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IMG 5178

IMG 5178

Chartres, north side, center portal

Right:
• Isaiah - hold flowering stem, the "rod out of Jesse." Jessee beneath.
• Jeremiah - with Greek cross
• Simeon - testified of Christ at the Presentation at the Temple, holds the infant Christ.
• John the Baptist - note coat of camel hair, and he points to the lamb of God. Dragon beneath.
• Peter - dressed as pope, the continuity with Melchizedek, his opposite on the left. He stands on the rock.
• Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Elijah #Elisha #france #Greek cross #Infant Jesus #Isaiah #Jeremiah #John the Baptist #Peter #Rod of Jesse #Simeon #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #dragon #exterior #north side #restored #sculpture

ChartresGlass Box M Slides 050

ChartresGlass Box M Slides 050

Window 009 - Miracles of the Virgin

Bottom to top, left to right.

• Quatrefoil 3: Stone cutters, masons, etc. as part of cathedral building [Modern, 1926]
• Quatrefoil 4: Procession of the Sancta Camisia (relic of Chartres, the "veil of the virgin," held to have been worn during the delivery of Christ) [Modern, 1926]
• Quatrefoil 5: Mary, surrounded by angels, prophets, and two bishops of Chartres: Saint Yves (Ivo of Chartres, c. 1040-23 Dec 1115) and Saint Fulbert (c. between 952 and 970 – 10 April 1028) [Modern, 1926]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Mary #Saint Fulbert #Saint Yves [Ivo] #Sancta Camisia #TCS-photo #Win009 #cathedral #cathedral building #date estimate #donors identified #miracles #modern-glass #relics #restored #stained glass #veil of the virgin

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IMG 5510

Window 063 - Saint Lubin (restored)

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

† Center circles (continued uses of wine):

• Half circle 1: Winecryers, the donors.

• Circle 03: Celler master brings wine to be consecrated.

† Left to right, top to bottom (excluding central circles and border):

• Row 04: Lubin's father? procures an alphabet, or a churchman teaches him to read; Lubin studies while his friends make merry (a nice contrast for a wine cryer's window!).
• Row 05: Lubin enters a monastery; Nileffus advises Lubin to visit other monastaries to expand his learning.
• Row 06: Lubin, Nileffus and others approach another monastery, Saint Avil in Perche; Lubin et al. leave monastery (?) or welcome others to the monastery (?).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Nileffus #Saint Avil in Perche #Saint Avitus #Saint Leobinus #Saint Lubin #TCS-photo #Win063 #bishop #cathedral #devils and demons #donors identified #exorcism #monastery #monk #reading #restored #stained glass

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IMG 5500

Window-062 - Saint Eustace (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 5: Furriers, as donors.

† Central Diamond 2: Eustace leaves city with wife and children.
• Row 6 (two circles): Negociates for passage on ship and sails to Egypt (2 panels).

† Central Diamond 3: Eustace and children driven from the boat, while boat captain retains his wife [story continues in row 9].

• Row 7: Eustace's two sons meet and recognize each other; Eustace converses with the emperor's messengers and they realize he is Placidas whom they have been sent to find [story continues row 10].
• Row 8: Emperor Trajan sends for Placidas (now Eustace); The messengers lodge with Eustace without recognizing him [story continues in row 11, right].
• Row 9 (two circles): Eustace fords a river; one child is carried off by pink lion, another attacked by wolf who is in his turn attacked by shepherds [story continues in row 8].

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Placidas #Saint Eustace #TCS-photo #Trajan #Win062 #cathedral #donors identified #martyrdom #restored #stained glass

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IMG 5051

Window 038 - Charlemagne (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 01: Furriers as donors.

[Conquest of Jerusalem]

• Row 02: Roman Emperor Constantine sends messenger to Charlemagne; the Emperor has had a dream of Charlemagne conquering Jerusalem.
• Diamond 03: Charlemagne, victorious, is greeted by Constantine.
• Row 04: Charlemagne defeats Saracens; Charlemange refuses all reward save relics he has found.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Charlemagne #Chartres #Constantine #Constantine's Conquest of Jerusalem #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #relics #restored #stained glass

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P1020658

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Right:
• Isaiah - hold flowering stem, the "rod out of Jesse." Jessee beneath.
• Jeremiah - with Greek cross
• Simeon - testified of Christ at the Presentation at the Temple, holds the infant Christ.
• John the Baptist - note coat of camel hair, and he points to the lamb of God. Dragon beneath.
• Peter - dressed as pope, the continuity with Melchizedek, his opposite on the left. He stands on the rock.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Elijah #Elisha #france #Greek cross #Infant Jesus #Isaiah #Jeremiah #John the Baptist #Peter #Rod of Jesse #Simeon #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #dragon #exterior #north side #restored #sculpture #stone reliefs