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The study focuses on some original parts of the second building of Gyulafehérvár cathedral which are now missing, such as its original sanctuary, which was demolished soon after completion and replaced by another. Also discussed are a number of carvings used in a secondary or tertiary setting, as spolia, originally made around 1200 or at the beginning of the 13th century, and then removed from their original context. Fragments of chevron-decorated carvings can be arranged along an arch that, because of its size, can only be identified with the transverse arch of the original apse of the sanctuary. The transverse arch on the face of the Gyulafehérvár apse, built around 1200, was -- as far as we know today -- the largest structural element in Central Europe decorated with a "Norman" chevron ornament. From the exterior decoration of the original apse a surprisingly large number of richly decorated details still survive. The entablature high on top of the polygonal apse of the present-day sanctuary is richly decorated with figures and other motifs in high relief. The placement of these carvings is clearly secondary. Obviously pieces from the entablature of the 12th-century apse were re-used in the 13th-century Gothic apse (and later when it was rebuilt in the 18th century). The thematic focus of the Gyulafehérvár cornice also relates to the figural decoration of the capitals inside the sanctuary. In addition to this series, about a dozen or so other figural carvings from this same period adorn the church. The two reliefs depicting St. Michael, both found in secondary placement high on the outside wall of the sanctuary, are the most important of these carvings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Before the renovation of the Baroque parish church in Szigetújfalu (built between 1770–1773) there was given occasion to a research of the wall. It could be proved that the church was built of the stone material of the Benedictine Abbey of Ercsi. The more than 100 observed stones, 12 of which was taken of the wall, represent an important and richly decorated Romanesque monument of the late 12th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses recently discovered stone carvings from the Benedictine Abbey of Ercsi located in Szigetvár, Hungary. The baroque parish church built between 1770 and 1773 in Szigetvár underwent archaeological excavations and restoration work in the summer of 2010, focusing on the outer wall of the parish. This work provided proofs that at least 12 of the 100 examined stones used in the construction of the wall came originally from the Abbey of Ersci, and are an extensively decorated Romanesque monument from the late 12th century.

The article discusses Romanesque stone carvings probably dating to the 12th century, found at the Royal Provostry Church of the Virgin Mary, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, which was founded in the 11th century and destroyed during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary. The history of archeological excavations to uncover the carvings, including the first attempt in 1848 as part of a mission to excavate the graves of King Béla III of Hungary and his wife, and later attempts in 1864, 1874 and 1872, conducted by archaeologist Imre Henzlmann.