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Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: April holds corn, May falcoln on fist, June mower goes to fields with scythe and whetstone, July taking flax to be steeped in water
• Second archivolt: Pieces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, west side, left door. archivalts

• First archivolt (inner): Taurus, June with mowing hay.

• Second archivolt (outer): Leo, September with treading grapes, Virgo

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #calendar of months #cathedral #Detail #Left #unrestored #west side #zodiac

Chartres, west side, left portal, archivolt (bottom to top description)

• First archivolt (inner): Aquarius, March with pruning vines.

• Second archivolt (outer): Scorpio, December with feasting, Sagittarius [centaur or archer]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #calendar of months #cathedral #Detail #Left #unrestored #west side #zodiac

Chartres, west side, left door, archivolt.

• First archivolt (inner): April with tree blossoming, Aries, May with falconer and horse, Taurus.

• Second archivolt (outer): July with wheat cutting, Cancer, August with wheat threshing, Leo

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #calendar of months #cathedral #Detail #exterior #west side #zodiac

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: August harvest, September tread grapes, October sowing, November knock down acorns for pig
• Second archivolt: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius [centaur or archer]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: months with accompanying activities: March prunes vines, April holds corn
• Second archivolt: Pieces, Aries

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: February warms by fire, March prunes vines
• Second archivolt: Capricorn, Aquarius

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: November knock down acorns for pig, December slaughter pig
• Second archivolt: Scorpio, Saggitarius [centaur or archer]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: October sowing, November knock down acorns for pig, December slaughter pig
• Second archivolt: Scorpio, Saggitarius [centaur or archer], Summer

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Chartres, west side, left door. archivalts

• First archivolt (inner): Taurus, June with mowing hay.

• Second archivolt (outer): Leo, September with treading grapes

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #calendar of months #cathedral #Detail #Left #unrestored #west side #zodiac