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ChartresGlass Box P Slides 023
† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John (unrestored, detail)
Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany
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Story of Ste. Mary Magdalene window
Window 005 - Mary Magdalen (restored, detail)
• Panels 1,2,3: Water-bearers, the donors of the window
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† Window 145 - North rose: Rose of France glorifying the Virgin (restored, detail)
Virgin in center with Infant Jesus. Surrounded by four doves, four angels, and four Thrones. These are followed by twelve kings of Judah, Mary's ancestors. The outer ring contains twelve minor prophets.
The window was donated while Queen Blanche was regent of France (circa 1230). The arms of France alternating with Castile are seen below the rose itself. The entire ensemble is a none-too-subtle bit of royal propaganda, with Mary (the Queen of Heaven) at the center of it all. Note too that the figures below the rose in the lancets contrast a legitimate righteous sovereign with corrupt, foolish, or fallen ones. Blanche seems to have wanted no doubt about how she ought to be considered.
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Chartres West Exterior Slides 069
Chartres, west side, left door
† First - INNER (left around to right)
• Capricorn, January with two faces.
† OUTER (left around to right)
• Libra, October with pruning fruit trees?
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† Window 145 - North rose: Rose of France glorifying the Virgin (restored)
Virgin in center with Infant Jesus. Surrounded by four doves, four angels, and four Thrones. These are followed by twelve kings of Judah, Mary's ancestors. The outer ring contains twelve minor prophets.
The window was donated while Queen Blanche was regent of France (circa 1230). The arms of France alternating with Castile are seen below the rose itself. The entire ensemble is a none-too-subtle bit of royal propaganda, with Mary (the Queen of Heaven) at the center of it all. Note too that the figures below the rose in the lancets contrast a legitimate righteous sovereign with corrupt, foolish, or fallen ones. Blanche seems to have wanted no doubt about how she ought to be considered.
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Window 064 - Noah (restored, detail)
Top to bottom, left to right [See diagram for the proper order of reading.]
• Row 01: Wheelwrights, carpenters, coopers (barrel-makers) as donors. See also donors in the very small squares bottom left and right. Perhaps appropriate given the ark's water-tight construction of wood....
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Chartres, north side, center portal
INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(17) Driven from Eden
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† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John (restored, detail)
Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse.
• Saint Matthew - angel with book (not seen here)
• Saint John - eagle (not seen here)
• Saint Luke - winged bull
• Saint Mark - winged lion
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