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Window 121 - 1st left, clerestory, apse: Aaron (restored)

Aaron

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

Right:

† Gideon wrings water from fleece;

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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

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

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Window 059 - Symbolic Window, Typology of the Passion of Christ (restored, detail)

NB: Read TOP to BOTTOM, unlike most windows. Some are modern (marked *).

• Row 12: (Bottom row): Blacksmiths as donors.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Win059 #cathedral #Detail #donors identified #restored #stained glass

Window 010 - Saint Apollinaris, Celestial Hierarchy, Grisaille (14th century) (restored).

SAINT APOLLINARIS

• Row 05: Apollinaris enters home of Rufus Patricius, Duke of Ravenna; Raises Rufus' daughter from the dead; Provost demands Apollinaris sacrifice to idols.
• Row 06: Angel visits the saint in prison; temple of Jupiter/Zeus collapses due to saints' prayer; Provost and others watch temple's destruction.
• Row 07: Outraged at the temple's loss, pagans beat Apollinaris to death; saint's funeral; Christians of Ravenna mourn his passing.

Celestial hierarchy (lowest to highest):

• Row 08: Angels (I); Principals (III); Archangels (II).
• Row 09: Powers (IV); Virtues (V); Dominions (VI).
• Row 10: Cherubim (VIII); Thrones (VII); Seraphim (IX).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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Window 102 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, lancet: Saint Denis and the Oriflamme (unrestored)

Knight Jean Clement receives the Oriflamme from Saint Denis.
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Window 103 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, lancet: Saint Christopher & Saint Nicaise (unrestored)

Donor: Priest named Geoffery, Saint Christopher & Saint Nicaise
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Window 104 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, small-rose: John the Baptist (unrestored)

Win102, John the Baptist, clerestory, lancet, lamb of God

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Window 063 - Saint Lubin / Leobinus (restored, detail)

• Row 01: Wine cryers or tavern keepers offering wine for sale.
• Surrounding border: Wine cryers or tavern keepers offering wine for sale.

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Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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