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

JAMB Figures

Right side

• St. Jerome (translated Bible into Latin, the "Vulgate"). Beneath him is a woman with bandaged eyes (the 'blind' synagogue replaced by the Church)

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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]

(7) Creation of animals (half visible).
(8) Garden of Eden.
(9) Creation of Adam -- note is at the summit

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Chartres, west side, right portal, Capitals:

• Women bring spices to embalm, find sleeping soldiers and an angel who asks, "Why seek ye the living among the dead?"

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Chartres, north side, right portal.

JAMB Figures
Left:
• Balaam on his ass;
• Queen of Sheba on Ethiopian slave;
• Solomon.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Balaam #Chartres #france #Queen of Sheba #Solomon #TCS-photo #Ass #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #north side #Right #Slave

Chartres, north side, right portal. These are OT types or prefigurements of Christ.

JAMB Figures
Left:
• Balaam on his ass;
• Queen of Sheba on Ethiopian slave;
• Solomon.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Balaam #Chartres #france #Jamb figures #Queen of Sheba #Solomon #TCS-photo #Unknown-GLS #Ass #cathedral #Center #north side #restored #Right #Slave

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Chartres, North side, right portal
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels bearing sun, moon, and stars.
• Second archivolt: life of Sampson
† Samson carries off the gates of Gaza.

• Third archivolt: lives of Esther and Judith (prefiguring Mary) on left and right respectively
Left:

† 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;
† Tobit blesses son before departure, with angel watching;
† Tobias travels with dog (fidelity) and angel watching;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres west side, right portal,

• First archivolt: Pythagorus
• Second archivolt: Priscian or Donatus

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