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Window 006 - Good Samaritan (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right. Circles start at 6 o'clock, proceed left to right:
• Panels 1,2,3: Cobblers, the donors of the window

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Good Samaritan #TCS-photo #Win006 #cathedral #donors identified #parable #restored #stained glass #types of Christ

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

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).
• Row 11: Christ, with angels worshipping him.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jesus Christ #Saint Apollinaris #TCS-photo #Win010 #angels #cathedral #celestial hierarchy #date estimate #grisailles #idols #martyrs #miracles #restored #stained glass

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, west facade

original (4295076199)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chanelle's Camera #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #restored

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #God #Jesus Christ #TCS-photo #bishop #cathedral #center portal #gable #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, left portal

JAMB FIGURES, detail

• Base of Elizabeth

original (4295137981)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #restored #stone reliefs

Window 064 - Noah (restored)

Top to bottom, left to right

• Row 15: Angel, Rainbow, Angel.
• Row 16: Angel, Angel.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Ark #Chartres #Flood-Deluge #france #Ham #Japheth #Noah #Shem #TCS-photo #Win064 #animals #cathedral #donors identified #rainbow #restored #stained glass

Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

Right:

† Gideon offers sacrifice;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Gideon #TCS-photo #arch #Archivolt #cathedral #north side #restored #Right

Window 061 - Joseph, Son of Jacob (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right

• Row 11: Joseph interprets dream, made governor; Graineries are filled for lean times.
• Row 12: Egyptians pour grain into Nile.
• Row 13: Jacob sends sons to Egypt looking for food; They travel to Egypt.
• Row 14: Joseph receives his brothres.
• Row 15 (two half moons): Joseph hides cup in Benjamin's bag, and it is discovered.
• Row 16 (two half moons and lower diamond): Brothers return and bring Jacob to Israel (three panels total).
• Row 17: Jacob and sons leave for Egypt; Jacob and Joseph are reunited.
• Row 18: Christ in Glory.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Egypt #france #Jacob #Jesus Christ #Joseph son of Jacob #Potiphar #Potiphar's wife #TCS-photo #Win061 #cathedral #donors identified #dreams #interior #restored #stained glass #types of Christ