of Fécamp from 1420 onwards and on the castle of Rouen, no longer extant.He is known to have visited England, buying alabaster from Thomas Prentys in
Chellaston ,Derbyshire . (Source:Grove Dictionary of Art )
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