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Chartres South Exterior Slides 024

Chartres South Exterior Slides 024

Figures L - R

Left side
• St Laumer, monk of Perche [added at porch construction]
• St. Silvester (pope dress)
• St. Ambrose (bishop of Milan), converted St. Augustine and is the first person of whom we have record reading silently to himself, rather than aloud.
• St. Nicholas (bishop of Myra, from whence Santa Claus).

Far left:
• St. Bartholomew (broken flaying knife; instrument of his martyrdom) of the central portal.

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: lives of Sampson on the left

Left:

† Samson finds honey in lion's mouth;
† Samson carries off the gates of Gaza.

Third archivolt: life of Esther (prefiguring Mary)

† Esther kneels before the king (note parallels with Judith, opposite);
† Mordecai sends messenger with new degree permitting the Jews to defend themselves if attacked.

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.
Left:

† Tobit speaks with his wife;
† Tobit sends son with letter to Gabelus;

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Chartres, north side, center portal

• Pillar bases: RIGHT:

(f) Ark sent back by cart drawn by two bulls (bulls not seen). Note the fleurs-de-lis style hindges or bindings on the chest. ? possible tablets with ten commandments peeking out of the ark?

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