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Chartres, west side, left door. archivalts
• First archivolt (inner): Taurus, June with mowing hay.
• Second archivolt (outer): Leo, September with treading grapes, Virgo
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Chartres, south side, center, archivoltLast judgment. Angels
Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment. Angels
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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]
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East end
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Chartres, south side, center, archivoltLast judgment. Angel
Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment. Angel
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†North side, lancets, left to right: True versus false sovereigns (unrestored)
• Window 145C - North side, far left lancet: Melchizedek standing over Nebuchadnezzar (true king over the false Babylonian pretender to world-lordship, worshipping idol of his dream).
• Window 145B - North side, near left lancet: King David standing over King Saul (the chosen king over the apostate king rejected by God, who dies via suicide in despair).
• Window 145A - North side, central lancet: Saint Anne holding Infant Mary. Beneath this are the arms of France.
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