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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall.

(17) Driven from Eden; note angel with flaming sword;
(18) Adam delves; Eve spins while God blesses their work;

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: life of Gideon

† Gideon wrings water from fleece;

Third archivolt: life of Judith (prefiguring Mary)

† Leaves town with servant;

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel (continued from left half of arch).

† Tobias marries Sarah, and they pray in bedroom on wedding night;

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Chartres, south side, right--"Bay of the Confessors"

ARCHIVOLT - angels and kings

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

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

Left:

† Tobit speaks with his wife;

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Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: September tread grapes
• Second archivolt: Virgo, Libra

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Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: May falcoln on fist, June mower goes to fields with scythe and whetstone, July taking flax to be steeped in water, August harvest
• Second archivolt: Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo.

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Chartres west side, right portal

• First archivolt: 6 angels (not all seen)
• Second archivolt: Geometry.

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Chartres west side, right portal

• First archivolt: Music
• Second archivolt: Grammar

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Chartres, west side, right portal, Capitals:

• Last Supper
• Malchus (lost ear to Peter's sword and healed by Jesus).
• Judas' betrayal by a kiss.

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